Donkey Slaying

[muttley]

I've only been playing poker for around six months now, and I'm reasonably pleased with my progress so far. I've played cash games and tournaments on Full Tilt, read a few books and taken soom good advice from this site too!! :ok I also play in a weekly pub league. I enjoy the crack, but the standard of play is questionable. I feel I should be winning more often than I do, but any plays, bluffs or semi-bluffs I make just get called. Judging from the number of pots that everyone enters I would say I am by far the tightest player in the group. The structure of the tourney,however,(blinds go up every 10 minutes) means there is considerable pressure to build up chips. So what are the rules for playing against these types of opponents? I feel I can outplay them in the latter stages, but playing supertight means I will be the short stack by then.

[SteveO]

Re: Donkey Slaying Thats why poker is so enjoyable muttley as you have to play differently against different opponents. Usually on a tight table I play looser and on a loose table I tighten up. The advantage with live poker is that position is so important and when folded to you in late position you should be playing a lot of hands and try and take advantage of the blinds. This is where your bluffing should become more prominent as you should be studying the blinds body language and the majority of the time you will know if they have something or not.