Hello! Alternate method to tight/aggressive play...

[SittingBull]

The Caro system offers an alternate method of providing a winning strtegy.
Basically,this school of thought encourages a player to play meekly on the early rounds and aggressively on the later streets. The other school of thought is a "knocking out UR oppos." on the early rounds.
Example of the Caro's school:
U have a big PR on 3rd and is probably the BEST hand.
Do NOT raise to "protect UR hands". Play it slowly and gradually build the pot. More players will
"stick around "with weaker hands.
If U think that U have the BEST hand on 5th or beyond,play it aggressively.
This is the reverse method that the Tight/aggressive school encourages.
So which method is superior? Theoretically,
the Caro's students will make more money OVER TIME than the tight/aggressive players will.
However,Caro's students will lose MORE POTS.
But those pots that they do win will be BIG and the net result will be a greater profit than if they were to follow the tight/aggressive school.
The major problem with Caro's philosophy is that one tends to "tilt" and subsequently plays poorly. This will result in greater than expected LOSES.
Hence, I do NOT recommend this method.
However,if one has more patience and discipline than the typical winning player,then the Caro method is the better one for him.
Note,by 5th Str., a Caro player will either surrender his hand (realizing that he's beat with very little chance of improving to the winning hand) or he will begin to play aggressively if he thinks that he has the BEST hand. The other remaining players are generally tied on with weaker hands ,but the pot is now quite large,so they will not surrender. Hence,they are now hoping for "miracle cards".
HappyPokering,
SittingBull