So, Who Exactly Do You Want To Play With?

Quit chasing away the fish...

Situation: $100PLO online 6max game. Huge fish at the table, calling with essentially every hand, every raise, every situation. A couple of sharks and some recreational players.

Hand: UTG open raises. Fish calls from big blind. Flop is A-J-8 rainbow. Check-Pot-Call. Turn is an offsuit 6. Check-Pot-Call. River is a 5. Check-Pot-Call.

Result: UTG turns over AAKK for top set. Fish turns over 7422 for the straight.

Aftermath: The UTG shark berates the fish. “You’re an idiot!” “How could you chase with that?” and “You f**ing moron didn’t even know to re-raise on the river with the nuts!” The fish leaves.

My Chatbox Entry: “So, he was a terrible player, right? And you told him so and chased him away from this table with insults. So, honest question: If you don’t want to play against terrible players, then who exactly do you want to play against?”

Lesson: Quit getting angry at the bad players. Learn to weather the ups-and-downs that come along with fish. And exploit the hell out of them. This can be an easy game— if you let it be.