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No matter what kind of Online poker is being played, whichever betting structure is being used (limit, pot-limit or no-limit), a player can be classified by two main criteria, loose/tight and passive/aggresive. What kind of player are you? Is there a best style? If you know what kind of player your opponent is, what conclusions can you make? This article will try to clarify several major styles.
Defining Characteristics:
Characteristics of a loose player
They play a very large number of hands. They are not very selective in choosing which hands to play and they don't hesitate in following questionable draws.
Charateristics of a tight player
Carefully chooses which hands to play. He will not play hands that don't give a reasonable chance of winning.
Characteristics of a passive player
Doesn't attack very often, is much more likely to call than to raise.
Characteristics of an agressive player
Prefers to take the initative, is more likely to raise than to call.
What can we learn from these classifications?
THE LOOSE AND PASSIVE PLAYER
The description below is a good summary of the situation.
To begin with, remember that the loose player will often play hands without systematically having good cards in their hand. His passive character makes him unlikely to attack or to take the initiative in an agressive manner, even when he's holding hands with good potential.
This type of player loses Poker money over the long term, because they invest money in weak hands and dont get enough out of their strong hands. Since this kind of player rarely raises they are often called a “calling station” in extreme cases.
Here we have the opposite of good strategy, a player who minimises their wins and maximises their losses. A calling post is the best opponent you can hope for. You can find a fair number of these players online, you just need to figure out how to spot them and take their money.
THE LOOSE AND AGGRESSIVE PLAYER
This type of player can be unnerving due their style. They play a large number of hands and often play with an aggresive style, they like to take the initiative and often take oversized risks by overbetting.
This type of player will also lose money over the long term, but be careful, he can do a lot of damage at a table if his opponents don't take 'counter-measures'. Also called a 'maniac' , this player can maximise his wins in the following situations:
- Stealing blinds: a jackal takes and advantage by systematically attacking the small and big blinds. Watch your defense!
- Over Bluffing: they make a large number of bluffs and half-bluffs that will sometimes be countered by the calling stations, but they also allow the jackal to make a larger profit on his winning hands as others end up wanting to systematically call his bluffs, which is be a major error!
When playing against this kind of player you need to use counter-measures like slowplay, check-raises and re-raises.
THE TIGHT AND PASSIVE PLAYER
This Online Poker player type is called a 'rock'. They carefully choose the hands they play and will not play hands unless they are reasonably strong, but they bet passively.
This type of player minimizes his losses by avoiding weak hands but doesn't maximize the potential of his winning hands.
Be careful when raising with this type of player as they will often be holding a monster hand should they decide to play a bet in the first place. Against a quality player of this type you shouldn't hesitate to use bluffs or semi-bluffs to counter his tight game, you will frequently be able to win the hand and because of the players passive style you won't have to worry about being reraised.
THE TIGHT AND AGGRESIVE PLAYER
This is the kind of Poker player that you should try to become. A solid player who carefully selects which hands to play and maximizes good draws by placing an appropriate bet or raise at the right moment and of the proper size.
In practice, you should attempt to center your playing style as tightly and aggressively as possible, but you will need to occasionally vary your style in order to be less predictable. You should occasionally vary your style playing at times looser and/or more passively. When playing opponents who are playing too tight you should adopt a looser style to take advantage of good flops and to encourage your opponents to call more frequently. When faced with very loose players you may also need to adjust your game, but this is more complicated and is discussed in another article.
See you at the tables!
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