Aggressive Play
An aggressive poker player always is can be a winning poker player. The aggressive player always comes into the pot for a raise. The aggressive player will always make the continuation bet on the flop. The aggressive player pressures other players, forcing them to put chips in the pot or fold. Maximum bets, raises and re-raises are the hallmarks of the aggressive player.
Aggressive players are very difficult to play against if your style is tight and passive. The reason aggressive players play the way they do, is precisely because other players will lay down hands to them simply because of the aggression.
But it does take skill to correctly execute the ‘All Aggressive All the Time’ method of playing poker. Depending on your mastery of this skill level, aggressive play can be a long-term winning strategy or it can be a very fast way to loose a lot of money.
Always read your aggressive opponent for his skill level and you will determine rather quickly if it matches his level of aggression. If not, he is just another fast fish for you to devour.
-this is Beginner’s Poker Blog Post #153
