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Originally Posted by goldenfox
Any help would be appreciated.
Im new to the game and i have only had the opportunity to play live at a local casio on 3 occasions, that being said the "competition" at my local is basically pretty weak, most afternoons it's middle-age guys and seniors who are playing with what seems like "gut feel".
what i found helped was i looked for "patterns" of behaviour (bet sizes/calling), i also kept note of how their behaviour (range/bet size/aggression) changed based on their stack size, given that these guys get real loose/wild once they get down to around half their buy-in, or they just lost a big pot and their desperate to make back their loss.
EG: one of the old guys had a "system", he was extremely aggresive pre-flop, yet his "system" kicked in after the flop, as he would bet about twice the size of the pot if he made top pair or better(set), if he hit middle pair he would bet the pot, bottom pair he would bet half pot, if he missed the board he would just check.
even though his range was extremely wide, the actions he took once he saw the flop, made it really clear what state he was in. when he was on a draw he c-bet around half the pot, if he made his draw he would go insane and bet 2 or 3 times the pot or just shove all-in.
all i can say is look out for betting patterns, im sure the "pro's" or people who really know the game wont be so easy to predict, but for recreational players (atleast the ones i played with), will on some level have a personal "system" in their heads thats relatively repetative.....though that can be ditched if they are way down, or chasing a loss, ie: their on tilt.
but like i say this is based on my very limited experience with live poker at a local casio, so i would defer to those with most experience.
Last edited by Flying_Cloud; 07-24-2017 at 08:35 AM.