[Closed] Playing multiple calling stations on SH tables

just don't bluff against calling stations. play you big hands fast, and don't worry about not c-betting as much. Tables with several calling stations are the nuts - you might need to tighten up a little, but you get so much value on your big hands it doesn't matter

you will hit with AK about one third of the time, right? and when you hit something with 3 calling stations in the pot that will easily make up for the times when you missed the flop.

how can I not TILT when ppl do this to me:

Known players: (for a description of vp$ip, pfr, ats, folded bb, af, wts, wsd or hands click here)   
[tg]Position_Stack:hands/vp$ip/pfr/af/wts/ats/foldbb/w$sd;BB$36.18:///////;Hero$26.74:///////;BU$24.65:///////;[/tg]
0.10/0.25 No-Limit Hold'em (6 handed)
Hand recorder used for this poker hand: Texas Grabem 1.9 by www.pokerstrategy.com.

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A♦, A♠. CO posts a blind of $0.25.
Hero raises to $1.25, 2 folds, BU calls $1.25, SB folds, BB calls $1.00.

Flop: ($4.10) 4♥, 7♦, 8♥ (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $3.20, BU folds, BB calls $3.20.

Turn: ($10.50) 2♣ (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $9, BB calls $9.00.

River: ($28.50) T♥ (2 players)
BB bets $22.73 (All-In), Hero raises to $13.29 (All-In).

Final Pot: $64.52

Results follow (highlight to see):
BB shows [ 7h, 2h ] a flush, Ten high
Hero shows [ Ad, As ] a pair of Aces
BB wins $9.44 USD with a flush, Ten high.
BB wins $51.83 USD with a flush, Ten high.

what do you mean ppl do this to you? because he called with 2 7? people do that you have nothing to do aginst it... that was just a sick beat because i belive you have about 85% equity to win the hand aginst 2 7s with aces.... on the flop he had a really strong hand... a pair and a flush draw... turn made him two pair and he drew out... that'll happen... but be glad people call you with 2 7... that's like free 1.25% most of the times and if he hits his 7 on a 7 high board you might get paid off.... another thing about that hand... that's a really scary board for aces... suited and connected so i think maybe it would have been a little conservative thing to do... but i think i might check behind in positon, or at least bet a little less than what you bet because there was a great chance that you were beat on the flop/turn (as it turned out you were) 2 was kinda blank although it made him to pair... anyway, i hate it too ppl call me with 2 5 and draw out... ppl go all in with 2 5 i call with kings and gets drawn out on.... i think the hand i lost the most aginst is 2 5... but what can you do about it.... get your money in when the best hand and hope it holds ♦

P.S. river (10h) was about the most dangerous card for you if you had him beat on the turn... makes a straight, makes a flush... even tho you're getting great pot odds... there's nothing there you can beat besides a bluff.... dunno if i would've called, but then again i think that's exactly the reason i wouldn't bet that much on the turn... so if a scary card falls and he moves in i wouldn't be committed.

Best regards,

Wildknight.

about the not raising with AK ... agree with krupee... you should bet when there are limpers in front of you... you have a hand that is the best hand in most of the cases and you have position.... about pairs < 10 ... when so many people limp and you know that if you'll bet they'll call, i prefer limping also, and if i hit my set on a safe board... play it really fast and most chances you'll double up aginst some calling station with TPTK or even less.... anyhow... situational game requires careful examination of each situation....

Thank you for your reply Wildknight I really appreciate it. When I posted that hand yesterday I was a little on tilt because the whole session was just crazy. In ~2000 hands I was dealt AA 14 times and I lost 16bb, AK was dealt to me 32 times and I lost 44bb and KK were dealt 11 times and I lost 80bb and ti would probably cost me even more if I hadn't folded them once when a super tight player 3-bet I re-raised and then he showed and we were both deep stacked (~200bb). He could be holding QQ or something but I had enough bad beats for one day so I rather folded.

if you're loosing more than you are winning with aces kings and AK, you should make a new evaluation of your game, re read strategy articles, and watch vids.. on the long term Aces and kings should be the hands you won the most with or at least top 5 at your hands list. about the time you folded kings.... personally... i can't make those laydowns yet, can't fold kings preflop and iv'e had aces vs kings so many times that's unbeliaveable... but since he was really tight, and because you were both deep stacked... i think a player won't go all in with queens or AK if he can lose 200BB.... i think that was a great fold, amazing one imo.

I intend do have a pause and go trough all the silver and gold articles again yes but the urge to play is really strong so I don't know If will be able to pull it of ♦

I made an even more amazing fold that day... I folded a full house ♦
I had TT on the BB, I bet and only SB who was a calling station called other limpers folded. Flop came T7x so he checks I bet 2/3 of pot he calls. The turn was a 7, he checks I bet ~potsize he calls and than another 7 fell on the river and he just shoved... I was almost timed out when I clicked fold. And than he showed his hand - A7o
This was the happiest I ever was because of a fold ♦

wow great fold. I don't know if you really did fold, but if you did then it was a very solid lay down. I won't lay it down even if the guy tells me he has the 7. ♦

well it's the 2nd nuts :P. if he's doing this with AA, KK, QQ some of the time as well, then i will call.. cause it's so much more likely they have these than 7x

It was my only fold of that kind so far and luckilly a good one
My experience with theese calling stations is that they are pasive and just (check) call every bet if they hit a pair or sometimes two pair on the board but when they hit the nutz they usually bet big and I mean big! Even if there are just two and a half big blinds in the pot and it gets checked 'till the river and then they get their back door flush/straight or something they very often go all-in so the original pot size doesn't play a significant role for them.
That's how I lost quite a lot of money, because I didn't believe them and I thought my TPTK or something was good but I learned my lesson ♦