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Message: [QUOTE="t1riel, post: 418049, member: 3913"] [b]Whoa Chuck! You're breezing right along![/b] [B]Introduction[/B]: Basically, what I get from this is mixed up your play because the moves you make that you don't normally do will add up to big rewards, like a bigger chip stack. [B]Conservative style:[/B] I know a lot about this style since this probably fits me to a T. I usually only play good to excellent hands unless certain situations present themselves to play marginal hands. Like Harrington points out, I can be bluffed very easily. I usually don't like to make moves unless I have a decent hand. This is probably the reason I'm almost always the shortstack in the later stages of a tournament. [B]Aggressive style:[/B] There are aspects of this style that I should work into my game play. I thnk this style is the way to go. You bluff to steal pots and blinds and bet large on any piece of the flop or a drawing hand. Like Harrington pointed out, you'll have to make those idfficult decisions more often than a conservative player. Knowing the right decision is the key to being a great poker player. [B]Super-aggressive style:[/B] I think this is the worst style of the three. I know a player that plays like this. Raises and plays with any two cards. It's effective to an extent. Players that play like this usually wins small pots but can be gone in a matter of minutes. You can spot of these players quickly. You need a premium hand to cripple the chipstack of a super aggressive player. Watch out! They could have the nut hand because they play any two cards at anytime. You have to be really good at reading players to be successful with this style. [B]The art of defense: [/B]As Harrington pointed out, putting on a defense against a conservative player is difficult, almost impossible. That's probabyl one of the reasons I play conservatively. I think the only defense against a conservatively player is having a better hand than he/she does or bluff them out of the pot. Two methods of defense: "The Hammer" is basically re-raising a super aggresive player's raise. This is something I need to work on. I don't like to re-raise unless I'm holding KK or AA. The theory is super aggressive players don't want to invest a lot of chips on a marginal hand, especially if one of the players probably has a great hand. I don't think this is ENTIRELY true. I guess it depends how much you reraise. I think they want to call to see the flop. I know alot of players that do this. Usually superagggressive players have a big chipstack so calling the reraise is a great possibility. Besides, they want to represent a strong hand because they do get them after all. "The Rope-a-Dope" is basically calling the super aggressive player's bets or raises. Then, raise on the river. It think I'm more apt to do this. If I have top pair, chances are I'm ahead. If my hand improves or I think I have him/her beat, raising on the river is what I'd probably do. This is a risky move because you're allowing the super aggressive player to chaisng straights, flushes, or catch a lucky two pair. In my opinion, the best thing to do is raise when you see a possible straight or flush. I would raise big because super aggressive players LOVE to chase straights or flushes. [B]Showing hands:[/B] Showing hands is merely a ploy to set the other players up for a downfall later. It's pretty simple. If you show them your monster hand, the players are going to think you are a tight, conserative player. With future hands, you can get make bluffs more easily because of the table image you established. If you show them a bluff, they are going to think you are a loose, aggressive player. With future hands, you're monster hands are going to rake a lot of chips. [B]Managing the tournament: [/B]To put it simply, play conservative for the early stages and observe the action on the table. Mix up your playing styles from conservative to aggressive. The style you should use should be the opposite of what the majority of the players at your table are using. If they are a lot of folds and limpers, play aggressive. If they are a lot of raises and reraises, play conservatively. [/QUOTE]

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