Poker Strategies
After receiving pocket cards, you are immediately faced with a choice: play your cards and either raise or call the blinds, or fold.
Practice Matters
LAF A – These opponents tend to be somewhat aggressive
LAF A – These opponents tend to be somewhat aggressive and like to apply the pressure by leading into their opponents and seeing if they can .steal. the pot from them. They tend to know that since most opponents will miss the flop a majority of the time, they’d rather take the initiative being out of position and see if they can take down the pot with a bet. They are only somewhat aggressive because they will nearly always fold to a raise unless they have a big hand. . LAF P – These opponents tend to be a bit more passive, but will take stabs at the pot with their mid pocket pairs or middle pair type hands. However, they will fold instantly to a raise fearing the worst of their opponent’s hands.
Both of these opponents present a unique opportunity
Both of these opponents present a unique opportunity for you to pick up some extra big bets. When these players bet on the flop, you should raise with a lot of hands you missed the flop with. You don’t want to completely overdo this concept, but you do want to apply as much pressure as possible to these opponents. If you have no over cards and no draws or strong back door draws, then giving up in these spots is fine. Since LAFs tend to be able to fold their weak hands, you want to test them as see how much they really like their hand and how far they’ll be willing to go with it. If you do decide to stay ultra aggressive in these situations, make sure you're aware that your opponent will tend to take a stand at some point. Use the tension concept to try and time it so that you'll have a big hand when your opponent does take a stand against you.