If your goal is to be playing with an edge in live $1/$2 and $2/$5 no-limit hold’em games, a tight and aggressive approach will get you much of the way there. Even in the advanced modern state of poker, these games are often stocked with players who enter the pot too frequently and who play too passively once they get there.
However, just sitting in a game with such players doesn’t guarantee results. Basically solid players often leave quite a lot of money on the table in these games. Here I’ll explain one class of situations that are frequently mishandled, and how you can make some extra money in them.