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Q&A #77: Starting a Session the Right Way

Posted on Fri Jun 29, 2007 06:31:28 PM
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4 Responses to “Q&A #77: Starting a Session the Right Way”

thatjimguy
@ Sat Jun 30, 2007 02:17:35 AM
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Thanks Ed. I was wondering about that one. The good news is it doesn’t seem like anything out of the ordinary like a special trick or tactic used to figure these things out, just observation and common sense.

HC
@ Sun Jul 01, 2007 11:29:43 PM
2

Very informative, Ed. I was wondering if you could also touch on some specific things you might look for in a smallish-stakes limit game.

Ed Miller
@ Sun Jul 01, 2007 11:37:51 PM
3

HC,

Well, in smallish-stakes limit the process is similar. In a casino, the game is almost guaranteed to be good, so I am mainly looking to see how aggressive/passive the play is, particularly preflop and on the flop. (Very rarely is a small, live game aggressive on the turn and river.)

If it’s passive, I play more hands in late position and tend to raise suited cards with some high-card strength on the button. If it’s aggressive, I open up my 3-betting/capping range considerably, but try to avoid the smaller suited cards.

HC
@ Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:16:05 PM
4

Thanks, Ed. A lot of the casino low-limit games I’ve been playing in are loose-passive and occasionally loose-aggressive. I tend to look at the overall texture of the game, but I’m also trying to improve my skills at observing individual players. I usually just assume they’re loose-passive until they show otherwise.

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