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Hi all just a quick note as my internet not yet online. They are so inefficeint out here in Germany Im shocked....

Anyway headed down to Bad Oeyheusen the other night for a recce and played cash... E2.5/5...

I played a very solid game and, as the game was 11 handed, I had a high starting hand requirements. However...

I was the only non German and many knew each other. The standard of play was awful, although it must be said they were v difficult to puit on hands (think uber scandie). First decent hand I got I KK UTG and raised it up x4. I got 7 callers!!! Needless to say the flop wasn#t good and I had to ditch. Throughout I won a few hands and it was apparaent I was never in with trash...BUT....for the most part I was unable to whittle the table down pre flop. I was even raising to 35 (50 in one case) and still getting 5 - 7 callers. Ineevitably one of them usually hit.

I thought this was a bit strange. Lost my first stack, but having witnessed awful play I reloaded. Only to lose again to the same tactics.

On the way home I realised I and another newcomer were the only ones getting so many callers. Have I been playing against a team???

certainly looks like it - suggest you go back and watch them from afar next time - then play other tables which arent playing this way. Nasty stuff.

I don't think so. You ought to come and play the £1-£2 game at Notts - raise it to £15 pre-flop...... 6 callers, quite common.  perhaps these people just liked action and to gamble.

Live poker players are just shocking is all. 15*BB raises needed to whittle the field.

So  JJ I did think u would call me back, I did not point you in that direction for fun.     No you were not playing against a team.This is what you have to adapt to when playing in affluent areas of germany and Switzerland they think its a joke when A TIGHT ARSE american or brit comes in  and starts raising they know what u have and they can all call each getting better odds as it goes around.       I do not6 want to turn this into a school so PM me......Sorry to sound like I know it all but I have been there and got the T shirt and the Money......... Look up the term implied collusion from some Sklansky book from years ago.....Look forward to a PM as i am curios to know WTF is going on in that neck of the woods. ;tk;

He's been out on the steppes of Poland.  Maybe that's why he hasn't called?

is it me or does that read like a script for a Bond film baddie?

Dont be silly A posting to Germany these days is fun fun fun. rotflmfao

Seriously, he's in the middle of a field in Poland.  He sent me a text earlier.

This is common all over in loose small blind cash games. Big Pairs are hard to play.
Your better off calling in late position with small pairs & connecting card like  7h 9h. they are the best value.
I had the similar thing in Ireland at the IPO, pot limit had AA in late position raised the pot & got 9 callers. Now What ? luckily flop came K high no straight or flush so raised the pot again hoping for no set or two pair, was tough though. Don't think you were up against a team but you never know.

He was under the gun perhaps he still is being in the army in Poland

'You expect me to fold?'

'No mr JJandellis, I expect you to die'

Don't be daft..he is the army..you can't just march an entire army from Germany into Poland...he must still be in Germany.

Ad5olf did in 39,look- whare that got him.

I'm pretty sure he said he was being posted to Poland for a few weeks...

whoosh anyone? ;)

Perhaps when jjandellis returns to the casino he should as suggested observe from afar and also , more importantly , try to blend into the game a bit more ...

May i suggest a pair of black leather leiderhosen.. a shirt with some intricate embroidery on ( of deers and wild boar).. a pair of black boots with thick wool socks, white with a good green piping. A green felt hat , a-la-robin hood but minus the feather , a large handlebar moustache and finally a stonking great Meerschaum pipe..

Cover up your linguistic inadequacies whenever anyone starts talking to you by raising your leg slapping it heartily and dancing on the spot..

The occasional shout of "Achtung spitfire" and "Torpedo's LOS" should keep everyone on their toes as well
If i can provide any more help let me know
 

Your German humour iz lozt on uz island monkeys. I see you have vays ov making uz laf!

A Yez..Perhapz I zould av maid a yoke about ze toilet? Dat U laik, no?

Ov coorz!  Ze toilet jokes meik uz laf lotz.  Our humour iz far less sophistikated zan ze humour of you Germanz and your lederhosen.

Ah..You av nut Laffed untiell you have hurt Rudi Carell tell a tale. He ist laik your Jim Davidson, nein?

I have nut laffed at Herr Davidson eeza zo.  I prefa za comedi vooteen ov zi Wilhelm Bailey.