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Thoughts on Casino cash games (Revised)!!!
This last turningstone trip was the 4th real casino trip i have taken in my life, and although i came out down once again, i think i've learned a few tips for beating the games. Although, these may just be off because i ran so bad. Here are my reccomendations:
Update after a trip to vegas last week i thought of new things and want to revise some old. Everything thats new is in bold and applies to 2/5 games.
1. In terms of raising preflop, i recommend playing pretty tight in early. Raising sc's can be ok at tighter tables. In terms of in late position, i realize now that making gigantic LP raises ,with a wide range of hands, when there are limpers is a very effective strategy. It accomplishes a few things:
1) You get noticed when you raise 8-10x preflop, it pisses off the limpers and you get paid off more because of it. "YOU RAISED 69S $50 PRE WTF?"
2) You get isolation usually
3) Casino players judge hands by money, not pot size. When you make a big pot cont bets become much more effective in casinos. In a $20 pot, you can cont bet $15 and you'd get called by any pair. In a $100 pot, a $75 bet will only get called by TP. Yet, they're the same 3/4 pot sized bets! it's something to think about.
if there are no limpers or 1 limper, you can raise smaller because you'll likely be in a 2 or 3 way pot anyway.
2. Try to make bluffs in small pots, and if they work show them. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL because it's unbelievable how light some players will pay you off. The thing is, if you make bluffs in small pots, when they don't work they'll cost you little money but when you get in big pots people will pay you off because you raised a Flush draw that one time or whatever. I recommend c/r in a small pot as a bluff within the first two orbits, even if it may be slightly -EV in a vacuum.
3. Speaking of Flush draws, almost never call with them unless you have the expressed odds to do so. Raising will disguise your hand well too. Players are so scared of flushes, so you should also try to represent them. Players will usually make it very clear when they don't like the flush card, and may fold hands as strong as top two pair to a decent sized bet. If you have a straight draw, it's usually better to call with it if there is a flush draw also, because you can semi bluff the flush later.
If you have a bad image though, you may call with FD's in many spots just because they'll pay you off anyway.
4. Don't be afraid to overbet the pot. Most casino donks will call a $30 flop bet in a $10 pot with the same hands they'll call a $10 bet with, so if you need to build a pot feel free to overbet.
5. The most likely bluff/weak holding line from a casino donk is a lead, whether it be on the flop turn or river. If you have a bad image and a player leads into you, you should call down light.
I find that a flop lead isn't really weak at all anymore. It's as if all live players read some book that said lead your very strong hands, cause most do. So feel free to muck mid pair and even a weak TP to flop leads from casino nits.
6. Blocking bets are very effective for information as well as thin value.
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