Why Aggressive Is Best
Those online poker pundits always advise players to pursue an aggressive approach. Aggressive players play lots of cards – the cards are almost irrelevant pre-flop. They bet big and often to scare away the tight players. This does not mean to play every hand like an idiot. Obviously, other players will recognize that you play any two cards and will start calling your bets so your chip stack dwindles.
You should be conservative sometimes and demonstrate aggressiveness too. Sticking to a 100 percent conservative strategy does not set you up to win. First of all, it is rare for any poker player to get several premium hands in one session. These hands tend to be few and far between. If you wait for them, you’ll rarely get to play, and your opponents will recognize that you have a big hand so you won’t get any betting action. Your big hands will only win small pots. Playing a tight conservative game makes you too predictable.
Aggressiveness on the other hand makes you unpredictable. Choose selective situations to be aggressive – such as raising from the button or a big blind. Make the other players sit up and pay attention. You must instill some fear into your opponents in order to wield any power at the table.
You can choose to stick to tight play most of the time, but when if you do, then interject some loose aggressiveness to keep your opponents on guard. Look out for this when you play poker online.
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