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Can players with very loose preflop selection be winners?
Tried searching, but it gave nothing. I know very little about LHE, so this is a quite basic question about the game.
Today I played 5/10 against a loose aggressive semi-retard. In hold em he raised almost every hand preflop when it was folded to him (no matter the position), and he called raises all the time. He also did plays like 3-betting 36o and then betting all the way. He had 1000 bets at the table, so he was probably just playing around. Obviously I pegged him as a bad player that will probably give me profits. What I wonder is if a loose style can win money in the long run in limit hold em. I don't think I've ever seen it, but this is rumored to be true in NLHE. What is the case in limit? |
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Re: Can players with very loose preflop selection be winners?
as you describe, no.
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Re: Can players with very loose preflop selection be winners?
Agreeing with One Outer (sorry man)... as described, this is heehaw poker. But it IS possible to loosen up a little PF, especially if you can see more flops cheaply, and play better than the opponent after the flop. But playing and raising 63o is not a recipe for success.
The important thing is to loosen up to a degree you feel comfortable, and not get sucked into playing crazy just because it seems to be getting the money at the moment. |
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Re: Can players with very loose preflop selection be winners?
nope. eventually they bleed dry. they may run hot for a bit and look good, but a hot streak can make alot of crappy players think they're good.
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Re: Can players with very loose preflop selection be winners?
Generally no, however, remember, in the land of retards, the semi-retard is king, so I suppose we could find a table somwehere where it would be profitable.
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Re: Can players with very loose preflop selection be winners?
I have seen people play like this and run over a table of very passive players for a while. They scare the passive players out of pots until they figure out that the maniac is raising with air. Then they start calling him down with almost anything.
I have seen a several players that play like this for a couple of cycles. Once they get caught a few times raising with air, they slow down a lot. I’m sure their thinking is that they will get more action on their good hands after playing like a maniac for a few cycles. If they can sit down at the table and run hot for the first few cycles, I suppose this can be profitable, but when you sit down and run cold, you will lose a lot of money. |
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Re: Can players with very loose preflop selection be winners?
As mikeca says, this "maniac" strategy can work.
It is written up in HAP, I believe. I saw this a couple of weeks ago in B&M 3/6 game. This guy would bet 50% of his hands all the way down. At the river he would be heads up. But if he wins 1/3 of the hands he will be good. I called him down once and beat him with A-high. I left the table because I did not have position on him. I described his strategy to the guy sitting next to me and he said "I just play my cards". You can see why the maniac had a big chip stack. The best way to play these guys is to sit to their left, wait for cards and re-raise. HAP calls this "isolate and punish". Once you are onto him he won't last long. |
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Re: Can players with very loose preflop selection be winners?
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Agreeing with One Outer (sorry man)... as described, this is heehaw poker. But it IS possible to loosen up a little PF, especially if you can see more flops cheaply, and play better than the opponent after the flop. But playing and raising 63o is not a recipe for success. The important thing is to loosen up to a degree you feel comfortable, and not get sucked into playing crazy just because it seems to be getting the money at the moment. [/ QUOTE ] Are you considering trying that? I foresee lots of sighing... |
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Re: Can players with very loose preflop selection be winners?
I'm actually not overly tight PF.. (ie: limping with Kxs, Qxs, 64s, 97o, etc...). I like to see more flops than the average rock, and play tight (and hopefully not too weakly) from then on.
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Re: Can players with very loose preflop selection be winners?
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He also did plays like 3-betting 36o and then betting all the way. [/ QUOTE ] This guy is the MAN! 63o is the almighty DEVASTATOR... ask me about my blog....hehe |
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