Play The Poker Player

Internet Poker / Editor / 28 December 2007 / Leave a Comment

"POKER: Play the player," says the Chicago Tribune's Steve Rosenbloom.

Says he: "Because poker is a game of people played with chips and cards, this column often stresses the way professionals play the player more than they play their hands.

"Playing the player includes such insight as an opponent's betting pattern, a history with a particular opponent, and tight or aggressive styles, among other things."

The Milky Bar Kid touched on this when he admitted to using aliases on Betfair Poker. A new name means a new history and means player who know his style are unsure.

Mark Seif, a poker pro tells us about one hand at the tables: "I saw the way he acted and what he was wearing. He's a European player, he has that Ladbrokes shirt on, he's got it buttoned all the way up, he's got his hair in place -- he's got everything that says, 'I'm going to play really good poker today.'"

But does this work better at cash tables than in tournaments, where luck can count for much?

And does it work online? Try it and see - with a bonus...