| Posted by: BYucko at October 5, 2007, 9:00 am | | Topic: tight is right Forum: Card Chat |
I used to play super super tight....
I know a friend that still does. The key is to creating your own style that works for you and who you are. For me, I like to play loose-aggressive, and it works (against who I play against, anyway).
Looking at the table around you. Generally, if most are loose, play tight. If most are tight, play loose.
The great thing about NLHE is that you don't show your cards until the end. So if you bet big pre-flop, continue betting, and play it like you have Aces, any decent player is going to put you on Aces. Even if you have deuce-seven.
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| Posted by: skd1337 at October 5, 2007, 1:31 am | | Topic: tight is right Forum: Card Chat |
I think this question is so rhetorical, its all down to personal preference, the players you are playing against and the type of game you're playing. Lets be fair, being able to change gears is SO IMPORTANT!
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| Posted by: hott_estelle at October 4, 2007, 9:34 pm | | Topic: tight is right Forum: Card Chat |
Quote: Originally Posted by tigertight
I was wondering if tight in the a overall out look if tight is right?
There's a simple answer to the question if tight is correct, or not--it just depends on the situation.
I'm sure you will realize this with more experience.
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| Posted by: TubaMark316 at October 4, 2007, 8:03 pm | | Topic: tight is right Forum: Card Chat |
Quote: Originally Posted by philthy
Creepy.
...If you're over the age of 18.
Jeez, i feel perverted now that you've stuck this thought into my mind.
Haha, I am sorry for that thought...
Bad sense of humor for me...I know!
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| Posted by: TubaMark316 at October 4, 2007, 8:01 pm | | Topic: tight is right Forum: Card Chat |
Quote: Originally Posted by Insomniac_1006
I hope you are a 16 yo
No I am not...:-P
Trying to joke around but no one seems to have a sense of humor...
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| Posted by: viking999 at October 4, 2007, 7:06 pm | | Topic: tight is right Forum: Card Chat |
It really depends on how your opponents are playing. I've been noticing that the cash games are a lot tighter than I had previously found them. Therefore, playing tight is no longer an advantage. Back when an overpair of eights was considered the absolute nuts, then playing tight was more advantageous.
I still play ery tight in tournaments unless I'm getting low relative to the blinds. There are way more nuts in the tournaments, and it's important to play tightly to survive and take advantage of the chip explosion. Even at the $50 level sit-n-gos, you can still pretty much fold your way to 4-handed (not that you should, but tight it probably going to be best).
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| Posted by: aliengenius at October 4, 2007, 2:17 pm | | Topic: tight is right Forum: Card Chat |
Quote: Originally Posted by DaFrench1
What would you suggest as the best reading material for this style?
The 'Killer Poker' series by John Vorhaus.
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| Posted by: royalburrito24 at October 4, 2007, 7:36 am | | Topic: tight is right Forum: Card Chat |
Quote: Originally Posted by OzExorcist
Dan Harrington basically espouses a tight-aggressive style in his books
true but that is more of a tournament strategy book, if you are talking TAG in cash games then i dont know which book to refer you to...
i just recently bought all 3 olumes of harrington on holdem but i am yet to read them....obviously for tournament purposes
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| Posted by: OzExorcist at October 4, 2007, 7:06 am | | Topic: tight is right Forum: Card Chat |
Quote: Originally Posted by DaFrench1
What would you suggest as the best reading material for this style?
Dan Harrington basically espouses a tight-aggressive style in his books
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| Posted by: DaFrench1 at October 4, 2007, 5:30 am | | Topic: tight is right Forum: Card Chat |
Quote: Originally Posted by aliengenius
You are missing half of the winning equation, possibly the more important half:
it's tight-aggressive that is the universally recognized winning style of play.
What would you suggest as the best reading material for this style?
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| Posted by: 111-THEMAD-111 at October 4, 2007, 5:03 am | | Topic: tight is right Forum: Card Chat |
Quote: Originally Posted by aliengenius
You are missing half of the winning equation, possibly the more important half:
it's tight-aggressive that is the universally recognized winning style of play.
Theres your answer..............
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| Posted by: philthy at October 4, 2007, 4:47 am | | Topic: tight is right Forum: Card Chat |
Quote: Originally Posted by TubaMark316
Tight is good...if you're talking about a hott 16 year old...
Creepy.
...If you're over the age of 18.
Jeez, i feel perverted now that you've stuck this thought into my mind.
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| Posted by: aliengenius at October 4, 2007, 4:41 am | | Topic: tight is right Forum: Card Chat |
You are missing half of the winning equation, possibly the more important half:
it's tight-aggressive that is the universally recognized winning style of play.
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| Posted by: Munchrs at October 4, 2007, 4:23 am | | Topic: tight is right Forum: Card Chat |
you got to mix it up, you cant play tight all the time otherwise even average players will exploit you and you will be leaving aluable chips on the felt.
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| Posted by: royalburrito24 at October 4, 2007, 3:39 am | | Topic: tight is right Forum: Card Chat |
Quote: Originally Posted by tigertight
ill give it a try thank you
alsa, do not take it too far because i was playing wreckless like crazy and i ended up losing 3 buy ins because of it...
its kind of crazy play but still methodic and really you just gotta pick your spots....
if you play K9s and the flop comes down K87 be ary careful...
its a style where you are ery loose pre flop but extremely tight when the flop hits unless you think that your opponent is holding a ery weak hand...
method to madness type stuff
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| Posted by: TheDoc at October 4, 2007, 3:33 am | | Topic: tight is right Forum: Card Chat |
I think you can get carried away with being tight, and rigidly sticking to starting hand charts etc. I've found its more profitable (and fun) to instead focus on the situation in front of me, then you can more readily see opportunities to exploit. Depending on the situations I'm facing (hand dealt, position, nature of other players etc) my play can be tight or rather loose.
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| Posted by: TubaMark316 at October 4, 2007, 1:51 am | | Topic: tight is right Forum: Card Chat |
Tight is good...if you're talking about a hott 16 year old...:-P
Anyways...I used to play tight when I first started...because I was obviously afraid to lose my chips, a lot of people tend to do that when you first start.
As I grew into Hold em more, I found myself playing tight TOO much...I was known as the tight guy at every home game...it works when you bluff with a crappy hand, but sometimes you can't play a hand right.
So then, as I started more home games, live cash games and online...I caved in and started working hands more and more...and got out of my tight phase.
But like they have been saying, if it works for you and you win games and pots, then work with it...but if it's starting to slip and not getting you anywhere...start calling some hands you think are good and go from there.
The only thing I don't do...Chase. :-)
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| Posted by: royalburrito24 at October 4, 2007, 1:32 am | | Topic: tight is right Forum: Card Chat |
I was playing ery tight at the cash game level, only winning the pots i was supposed to, but i feel that that style of play did not suit me....
i decided to pull a page out of super system and play a lot of connecting cards and i mixed it in with a strategy i read in a recent cardplayer magazine, it is to not play loose, but call the small pre flop raises when you suspect someone has a big pair and when you hit, you are going to get paid off greatly....
last night i doubled my buy in by winning 2 huge all ins with a couple of rags on the flop....
one of my favorite strategies for sure but it might not be the best one for everyone
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| Posted by: OzExorcist at October 4, 2007, 12:26 am | | Topic: tight is right Forum: Card Chat |
It's certainly possible to be too tight. But if you've found a generally tight strategy that's been consistently profitable for you in the past, you're likely just experiencing ariance and the cards will come good for you again eventually.
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| Posted by: HustLaGFX at October 4, 2007, 12:00 am | | Topic: tight is right Forum: Card Chat |
Tight is good if you're playing against amateurs, but nowadays with all the poker books and strategies flying around they likely exploited that as your weakness and took advantage. You need to mix it up.
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| Posted by: tigertight at October 3, 2007, 11:11 pm | | Topic: tight is right Forum: Card Chat |
I like to play tight and only play in cash games. this for some reason hasn't been working on me i went to play 10/20 (live) yesterday and landed up losing a pretty penny even online i have been playing extremly tight and nothing only rags mabey I'm just not catching but in the long run mabey tight isn't right. I was wondering if tight in the a overall out look if tight is right?
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