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Playing in Loose Games

1. Against bad players is it detrimental to mull over your decisions ?

Yes, it probably is.

2. Why ?

When you sit there and think you encourage bad players to play online poker better against you.

3. What is it that you don’t want to portray ?

That you are capable of throwing away good hands for one more bet and that you look at every single decision critically.

4. When do you extract the most money from your opponents ?

When you put them in a position to make big mistakes.

5. What should you do in a loose passive game where many players see the flop and then play poorly after that ?
1. Play more hands, especially for a single bet.
2. Frequently keep it to a single bet before the flop.

6. With a hand that is pretty good but not great, what happens if you don’t raise and cost yourself a little bit of money at that point ?

You gain it back plus some because had you made the pot bigger there would be less opportunities for your opponents to make significant mistakes later on.

7. What if you’re playing against extremely terrible opponents ?

It’s hard not to raise with pretty good hands even though you’re costing yourself money on the later streets.

8. What is a reason not to play K♦ 5♦?

It can be a problem if a king flops.

9. What if you are a good player ?

You won’t get trapped. You should be able to play K♦ 5♦, flop a king, and still often fold.

10. In a multiway pot when is it often correct strategy to call with bottom pair ?

If there was a raise, but not if there was not a raise. ( Hand ranking.)

11. If the game is good, what should you do ?

Play more hands, specifically suited hands, but only if it appears that you can get in cheaply with them.

12. If you are in a loose passive game, where they usually call, but only occasionally raise, what hands can you play under the gun ?

Axs, J9s, anything better, and all pairs.

13. What about AK, or AQ ?

You often shouldn’t raise in spots where you would raise in tougher, tighter games.

14. In a big pot why can it be right to bet a hand that you know is beat ?

Because It’s Important to increase your chance to win the pot.

15. Suppose you have A♦ K♦, you are on the button, and there are seven people in for a triple bet. The flop comes A♣ 9♦ 4♠, and the player on your right is the first to bet. What should you do ?

You should often just call and go for the raise on fourth street.

16. Is it important that your hand be suited ?

Yes, it is a giant advantage.

17. What is a reason to raise with flush cards ?

If you flop the draw, by your making the pot bigger people will now play hands it can’t win against you hand if you hit it.

18. What if the other players are terrible ?

There is no reason to make this raise in order to attract their call on the flop because they will stay in anyway.

19. For a raise with AQ in early position to be correct what do you need to accomplish?

You must be able to limit he pot to only a small number of players.

20. If a though player on your right bets, there is a bad players to your left, and the situation is lose between raising and calling, what should you do ?

You should raise.