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Beating Tight Aggressive Opponent

September 24th, 2008

Aggressive nature is surely not a very pleasant and an appealing character. However, to win a game in poker, it is advisable to remain aggressive. Why? To know the answer let’s take a look at how such players behave at the poker table.

Aggressive players don’t stay for along time at the poker table. They are ephemeral and meteoric in nature. They play taking risks. If the risks go in their favour, they rake cash. If not, they contribute all that they have and after the loss, leave the poker arena.

In a freeroll tourney, sit near an aggressive player and learn how he speaks, reacts, and plays. Also, understand his body-language too. You would come to this conclusion that they have an aura of confidence. They play irrespective of the money they can shell out easily, raise and even re-raise to win the game. If they don’t win, they bow out before anyone realises.

In a nutshell, things move fast when there’s an aggressive player in the vicinity. But, this is not all. A survey rightly pointed out that aggressive player raise only on pre-flops and on top 10 starting points.

Why do you think that a player plays only for a short time in a poker game? If the stake is a paltry sum or a freeroll, player would not like to give away four-five hours of their time. In a high stake game, players bluff their way to win money. Here is where you need to be pro-active and step up measures to thwart his speed.

If you don’t slow-play and reduce the speed of the player, he can be dangerous and takeaway the money before you can even realise it. Whether it a passive player or an aggressive player, winning money is a major criterion to play poker. So, an aggressive player would go all out to win the game with as less time as possible.

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