Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:30 pm Post subject: What To Do About This Style OF Play?
I play in a poker league and play pretty conservatively. I am good at reading other people and the play. I rarely lose big hands.
This one guy who plays regularly always aggessively raises pre flop if he has an Ace or a picture card or low pocket pair etc. Which is pretty regularly. Weaker hands that most of us won't play unless we can get into it cheaply.
If after the flop he has over cards he will usually double his original bet. He will keep that bet at the turn and the river whether he hits or not.
Most players that don't hit anything usually fold.
The bigger his chipstack is the more aggressive he gets.
What is a good stategy for this type of player. Knowing he plays nearly every hand this way.
At the moment I fold every hand that isn't good pre flop if he raises.
I have caught him a few times by calling him when I get really good cards and even reraising him if I have a really good hand.
But it's annoying when he does this all the time.
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 4:02 am Post subject:
Sorry for the delayed reply toad. Your opponent is typical of an above average home player. I suspect he does rather well with his aggressive style but I agree it's annoying when you know he's bluffing most of the time. I would say he's not a particularly good player because you know his style and can even tell us his regular moves. The issue is just how to play it.
You have 2 options:
1) slow play until you hit a major starting hand and play that slowly as a calling station until the river. He'll do what he usually does which is to try to bully you off the hand and his bets will get larger and larger as the turn and river come out. If you had say AA or KK in the hole your chances of winning from the outset are as high as 89% against a single opponent so statistically it doesn't matter what comes out in the flop.
2) If you don't want to wait call to the flop on a fairly regular basis (shouldn't cost much) and when you hit anything at all that looks worthwhile (particularly if there are no high cards on the flop) then bet it.
The key here is not to fear what might happen but to follow your instinct that you know he's bluffing and be prepared to go allin on it. Do that a few times and he'll soon moderate his play against you but not the others at the table who will always fold unless they have proper hands.
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Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:59 pm Post subject:
Helpful or not here is my take on these aggressive style players. I play against them all the time. There is something he will do differently if he has a real hand. You have to pick up on this and keep it to yourself if you pick it up. He is going to try to steal the pot with his big raises every time. most likely if he is betting weak he is strong if he is betting strong he is weak.. they are very good at reading if you have a hand or not. (unless they are just action junkies then they just love putting you on a bad beat or just love the thrill of gambling.) If you cannot figure them out stay away unless you have the nuts. If you get frusterated then angry you are going to think he is bluffing at the wrong time and could get caught going all in with AK suited when a low flop hits he calls with 75 off suit the flop is 10 7 5 rainbow and you loose because you tryed bullying him back. You really have to pick up that tell on a supper aggressive player. limp in most of the time because more than likely you know your going to get raised by him. If you raise he could reraise and then you are paying more to see a flop I would not raise him if you havent figured him out with anything less than AA KK QQ AK. Because anything like AJ A10 or smaller he is going to put you in a decision where you might not get a chance to back away. If the blinds are 50/100 you raise 300 he can come over the top with a raise of 1200 now you are in a spot were if you call you might have to go all in on the flop regardless of what comes out. If you limp he might raise you to the 300 you were going to originally raise he is aggressive let him do the raising for you that way he doesnt know how strong you are and you dont have to face those big preflop decisions before you get to see any cards. Do not be affraid to fold to him there are many others at the table to take chips from. watch him and learn what the difference between his bluffs and his strong hands are. Table talk can be one of your best friends talk to him try to get a tell. Good luck
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