Monday, February 7, 2011
#4 The Point Monger
The Point Monger is the player that only cares about making the points in a bar league. They tend to be tight aggressive players early in a tournament but when it gets close to the points they will fold just about any two cards if it helps them make it to the points or to move up a spot in standings. Even if odds say they should play, most of the time this style will fold. Some of the down falls of this style are you can bet this player off their hand late in the tournament even if they are strong especially if you have them covered in chips. This style also rarely wins a tournament as the become so low chip stacked that it is impossible for them to come back. The upside is that in most bar league tournaments this player will qualify for whatever finals the bar league has by making attendance points and getting small point finishes but most are unable to change their style when it comes to the finals to go for the big win. If you are playing bar poker for the social aspect of the game this is a great style to use. It gets you long tournament runs and higher standings in point tournaments.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
#3 The Slot Machine
The Slot Machine
This style keeps calling no matter what the draw and will fold on the river if they do not hit. You must keep betting into this player. You do not want to give them free cards. Why the name slot machine, because you may lose a little along the way but eventually you will hit the jackpot and win a big pot. The good thing about this style is that they are predicable. They will call any draw, but when they make their hand they will then bet out, so you know that they now have a made hand. How you get paid off is by having a bigger hand. You usually need the nuts to get it done. Just remember that a player playing this style is usually a beginner and their idea of a big hand could be as simple as top pair and a big kicker. The tough part about this style is the unpredictability of what their hand actually is. They may have the nut flush or just top pair. That is what you are going to have to use your instincts to figure out. This player is going to give all their chips away, so it might as well be you receiving them!
This style keeps calling no matter what the draw and will fold on the river if they do not hit. You must keep betting into this player. You do not want to give them free cards. Why the name slot machine, because you may lose a little along the way but eventually you will hit the jackpot and win a big pot. The good thing about this style is that they are predicable. They will call any draw, but when they make their hand they will then bet out, so you know that they now have a made hand. How you get paid off is by having a bigger hand. You usually need the nuts to get it done. Just remember that a player playing this style is usually a beginner and their idea of a big hand could be as simple as top pair and a big kicker. The tough part about this style is the unpredictability of what their hand actually is. They may have the nut flush or just top pair. That is what you are going to have to use your instincts to figure out. This player is going to give all their chips away, so it might as well be you receiving them!
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Style #2 Min Bet Guys
Min-Bet Guy
This type of player almost always bets the minimum. They tend to bet if they are on a draw or have the a monster hand. When dealing with this style you want to bet into this person before they make a hand, but bet must be big enough to make them fold. If you reraise this person they will call, so be prepared to put more chips into pot. You will have to adjust your bet based on his chip stack. It has to be big enough to hurt his stack to make him consider folding. If he hits his hand he will make a small or minimum bet regardless of pot size. He wants action. The only time they consider a bigger bet is on the river if they have a big hand, unless you have the nuts you must fold. Down side to style. The minimum bets allow more players to stay into hands and chase their draws lowering your odds to win the hand. The upside is that it is very difficult to know if this player is on a draw or has a big hand. It also tends to lead to bigger pots because more players will stay in the hand. This is an interesting style. Players of this style probably played a lot of limit poker at sometime in their lives so it's a learned behavior. As the blind levels rise I like to play hands with this style because it is easy to get a big payoff, you just have to be able to fold if you think you are behind.
This type of player almost always bets the minimum. They tend to bet if they are on a draw or have the a monster hand. When dealing with this style you want to bet into this person before they make a hand, but bet must be big enough to make them fold. If you reraise this person they will call, so be prepared to put more chips into pot. You will have to adjust your bet based on his chip stack. It has to be big enough to hurt his stack to make him consider folding. If he hits his hand he will make a small or minimum bet regardless of pot size. He wants action. The only time they consider a bigger bet is on the river if they have a big hand, unless you have the nuts you must fold. Down side to style. The minimum bets allow more players to stay into hands and chase their draws lowering your odds to win the hand. The upside is that it is very difficult to know if this player is on a draw or has a big hand. It also tends to lead to bigger pots because more players will stay in the hand. This is an interesting style. Players of this style probably played a lot of limit poker at sometime in their lives so it's a learned behavior. As the blind levels rise I like to play hands with this style because it is easy to get a big payoff, you just have to be able to fold if you think you are behind.
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