New Book/ New Theory?

[Odyssey7]

Maybe its just my misfortune or maybe there is a new theory thats just been released in a new poker book but this past few days ive seen so many strange hands played.

Just today I have had fairly chunky hands taken off me by non blind players. Today Ive lost out to a 2 3 offsuit, 4 7 offsuit, 2 7 offsuit and a 10 2 offsuit. The trouble being that i just am totally unable to place them on these hands and hence lose more chips than i should. on the final hand (10 2 offsuit) i had actually raised the pot quite substancially before flop with JJ and the caller was middle position, had a lot of chips left, i had been playing tight prior to this. Is it somethign im doing wrong? Help...

[rfph1]

Are you perhaps playing at micro stakes ? Best way to play against people who play a more standard game (ie know about starting hands, etc) is to move up to the 2nd level.

When play 1e STTs / 3e HU some of the play is total random - frustrating, but profitable in the long run. At 5 euro the play is much more predictable but you will normally have half decent players, and only the odd fish per 5 player STT.

[Odyssey7]

Last was actually in a $22 buy in 180 person tournie (the rest were same but $4 buy in - which i can understand being too small).

Tend to enjoy playing tournament play rather than cash games at mo.

[Odyssey7]

Wow - just happened again.

Blinds 10/20, UTG raises to 60 and one caller. I reraise on the button to 280 with QQ (both other players call).

Flop comes 6 2 10 rainbow, both check i raise 500, UTG goes all in, other guy folds.

Think he might have Aces or Kings so expecting i might be behind but as already have 780 invested and have 700 left i figure i have to call (getting oer 3 to 1)

He shows a6 offsuit and gets ace on the turn.

[SaintLucas]

I know exactly what you mean, it bamboozles your play, you raise to get these people off hands like that and yet you get called by exactly the hands you don't expect to be in the hand.

Very difficult to play against i think they all think they can play like Gus Hansen yet when you look at their stats they are ridiclously in the red ie -$1000s on sharkscope, the play is nonsensical but they get lucky on you, drives me nuts too.

The only thing to do is to keep your game solid and continue playing TA, identify these players hands and push when you know you have the best of it, don't let these players in cheap make it very, very expensive to play.

At the end of the day if a loose cannon wants to gamble you can never stop them outdrawing you.

[Odyssey7]

Not really sure that higher stakes = more respect for your raises.

It just means stupid rich players rather than stupid poor players.

Which leaves no choice but to play poker ABC and forget about learning subtle plays as they are wasted on the masses. Point in case was playing $1/$2 cash this morning and was unbelievably tight (played less than 12% of hands over 1 hour against the same 5 other players). My hands to showdown were up to this point QQ, AK (suited), AJ (suited), JJ. Any decent player, esp one using poker software, would have seen me as tight.

I get KK under the gun and 4 times BB = WARNING SIGN I HAVE A HAND.

I get 4 (FOUR) callers. Flop comes J 10 9 and i continuation bet - two guys go all in for about $120 ish and i fold. Winner is holding J 7 hitting straight. Other guy holding A2.

Part of playing odds is knowing Kings do get busted but getting 4 callers after playing so tight is crazy.

[Bazzzzza]

Are these players french by any chance? there seems to be a trend among the french atm,any 2 cards ftw!

Just keep playing your game mate,you seem like a solid player,will come good in the end.Just going thru a bad spell,we all have them.

[TylerStroud]

French are tired of being labelled surrender-monkeys so they just scream I SHALL NOT BE DEFEATED and call to river.


Then get lucky.