Loose Games
1. What type of hands do you need in loose games ?
Ans : Hands that can make the nuts with draws and redraws to even better hands.
2. What about just having an ace-deuce?
Ans : It will split the low or get counterfeited too often.
3. Be specific about hands required in loose games?
Ans : You want hands that have the best low, or the best low draw with chances to back-door flushes, regular nut flushes straight draws, or trips, or a wheel with a chance of a six-or seven-high straight.
4. Why does being suited add value to your hand?
Ans : Because you often can jam when you make the low if you also have a draw at the high side.
5. What about the bigger hands, such as four high straight cards suited up ?
Ans : These hands don’t do well in this type of game, unless the pot gets short-handed play or you can enter the pot cheaply.
6. Give some premium hands for loose games?
Ans : A♠ 2♥ 4♠ 5♥, A♣ K♦ 2♥ 3♣, A♥ A♦ 3♥ 4♠, and A♠ A♦ 2♣ (any card).
7. What about four small cards?
Ans : They can do very well, but they almost always require an Ace to hit on the leading flop. You usually want to get in cheap with this hand.
Introduction / General Concepts / More Specific Ideas / General Concepts / Position / Low Hands / High Hands / Your Starting Hand / Starting With Big Pairs / When You Are First In / How To Play Your Hand / Play on the Flop / When You Have the Best Hand / High Versus Low in Three-Handed Pots / Loose Games / Multiway Versus Short-handed Play / Scare Cards / Getting Counterfeited / Getting Quartered / Playing Against Steamers / Playing Against Tight, Solid Players / Your Playing Style / Reading Hands / Psychology / Afterthought
