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Pub Game!!! How would you play???

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Roscopiko:
Some very good points in there from TP2P imo.

Think the main thing to remember when playing more casual poker is that most dont really understand preflop and flop stength of their cards and that stack size is irrelevant to them.

The number of times you get someone calling and leaving like 1 or 2 BB behind then getting to flop and saying ohhh only got these left ok then I"ll put them in.

My main tactics would be:

play lots of cheap hands at the start as oppos will rarely raise
only get involved in big pots early with v strong made hands then milk the calling stations
as the blinds get big ensure you dont get whittled away and play push or fold from 10BB or less - pub players tend to leave it much too late imo.

stacks:
thanks for the replys so far guy i will take them on board and give it ago tonight.

JP

kinboshi:
What everyone"s said is the right approach.  Small-ball it pre-flop and if you half hit.  If the flop smacks you squarely between the eyes, stick as much as you possibly can in over the streets and watch them call.

They"re relying on luck to win.  You are reducing the luck element and replying on your greater knowledge of what"s strong and what"s not.

Oh, and forget the continuation bet.  

monkeyman:
I"d go in completely the opposite direction to everyone else and play as tight as possible. Players of this type will call regardless, so why get involved unless you"ve got a premium holding? Why not save your chips until you have something to go to war with then get them all in? Surely splashing chips into each pot means you"re reducing your potential returns when you do hit?
 Having said that, I do agree that continuation betting is a waste of time    

Swinebag:

--- Quote from: monkeyman on December 12, 2008, 22:32:20 PM ---
I"d go in completely the opposite direction to everyone else and play as tight as possible. Players of this type will call regardless, so why get involved unless you"ve got a premium holding? Why not save your chips until you have something to go to war with then get them all in? Surely splashing chips into each pot means you"re reducing your potential returns when you do hit?
 Having said that, I do agree that continuation betting is a waste of time    

--- End quote ---


There"s a lot to be said for this, approach. The only trouble is that the games are so short that you dont have time to wait for premiums. So its a coin flip between playing every hand (and bleeding chips) in the hope of hitting a flop hard (remember.....you will get paid off) or waiting (and conserving chips) for the premium hand. I dont think there is much in it.

Its just more fun felting someone in a pub game with 36 on a 245 flop after they call your allin bet with K5o ("but how can I fold top pair with that kicker?")

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