How do you beat good players

[!Luck]

Even though i am not at the stage of atempting to beat good players, but i was wondering if everyone is playing tight/agressive can the game be beat?

[Fnord]

If you're predictable and not adapting to your opponents you're easy to beat. This is why top players at very competitive tables change gears often.

Too tight - Play more suited connectors to make a deceptivly better hand with small cards. Steal small pots. Play fewer hands with kicker problems. Get out of dodge when they represent a hand you can't beat.

Too loose - Tighten up.

Too aggressive - Back off the draws. Slow play, bait and trap. Let them steal small pots and get cocky, setting up a big score.

Too passive - Play more draws. Get out of dodge if they suddenly become aggressive.

Calls too often - Bet big hands into them. Don't bluff, semi-bluff less.

Folds too often - Bluff them, semi-bluff a lot and steal pots.

[!Luck]

I would like to thank you again for all your advice. I was wondering how long have you been playing holdem for?

[Xianti]

I think Fnord INVENTED Hold'em.


And booooyyy, are we glad to have him.

[markweird]

Well, by definition you cant "beat good players" ...otherwise they wouldnt be good. However, solid players with a tight aggressive style can be beaten if you can get a fix on them, learn how they bet , when the bluff, what tells they have. Sometimes if they play too tight you can bluff them out of pots if the board pairs or a flush card hits on the turn, also if they are too aggressive wait till you get a strong hand and let them bet it for you then stick'em with a check raise if you know they will bet on the river. Often taking a guys stack of chips can throw off their game making them play according to how many chips they have and not according to what the cards are.....

[toekneechin]

the best way to 'beat' good players is to simply go all in preflop. That way it comes down to more or less a gamble (assuming you choose your hands you go all in with) and they don't get a chance to outplay you with a flop.

[Bite]

I don't know if I'm qualified to answer on this thread but I think that one or two good players on a table of 10 is not gonna be a big problem if the rest of the table is fish. The problem is to play good players shorthanded, but then again, playing short handed is a problem for many players (regardless of the resistance) and I'm one of them.

[Fnord]

the best way to 'beat' good players is to simply go all in preflop. That way it comes down to more or less a gamble (assuming you choose your hands you go all in with) and they don't get a chance to outplay you with a flop.

Only works if the blinds are big enough.