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Governor of Poker 3's Cash Game mode isn't particularly good. While you can find fish players here, you can also become one and lose all your chips.

This mode isn't suitable for long-term play because the rake is high and opaque, and wins and losses aren't entirely determined by your skill. But if you occasionally want to try this mode, the following tips might help you win.

Stop Public Limping

Public limping means being the first person to actively contribute money to the pot. For example, after the cards are dealt, the small blind and big blind have already contributed, and you're under the gun, the first to act. If you just call the big blind, you'll lose in the long run, so please stop doing this.

If you frequently limp publicly in Cash Game, especially when the pot is raked every time, you're bound to lose money.

Furthermore, when you limp in, it induces the players behind you to raise because they'll assume your range is relatively weak. If they assume you'll raise when you have a strong hand, they'll raise against you now.

The result is that you're forced to play out of position with potentially weak hands in a pot that's larger than you'd like. So, raise on your first action.

Raise with A Reasonable Range

Players' raising ranges are often far from reasonable, especially in Cash Game, a rake-based mode, where folding is more likely. Players only raise when they have a strong hand or a pair. You can find relevant charts on this.

If you're in the button, you can play more hands because your position is good. You can raise with a wider range because there are fewer players to act behind you, reducing their chances of randomly getting strong hands.

In Cash Game, assuming the blinds play perfectly, you can raise with approximately 41% of hands. If the players in the blinds are very tight and passive, you can raise with a wider range of hands.

3-Bet from Small Blind

Suppose someone raises from the button, you call from the small blind, and the big blind folds. Assuming they raised to 3 big blinds pre-flop, the pot is typically 7 big blinds, and the server usually rakes from the pot.

If the server takes 15% or 20% of the pot, you have virtually no chance of winning with a variety of random hands. To counter this, you need to either re-raise or fold with every hand you intend to play.

Your raise range is actually very tight, with only a few suited connectors and the strongest hands in this range. You might be able to 3-bet a little wider than this range, but again, you can't be too aggressive. You can't 3-bet with hands like A9 off suit, Q9 suited, or pocket pairs of 2s; that's not a good strategy.

When you call, if you're in a bad relative position, the big blind will often call on the flop. You'll check, the big blind will check, the initial raiser will bet, and you'll have to make a decision before knowing if the big blind has a strong hand, all of which forces you to play very tight.

Post-Flop Strategy

Every flop favors one side of the game. If your hand is within your advantageous range, you should bet more frequently. You might ask what constitutes an advantageous range. If you calculate the equity of your entire pre-flop range versus your opponent's entire range, one side will have a higher overall equity than the other.

Secondly, one side will have more nut advantages than the other, meaning they have more very strong hands that can bet a lot of chips. If you have a range advantage, you'll typically bet very frequently, sometimes even 100%.

If you have more nut hands, you should generally bet more Governor of Poker 3 chips because when your range has many strong hands, you usually want to put money into the pot.

Caution in Multi-Way Pots

When many players see the flop, it's highly likely someone hit something. This probability increases with the number of players seeing the flop. If that person isn't you, it's likely someone else.

Out of position, you often need to check a lot. Generally, if the flop is three cards below 10 with some connection, and you're an early raiser with a bunch of people calling, you should check all your hands. This is because the board likely hits all of your opponents' ranges.

At this point, you should bet very frequently, for example, with top pair, or even small pairs. When betting, generally aim for relatively small sizing, as you don't have much of a nut advantage.

Stop Slow Playing

Slow play refers to intentionally betting small when you have a strong hand or playing passively to mislead your opponent. This strategy is largely meaningless in most situations unless the board is extremely disjointed, your opponent has many hands that can form, or many hands that can change the game on the next card.

Also, you can slow play freely when you've blocked many potentially high-value hands your opponent might hold. But in any other situation, don't slow play, and put your chips straight into the pot; otherwise, slow play might reduce your winnings.

No matter how skilled you are, cash game mode is still a game of luck, and it is not even fair. If you're unlucky and lose a lot of chips, don't lose your temper, and don't get too excited when you win, because these things happen.