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Originally Posted by wewa925@yahoo.com
I don't agree with some of these. Are the games you play in really that tough?
I disagree with your disagree. The recommendations in question are good ones when beginning a session. Games and situations vary over time, venue, and player profiles. You do find a lot of rec players who do play like that: look for
any excuse to justify a call (they came to play, remember, and you're not playing if you're folding) 3! when they have the nutz or close to it, no understanding of position, can't recognize an iso raise for what it is, and you'll get called.
See how the game plays, then add in your strategic adjustments to take advantage of those who always run nut scared, the nits that can be bluffed off hands because they will
never call with less than two-pair, those who telegraph their holdings by bet size tells.
Don't ever assume that all your opponents are always bad players. That could be a major mistake if you underestimate your vill, but, for the most part, your vills aren't very sophisticated players. They're there mainly for the entertainment value, don't expect to win, but are grateful if they luck box it. Identify the occasional dangerous players, nit it up and let the rec players play. That's what they came for, and you'll get the chips if you nit it up until you have a good reason to believe otherwise.
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Originally Posted by serio562
Most 1/2 games in my area have a max buy in of $40.
Seriously? The only way this would make sense is if these are $1.00 -- $2.00 limit games with a single $0.50 BB. For any 1/2 NLHE, that should be a
minimum buy, not the max.