How to deal with a passive table?

[FrankF]

Had a poor night in tournie.

I found my table odd, it contained minimum aggression, lots of flat calls to the flop.

Felt like everyone was slow playing. After two hours our table was intact. Maybe I got bored or wasn't in the mood.


Play it tight until big hand crops up?

Play it like Doyle, get raising?

Join in and see if we can score on flop?

Evetually lost AT all in preflop to 32suited and a third caller KQ - Trips 2's taking the threeway pot (2k each from 4k starting)

AT raise 200 blind to 500, 32 calls, KQ goes allin I follow - 32 called the 1500. Rivered his final 2!

So any advice for a sticky table?

[tantrum]

It all depends if they are passive preflop or post flop?

[kinboshi]

...and if they're loose passive, or tight passive.

[tantrum]

...and if they chase or call with anything on the flop...

[temp0r]

do the opposite. simple.

[Ironside]

loosen the table up winning a few pots and showing the rags then sit back and wait for the hand by which time they should be loose and short

[AlexMartin]

I have a table captain hat you can borrow.