Posted Tue Oct 11, 2005 2:52 pm GMT by swanhills
Hi guys, first tread and I love this site, alittle help please.
we play a weekly game of $20 tourny, and on fridays we play a couple of small tournys. there are 6-9 people playing at these. I have played the most out of all of them, but one thing that is getting to all of us are the 2 brothers that call anything that is bet. Blinds are raised after everyone has delt so it's a fast pace game. It doesn't matter if i raise 200-300, they call all the time. they have won the last 3 tournys and I'm stumped on how to play with them, I know I can't bluff them so I don't but I had A-K spades and went all in for 2200chips and he called with j-2 and beat me. any advise on how to play very loose players? we start with 1200 chip value. not to sure on what else to do with them. thanks guys
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Posted Tue Oct 11, 2005 3:01 pm GMT by Loonbat
Do what you did with the AK ... wait for a monster starter and take it to them. You will not win all the time, however (as your example illustrated).
I don't mind playing with the calling stations because then I adjust my game accordingly, becoming much tighter and take their chips with top 10 hands.
Make them pay, and pay, and pay ...
Posted Thu Oct 13, 2005 10:02 am GMT by UrAteUp
Loonbat has some good advice. You must learn to adjust your playing style to beat that of your advisary. If they play tight, you can play a little looser. If they play loose like the brothers you mention, then you have to adjust and play a tight/agressive game. Meaning play only the top hands and when you get one push with it. Calling stations are also great to trap against. Hitting a set against a calling station can lead to some good pots with minimal risk.
Edit: I wanted to add that an all-in raise with AK is a true gamble. Sure it often gets paid off but a better way to play the AK would be to put in a bet of 3-4xBB. This way if the A or K hits the board you most likely will have the winning hand and could push all-in here. By limiting the bet to only 3-4xBB you most likely could have folded after the flop and kept yourself in the game.
Posted Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:44 pm GMT by Jauron
My advice is to see flops with them, if you hit, bet hard, if you miss be willing to give it up.
A guy who will see every flop is very tough to play against, obviously hands like QQ,KK or AA are prefered, but your not going to get those a lot.
You either have to be willing to gamble a bit or you'd better slow down and charge them for the flop and play it from there.
AK is a big favorite to J2, you have to be willing to accept though that he will win 30% of the time.
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