01-24-08, LearnTexasHoldem:
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It appears the players playing tight lose and those players who see a lot of flops win. About 4 or 6 will see the flop and maybe 2 or 3 will see the river. The latter players catch a lot of sets, flushes, straights, and very seldom does high card, pair, or even two pair win the pot. I've tried playing looser to see more flops only to see the hands I muck turn into winning hands and the hands I've kept lose. I have read most of your articles and try to play accordingly. My comfort zone is playing tight/aggressive.
/Gary
Answer:
Hi Gary,
You seem to be playing in a very loose game and I am guessing that you are playing limit holdem. 4 to 6 players seeing the flop with 8 to 9 players at the table is high view flop percentage, but not uncommon in limit games at that level. Up to thirty percent taking their hands to the river is also a lot. In a loose game like this a phenomenon called schooling occurs.
When several players start chasing draws, even crappy ones, they increase each others odds. The first player calling gets bad pot odds, but for every new player making a call the odds for the next player increase. And in the end the odds for the players that entered the pot first also increase.
It is hard to devise a strategy against schooling - I still think solid tight/aggressive play is the key. But one thing you can do is to play more hands with drawing potential, especially in late position. You can definitely enter the pot more often with hands like medium/low suited connectors and low pocket pairs. What you hope for here is to pick up a good draw or flop a set. But you shall still fold on the flop when you miss it. Avoid chasing with mediocre hands, leave that to your opponents.
Good luck!
Regards Clark
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