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heartbreaker · Joined: 22 Jan 2006 Posts: 11

Hi there,

Lately I have been playing 3/6 holdem at a local poker room. For the first 7 seven sessions I walked a winner. The last 3 sessions were disasters. It seems like every time I have the best hand before and after the flop I bet it and get called down to the river where I get beat. I am really discouraged because I consider myself a strong player but these hands Im losing should not lose. Example... The first hand I lost I raised late position with Ac Kc. SB and BB folded and 4 callers. flop comes Ah Ks 6c. A bet 3 callers and I raise...all fold except one player. Turn comes 8h. She checks and I bet she calls. River comes Qs. She checks I bet she calls and turns over 10s Jd. I had to laugh... how can you win against players like that? To make things worse I wait patiently for premium starting hands and catch Ks Kd about 30 min later. To make it short I raise preflop....flop a set....bet it like crazy and the same woman rivers me with the same straight except this time she caught runner 10 runner A. Ofcourse the rest of the fish at the table congratulate her on what an insightful player she is and how they didnt have the guts to play that hand. Can anyone give me some advise on how to beat a game like this? Am I making the right play by betting and raising to get the draws out even when I get rivered? Any insight will be greatly appreciated.

quickie · Joined: 22 Jan 2006 Posts: 11

Regardless of if you do make money in the long run its just plain annoying when you are rivered in ways like you mention Sammy. Doesnt matter how many times you win in those situations, you only remember the beats by the fish that cant fold. But overall, you ll come out in profit. Just have to block out those fish that get lucky occasionally.

Always great when they receive a "nh" from everyone else. Or even worse "nice call"

DeepBlue · Joined: 19 Dec 2005 Posts: 121

That's why you should root out the weaker players and annihilate them when you have the chance. If you're confident at the flop, look at raising big if you've only got one or two callers still in - if they call, you could be in trouble but if they only have a marginal hand and it's possible you have something special they are going to drop their cards there and then.

Letting players have cards cheaply is what seems to be costing you - perhaps you are raising big, you didn't mention, but if you are then no I don't know how to play against people like that Smile

If not, raise bigger and get these "hopefuls" out after the first hurdle.