Flush
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Alabama
Posts: 554
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Sounds to me like you don't want to implement what we consider normal strategies online, into your live play. It sounds like you're reasoning your way out of optimal play because "they" don't do it. Screw them. Raise preflop with impunity. Steal their blinds as appropriate. It will either work because they'll start calling with subpar hands or they'll get pissed and fight back with subpar hands. Either way, that's what you want. Either your description of their play is accurate (which I believe) and you'll start crushing them, or it's innaccurate and you'll find out how they really play. If they're willing to overpay for draws, test the limits, let's see just how much you can make them call to hit. If they won't transition into push/fold when they're short, pound them mercilessly.
If these are your friends and you don't want to be unpopular, stop playing this tourney. If they're not your friends, then take their chips just the same as you would from a faceless avatar online.
I had a similar feeling the last time I played in a home tourney with some old friends after a couple years of playing online (we had 27 guys playing 3 tourneys). After being nice and playing stupid in the first tourney (and losing horribly), I kicked myself in the butt and told myself to play for real. The field was dumbfounded and helpless for the other two games I played. I shook their hands and politely told them I wouldn't come back, I like them too much to enjoy taking their $. I'd rather be their friend and play against fish I don't know.
**This is simply 100% opinion from the way you write. I could be way off base.
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