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Old 07-14-2005, 03:55 AM
Bartman387 Bartman387 is offline
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Default Re: Experimenting with styles: suggestions?

first off, dont listen to anything said in cardplayer.

second, while its not an entirely bad idea you have to remember that the lower stakes you play the less knowledgable your opponents probably are and may not notice you have been changing styles, have a style or what playing styles are.

Third if you are unsure on the definitions of different styles I highly suggest reading The Psychology of Poker by Alan Schoonmaker.

Basically the four styles are:
1. Loose Aggressive - playing lots of hands and betting and raising a lot. This style is what Gus Hansen plays.
2. Tight Passive - Only play premium hands and usually call and fold, not very active. Also known as a Rock.
3. Loose Passive aka ATM's aka calling stations aka bad players
4. Tight Aggressive - the style most people strive to play. Very selective with hands and take charge when they are in the hand.

Should be noted that #'s 2 & 3 are styles you dont want to try, they are pretty much losing styles.

Hope somewhere in this long rambling post I helped you a bit.
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