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As we all know these are players you would like on your table and we get them where ever we are, But what are your strategies playing with beginners, donks & loose players.
First and most importantly i position myself to the left of all donkeys and loose players especially those who are aggressive so you have position on them when they make those rediculous bets and raises. Fishes/beginners can sit where ever they please it doesn't really bother me as they can be outplayed where ever they are positioned.
Against loose players/donkeys i mostly play premium hands. I play even tighter and play the gap concept spite of pro's saying you mainly use it against those who know what it is. They say to raise accordingly a donk when you have a good hand but i tend to raise 2-3xBB instead of the regular 4xbb as i tend to play safer against these unstable players. Trapping is my ultimate strategy, letting them beat themselves instead of me making the moves and then pouncing when the time is right in the hand.
When i first started playing i learnt the basics from a friend, who is a major agressive mule, so i learnt the hard way but it was good experience.
Currently i play in alot of home games but almost 70-80% of players are fish or loose so i am having some difficulties spite of it supposedly being easier playing with these sort of players. The ones i find particularly frustarting at times is playing with women, they tend to never lay down pocket pairs even with majority over cards on the board as they are most likely willing to chase to 5th street. So even 5-6xBB raise won't get them off the pot. When i am on my game and do as i stated above i do alright. I find playing very tigh, conveying good table image (showing premium cards) and playing ABC poker (fundamentals) are the best way to handle these situations. But i still have a lot to learn.
Let us know your strategies against these sort of players?
First and most importantly i position myself to the left of all donkeys and loose players especially those who are aggressive so you have position on them when they make those rediculous bets and raises. Fishes/beginners can sit where ever they please it doesn't really bother me as they can be outplayed where ever they are positioned.
Against loose players/donkeys i mostly play premium hands. I play even tighter and play the gap concept spite of pro's saying you mainly use it against those who know what it is. They say to raise accordingly a donk when you have a good hand but i tend to raise 2-3xBB instead of the regular 4xbb as i tend to play safer against these unstable players. Trapping is my ultimate strategy, letting them beat themselves instead of me making the moves and then pouncing when the time is right in the hand.
When i first started playing i learnt the basics from a friend, who is a major agressive mule, so i learnt the hard way but it was good experience.
Currently i play in alot of home games but almost 70-80% of players are fish or loose so i am having some difficulties spite of it supposedly being easier playing with these sort of players. The ones i find particularly frustarting at times is playing with women, they tend to never lay down pocket pairs even with majority over cards on the board as they are most likely willing to chase to 5th street. So even 5-6xBB raise won't get them off the pot. When i am on my game and do as i stated above i do alright. I find playing very tigh, conveying good table image (showing premium cards) and playing ABC poker (fundamentals) are the best way to handle these situations. But i still have a lot to learn.
Let us know your strategies against these sort of players?
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