Different Playing Styles
This is important to learn! So make sure
you understand this...
Loose-Passive:
These players
are better known as fish. These are the new players who love to see
every flop in hopes the catch some crazy hand which they have very
low odds of hitting. The Loose part means the player plays many many
hands, generally a very loose player has 35-40%+ to see the flop.
Passive part is because they seem just to call everything and not
raise often, even on really good hands. Put the two together and you
got a player that is going to lose a lot of money, be sure to be the
one they are losing it to!
Loose-Aggressive:
These players
are better known as your maniacs at the poker table, and I try to
avoid them because it’s like tossing up a coin when you play against
them. They play 35-40% of their hands and are very aggressive. They
will often not fold or call, but they end up raising people all the
time. Often I see these players make an all-in bluff when they have
nothing. These players are scary to play against because it hurts
when they actually hit their hand. So only go all-in verse these
players when you are sure you have the nuts (the best hand
possible).
Tight-Passive:
These players
are where many people fall once they understand the basics and a few
advanced strategies in poker. Sadly many people do not get out of
this category and most average intermediate players are in this
category. They play tight which means they play only a select few
good hands they receive, which ranges from 15-20% of their hands.
These people are usually very cautious players and are afraid to bet
high because it would scare people away from the good hands they
receive. So the end result is they call a lot and do a lot of small
raises. Since they are cautious players they tend to get scared out
of pots with high raises.
Tight-Aggressive: This
is the category you want to be in, and where most pros consider
themselves to be. It is by far the most profitable of all the
categories, but it’s hard to become this type of player. It is
important to only play strong hands, this way you increase your
chances of winning big hands. When you hit your big hands do not be
afraid to make a decent sized bet, you want to be aggressive and
keep those people drawing their hands out. This way statistically
you are winning a lot more than you are losing. It is true many
people will fold before there is a lot of money in the pot due to
this style of play, and you will feel that your great hand went to
waste. Don’t feel bad though because people WILL call your big bets
every once in awhile and most of the time you will have them beat.
This way over time you are always up on top as a winner, put
yourself in situations where the statistics favor you and in the
long run you will be rolling in cash.
*Note*- yes there are
places that people play that are not in the categories above (like
playing 30% of your hands, that just means they are between
categories and have tendencies of both, so keep that in mind.
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