How to play in Loose and Tight Games
Playing in Loose Poker Games
It is true that if you are playing your normal tough game and assume that your opponents are playing well you should still win money in these easy loose games. But you won’t win as much as you would if you made some adjustments.The right strategy to beat loose games is very different than what many people think. The idea is not to immediately punish someone because you happen to have an edge. It is often correct to wait till a later round where your edge might be bigger to make your move. On the other hand, you may discover that your advantage has disappeared and you will be happy that you did not put in those extra bets earlier. Bad players who play too many hands and go too far with their hands are ideal opponents. But you must make significant adjustments to exploit them to the fullest. This includes what hands you play before the flop, which hands you raise with and which hands you don’t, and how you play those hands on the later streets.
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It’s always important to keep in mind that when the pots become very large the most important aspect to your strategy should be to win them. However, as we pointed out in the text, winning some of these hands is not just a matter of betting. Sometimes, as we have shown, it may be best not to bet at all so that you can try for a raise on the next round. To conclude this section we want to point out that there is no shortage of loose games. In fact, at the time of this writing, the majority of hold ‘em games in cardrooms around the country are of the loose variety. Of course, on average, the small limit games are looser than the higher limit games, and the quality of games does vary with location. But, if you understand the ideas in this section you should be able to exploit these games to the maximum whenever you find yourself sitting with weak players who play too many hands and go too far with them.
Playing in Extremely Tight Poker Games
An extremely tight game can still be profitable, unless the game has no significant ante andfor blinds. The profit comes not so much from stealing blinds before the flop, but rather from stealing on the flop and on fourth street. In a very tight game you almost always should bet against one opponent when you flop little or nothing. When you are against more than one opponent and have nothing, the better play is to check on the flop - especially if you are in early position - and see whether yourbpponents bet. If they do, you should fold. If they don’t, you should try to steal the pot on fourth street, except perhaps if an overcard falls.
Realize that your profits from these extremely tight games come mainly from your bluffs. You can’t expect to do much better than break even on your legitimate hands, since your average starting hands will be worse than your opponents’ starting hands. (You want to play as many hands as you can in a game like this to give you maximum bluffing opportunities.) One word of warning: If your opponents are tough players, as well as being extremely tight, forget about the game. The strategy given will now fail, as your opponents constantly will trap you into bluffing by checking good hands. Leave that game to the world champions.
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