In which country is the field of players more difficult to play, more unpredictable?
Luvepoker
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I dont know who would be the hardest but I would lean towards Brazilians. They play with no fear.
The thing we need to remember is players play differently all over. Even in the US there seems to be different styles of play. East coast vs west coast and southern play. The same in Europe as there are different styles depending on the region your looking at.
Now some people will look at some regions and call them names but if you looked deeper there maybe some method to there madness. Most people I play with have no idea what I am doing. I have also been called some interesting names. As a student of the game I look at others and really look to see what there doing. I also follow and learned a stye players dont play in the US. What people don't realize there is a method to the madness.
So lat year in Vegas i played against a Brazilian. I watched him run over the table and his stack going all over the place. When we played a hand and I made that hard call to win a big pot he stared at me. I may have earned his respect as he did not go after me that way again. Many saw his as a nut case but I do believe he was a very good lower lever Professional.
The thing we need to remember is players play differently all over. Even in the US there seems to be different styles of play. East coast vs west coast and southern play. The same in Europe as there are different styles depending on the region your looking at.
Now some people will look at some regions and call them names but if you looked deeper there maybe some method to there madness. Most people I play with have no idea what I am doing. I have also been called some interesting names. As a student of the game I look at others and really look to see what there doing. I also follow and learned a stye players dont play in the US. What people don't realize there is a method to the madness.
So lat year in Vegas i played against a Brazilian. I watched him run over the table and his stack going all over the place. When we played a hand and I made that hard call to win a big pot he stared at me. I may have earned his respect as he did not go after me that way again. Many saw his as a nut case but I do believe he was a very good lower lever Professional.
fortunatolf
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Hey man! Awesome comment, thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Yeah, for sure, play styles are totally different depending on where people are from, even inside the same country like you said with the US and Europe. That's what makes online poker so wild, but it's tough too, 'cause you never know what you're gonna get, right?
That thing you said about Brazilians playing 'with no fear' – yeah, you hear that a lot! It's kind of our reputation... maybe it's 'cause of that aggressive (LAG) style a lot of folks like here, or maybe just loving the action, who knows! 😉
Totally dug what you said about the 'method to the madness'. Spot on, man! It's super easy to just call a different or really aggro style 'crazy' or 'donk play', but lots of times there's a real strategy there, a different way of thinking about ranges and pressure that you don't catch right away. Trying to figure out those different styles, instead of just writing them off, helps your game a ton. Just judging players by their flag is gonna mess you up big time.
That story about the dude in Vegas really shows it – guy looked nuts, but could've easily been a good player using some wild strategy that worked for him, even if it looked messy from the outside. Earning that guy's respect in that hand was huge, showed you had his number!
Dude, great points all around. Good reminder not to just slap labels on flags, but try to actually figure out why people play the way they do.
Cheers!
