Jan
29

Playing Poker Against Awful Players

Playing poker against stupid players should be lucrative, but do you often find yourself losing to players who have no idea of what they are doing? This can be a deep frustration for players that are serious about improving their own game.

Of course they are likely new players too, but you should have the advantage because you read all the good poker authors, paid for membership training, watched a few videos and managed your bankroll sensibly well. The problem is that your bankroll is at best, unimpressive. You might in fact analyze your poker bankroll and become disappointed at its lack of development.

Let’s come to terms with this, horrible bad beats are going to happen to you and they are usually at the hands of these types players. Now obviously, they did not invest in training time like you did and as a result have a very different view of poker than you do. They will not be playing in a fashion that can make any sense to you. At least you figured out that they don’t recognize what they’re doing, and that’s truly all you require to start getting their money. It’s best to try and avoid these players unless you have a quality hand that you can value that against them. There are definitely strategies to use against these players while not putting your own stack at high chance against them.

Pot size management. It’s critical to not let the size of the pot run away from you until you know you have the strongest hand, or even the nuts. Weak players will play any two cards so you won’t be able to estimate what they will have, which leaves the burden on you to make sure you are ahead before your chips goes in. That’s when you make the suckers pay, otherwise don’t get involved in big pots with players who can beat you holding 83 offsuit.

Mucking your cards pre-flop. This is even more important if you’re out of position to the antagonist, but even with medium strength hands you’re still going to be arbitrarily guessing what he has. That can be a problem playing post flop with an freakish player.

Be patient grashopper. As terrible as they play, you may not get the cards to take him down – at least this time. Be certain though, that player is like thousands of others waiting to give you their money. If not him, patience will grant you with another sorry player that will accommodate.

Playing positiion profitably. The concept is to strictly avoid out of position plays against weak players that often minraise with no forethought, and allow other players to reraise the limpers. You need to see very cheap flops against this player and make them pay when you hit one.

Don’t bluff them a story. They cannot read the “poker story” you are trying to communicate. The board may have numerous overcards to their pocket 6’s and they will still call you. Save yourself some grief and coin, do NOT bluff poker fools.

Trap. The only time you should play a big pot against losers is if you are short stacked in a tournament and think you are way ahead, or you have the best possible hand – trapping them for all of their money. This is why it’s better to play versus weak players in no limit hold’em – they will be happy to give you a lot of money in a very narrow situation.

Nobody likes to lose pots to awful poker players and every lost pot has heartache associated with it. Just remember you are a stronger player, and you know how to get chips from them in the right time and right hand.

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