There exist at east 4 types of poker players. Belonging to this or that type players have both strong and weak points and all of them have advantages over others in some particular situations.
There are at least two main attributes for each of these types.
Depending on the number of hands the player plays with the players can be either tight or loose. Tight players play few hands and loose players play with a lot of hands.
Whether the player is aggressive or passive. An aggressive player raises and bluffs a lot. A passive player prefers to call the bets of other players.
Loose-Aggressive
In an online poker environment this is the weakest category. These players are constantly raising before and after the flop. In a real casino such a strategy will allow to win only small pots, but in online casinos they will be only a flop. Sharks are often attracted by such players. The sharks are fine with letting these players have 10 small pots; they are after the three large pots which will eventually break this player. To avoid such results it is better for such players to change tables from time to time. For example, every 50 hands.
Loose-Passive
The players of this type can also be said to be weak. They typically will simply call the bets of the other players disregarding the Pot Odds or strength of their hand. These players will lose very slowly, often being able to stay in against the other players, but unable to beat the house rake.
Tight-Passive
With the help of bad players at the table players of this type win. The biggest weakness of a Tight-Passive player is that they are so easy to figure out. Players of this type never bluff. This player is more likely to call the bets of other players or to make small bets. They fold if they have a bad hand.
Tight-Aggressive
This is the best type among all others. They have the following principle of the game: see a flop with a decent hand and then take a shot at the pot after the flop with a bet.
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