Question about a post

[mojorisin24]

I saw in a post in another section the line, "He had all the betting patterns of a fish." So what exactly constitutes the betting patterns of a "fish?"

[ewile]

I'll start:

1)Playing too many hands pre-flop
2)Cold calling raises frequently pre-flop
3)Chasing draws like inside straight draws in small pots where you don't have appropriate odds to do so.

Next...

[Demana]

4. Calling all the way, no matter the cards in their hand or on board
5. Never raising
6. The person who is there for entertainment and thinks it is [b]cool[/i] to be playing poker.

[Reef]

7. The person who calls raises and 3-bets cold , "because it was suited".

8. Only bets / raises the nuts

9. Or similarly, bets / raises with ANY peice of the flop (gutshot, 1 overcard kicker out of position vs. 5 agro opponents)

[wdbaker]

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7. The person who calls raises and 3-bets cold , "because it was suited".

8. Only bets / raises the nuts

9. Or similarly, bets / raises with ANY peice of the flop (gutshot, 1 overcard kicker out of position vs. 5 agro opponents)

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I wouldn't say that 8 above is neccessarily a fish. I would say that 8 is someone who is beginning to understand the game and playing very tightly and will probably loosen up as he/she learns more and becomes comfortable.

Good players will steal from 8 or muck when 8 comes out strong cause 8 is easy to read. 8 is not playing nearly as badly as a fish though and on some tables at the lower limits may be making some dough.

more like a dolphin [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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