| I like to keep my fellow players off | | | | you can afford too. Tight players |
| balance when I am playing Hold Em | | | | usually can't stand to lose the coin |
| tournaments. I play quite a few hands. I | | | | flips because they haven't increased |
| might raise when in position or I might | | | | their stacks enough because real premium |
| limp in. I might check raise from early | | | | hands don't come along often. |
| position with just suited connectors. I | | | | I started out years ago, a very |
| might flat call with any 2 cards. My aim | | | | conservative tight player. I did ok, |
| here is to knock a lot of my competition | | | | usually even or small losses. I never |
| out of the pot and pick up a bunch of | | | | really got ahead much. Then I studied |
| smaller pots, thus, building my bankroll | | | | the way Doyle Brunson played, and a few |
| and my wild table image. | | | | others. As you know, Doyle will play |
| Sometimes, or actually, a lot of times, | | | | anything almost anytime. I decided I |
| when you get in and raise or limp with | | | | wanted to be more aggressive. What I |
| suited connectors or small pairs, you | | | | found out is, to do this, drop down to |
| miss the flop totally. Been there done | | | | the lowest levels you can play online |
| that. Now the game begins. If you are | | | | and learn that way. A lot cheaper to |
| first to go, I bet always. Not a lot, | | | | learn. Try to play 6-8 hands every 10. |
| but I bet. If you act later, see how | | | | Don't play the true junk like 72, 83, 92 |
| others bet. If there is a larger bet and | | | | etc. By playing a lot of shaky hands, |
| some calls, you might want to get out | | | | you learn how to do it. You learn a lot |
| here. You took your shot and got out | | | | more about poker being aggressive over |
| cheaply. When you do open the betting | | | | conservative. Any idiot can play AA or |
| after the flop, a half to two third of | | | | KK or AK but to be truly successful and |
| the pot is a decent bet. Not risking too | | | | move up to a higher level, you need to |
| much to try and grab it. | | | | know how to play 44, 98, 10 10, etc. |
| Now, when you do hit the flop good, | | | | It's fun also to play a lot of hands |
| nobody has a clue as to what you have. | | | | when it isn't costing you much. You |
| Lets say you have the 76 of hearts and | | | | learn how to play when you miss the |
| flopped 543 with 2 hearts. You now have | | | | flop, how to steal some blinds, when to |
| the nut straight and a flush draw. You | | | | bluff, if you're a being bluffed, and |
| are in great shape to suck some chips up | | | | how to read players and keep track of |
| especially id someone else hit something | | | | betting patterns. |
| on the flop. Now you bet out a bit, not | | | | It has worked for many pros like Daniel |
| too much but enough to make them hurt a | | | | Negreanu, Gus Hansen, Doyle, Gavin |
| little to call. You get those chips when | | | | Smith, Phil Ivey, and the list goes on. |
| you win and you are now increasing your | | | | I now can play 2 styles comfortably. |
| tournament stack greatly. You now have a | | | | Aggressive or Conservative. Both styles |
| major advantage. You can get in some | | | | have their place and time in the course |
| coin flip situations and if you lose, | | | | of all tournaments. |