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deanp27:
yeah just rewind a few years and remember how live games used to play (esp in casinos) - play big hands strong, play some implied odds type hands IP, isolate weak players when you get the opportunity and when the blinds go up go bat**** crazy and manage your stack (ok you may want to ignore the crazy bit but it worked for me). Nits tend to get the lot in these type of games so a general patient strategy is probably optimal.

Regarding postflop then general poker awareness applies. If you have QQ on a AKx flop then don"t sweat it. If you can"t bet for value then don"t bet, no point bluffing in a 4 way pot unless you pick up a decent read that whoever continues in the hand is weak.

if you can get the pot down to 1/2 opponents then continuation betting on the right boards is also good. But no point c-betting for the sake of it when faced by 4 opponents.

WYoung83:
This is what a lot of standard live house games are like, and it makes for **** poker really.

Try to keep pots a small as possible, dont iso raise limpers as a bluff, dont c bet into  multiway pots with nothing etc.

Do try and  see "cheap" flops with suited Ax so you can cooler someone hopefully, and try to set mine in cheap limped pots, eg. one guy limps so u over limp behind with small and medium pairs, defently dont isolate the limper because u get cold called way to often by someone else and you are just wasting chips and bloating pots that you have to give up on most of the time.

And dont worry about check/folding QQs on A or K high flop in a multiway pot, someone has it and you are never gonna get worse to call or better to fold so just dont bet.

Drewski:
It"s hard but you get this all over live play. Was so frustrating at first, especially as you play a lot less hands in a live play tourney. As the others said it comes down to the basics. If your table is loose, tighten up and vice versa. Observe how they play post flop as it doesn"t always mean they are calling stations. In the situation that you described they are, so bet for value more and give hands like TPTK more weight. Don"t give any free cards if you have hit.

I tend to play my draws passively in spots like this rather than pot building, unless it is a monster like an open ended flush draw with over cards. Interested to know how others play their draws here.

Also remember if players are playing more hands it gives you more opportunities to gather info on them. Try not to make this into a negative or that will effect your game even more. It"s an opportunity to be patient but build a stack.

Good luck

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