Crush "Bad" Poker Players With This System
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Do you keep losing to the same "bad" poker players? Sure, it could be due to luck in the short-run, but if this continues happening, you’re likely making big mistakes which are costing you thousands without you even realizing it. The worst part? The loose, passive players you call “bad” are the most common opponent type at $1/2 and $2/5 NL, so until you learn to beat them, your road to moving up in poker is blocked. That's where this video comes in. I break down the tendencies of loose passive poker players and show you how to use hand-reading to beat them at will. After watching it, you won’t just know an opponent is "bad": You’ll know exactly what to do about it to make their mistakes work in your favor.
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For those that prefer to read, here is the full video summary:
The solution to beating loose passive poker players is not to move up to a higher level or complain about bad beats, but rather to understand their tendencies and learn how to use hand reading to exploit them.
This approach will enable you to take advantage of opponent mistakes, and after learning the strategies outlined, you will be able to make informed decisions to capitalize on the weaknesses of loose passive players.
"Bad" Poker Player Tendencies
1. Loose-passive poker players tend to think in terms of their hand versus the board, rather than considering ranges.
These players look at their two cards and compare them to the board to determine how safe they feel and make decisions based on this comparison, rather than considering their opponent's range.
The thinking pattern of loose-passive players is like a "slot machine mentality", where they focus on making a hand of a certain absolute hand strength, without considering the relative hand strength compared to their opponent's possible hands.
2. They prefer limping in or flatting a raise preflop, and they rarely 3-bet or 4-bet.
Use linear isolation raises and linear 3-bettting against them.
Size bigger with a tighter range when one of these players is in the BB or BTN for extra value.
If they play back at you, take it very seriously and find big folds unless you are in position and are both very deep-stacked (ex. Usually fold AQs to their 4-bets).
3. They donk bet more than other player types.
Often this means they are putting all their strong hands into a bet bucket. So the adjustment is NOT to go crazy with bluff-raises when they donk into you. The adjustment is to fold more often to the donk bet and fast-play your good hands with raises.
But the real exploit is to go crazy with bluffs when they check. This is because their checking range is too weak in spots where they would usually donk bet their pairs.
4. They peel flops very lightly with many hands that should be folded.
Loose passive players tend to call flops with ace high and even weak overcards and weak backdoor draws which makes it profitable to double barrel against them, especially on blank turns.
When facing a loose passive player, it's not recommended to take a "one and done" approach with your air, where you C-bet the flop and give up if they call, as this can lead to losing at showdown to a weak hand too often.
Instead, you should either not continuation bet, or plan to bet both the flop and the turn if you do choose to C-Bet against these guys.
5. Their aggression on late streets comes from very strong ranges.
When a passive player springs into action with a raise on late streets, we need to be VERY careful and mostly just continue with our value beaters and strong draws that are getting a good enough price.
You won't face this spot very often, so don't be discouraged when you are forced to fold a good hand: You likely just ran into a better hand.
6. They hate folding top pair or an overpair.
When the board runs out in a way that seems pretty safe for top pair or an overpair (and you suspect that is their likely holding), reduce your bluffing frequency dramatically against these players.
It can be a good "exploitative non-bluff" to check back a hand that is supposed to bluff in theory but won't be profitable to do so against loose calling station players (ex. Giving up on the river with QJs on a 2c-2h-4s-2s-3d board in the UTG vs. BB video example).
Beating Other Poker Player Types:
To succeed in poker long-term, it is recommended to stay at your current stakes until you are have a large enough winning sample to move up. Use the provided tips to achieve the desired results before moving up, rather than "moving up to a level where opponents respect your bets."
The same can be said against other opponent types like nits and tight aggressive players. If you missed those videos, you'll want to check them out here, instead of trying to avoid these players:
Crush Nits and OMC Poker Players With THIS Video:
Crush Tight Aggressive Poker Players With THIS Video:
A video on beating loose aggressive players is coming soon, as well as a video on how to read poker hands multi-way. So be on the lookout for those, and in the meantime, use the plays suggested in these videos to increase your win rate.
If you are looking to go deeper and refine your hand reading skills, especially against "bad" or loose-passive poker players, book a free consultation here. I'll make sure you leave with valuable resources so this skill becomes second-nature for you in the big moments when you'll need it the most.
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