Passive or aggressive? How do you feel in the game??

[dienesantosc]

What do you think of the gameplay of someone who is passive or aggressive in poker?? What are the benefits? And harm? I would like to learn more and verify the views of older players to improve my poker knowledge.

 

[perrywh]

Play whatever way it takes to win the table! Every table is different!

 

[dienesantosc]

Every opinion is of utmost importance for me to analyze and want to improve with each match.

Jogue de qualquer jeito para vencer a mesa! Cada mesa é diferente

Thanks for the tip Perry, I'm gathering information to analyze where I can improve my gameplay in the games.

 

[Mart1194]

I keep telling you at home about this. Lol
You're evolving, love. Congratulations.

 

[Bluffzone68]

@dienesantosc
I play aggressive more than passive
Trouble Trouble

 

[dienesantosc]

[USUÁRIO=1037977]@dienesantosc[/USUÁRIO]
Eu jogo mais agressivamente do que passivamente
Problema Problema GaotarEu gostaria de ser mais agressivo, mas ainda não entendo certas jogadas e acabo ficando preso.

VocêOne day I will play like that... more aggressive

Eu continuo te contando isso em casa. Rsrs
Você está evoluindo, querida. Parabéns. Você está me ajudando muito com suas dicas e correções para que eu possa tocar corretamente e não de qualquer jeito.✓

VYou are making a huge difference with your tips and fixes to improve my gameplay.

 

[ankurdholakiya]

I try to balance passive and aggressive play based on the table. Aggressive usually works better—it builds pressure and controls the pot. But smart passive players can trap too, so timing is key.

I used to play more passive out of fear but slowly learning when to raise, fold, and play smarter. Poker is a mind game, not just cards.

 

[dienesantosc]

Tento equilibrar o jogo passivo e o agressivo com base na mesa. O agressivo geralmente funciona melhor — cria pressão e controla o pote. Mas jogadores passivos inteligentes também podem fazer armadilhas, então o timing é fundamental.

Eu costumava jogar de forma mais passiva por medo, mas aos poucos aprendi a aumentar, desistir e jogar com mais inteligência. Pôquer é um jogo mental, não apenas cartas.

MYour testimony is very good... Thank you for expressing your point of view.

 

[kosha_]

it all depends on the game of opponents and the number of chips they have...

 

[Margo17]

I am an aggressive player, I like to put pressure and extract as much as I can from my hands, but in some cases I play more passively like ITM bubbles, payjumps...

 

[dannystanks]

Aggression wins in poker. It’s really hard to win a tournament with strictly passive play. Checking and calling means every time your hand gets turned up it must be the best hand to win, this is almost impossible to do when you are up against a full table.
There are spots to play passively. Generally if you are heads up against an aggressive opponent, it’s good to play passively here.
The problem with passive play is you never get any folds from the other players. We need them to fold in poker.
Aggressive play, betting, raising, check raising, etc gets us those folds, gets us from playing 8 players to possibly playing against only one player. We can bluff one player, not 8 players.
Smart aggressive play is what to strive for.

 

[Flyer35]

Aggression without the cards works sometimes, but the best players tend to be patient and wait for the right moment. I'm always surprised at those who don't even bother trying to 'play' their strong hands and just shove with any pair and any AX. I've seen thousands of times it comes down to pair over pair with an AK or AQ in the mix all-in pre-flop. If anything is guaranteed in life, that is it.

That said, a bigger raise pre-flop almost always means a bigger hand. So reading the tea leaves is a handy poker skill to have. Is aggression with the cards really aggression or is it simply value betting? In my experience, it's the latter.

I just played a hand. I opened 2X UTG with AA. The guy right next to me had been having luck shoving rather than 'playing'. He shoved with AKo, nobody else played, I called and I doubled up. I wasn't aggressive (the other guy was) and it paid off in spades for me.

 

[nelomec]

What do you think of the gameplay of someone who is passive or aggressive in poker?? What are the benefits? And harm? I would like to learn more and verify the views of older players to improve my poker knowledge.

Generally using these two actions in poker requires knowledge if you want to be profitable in the long run. Generally being aggressive at a very loose table, with premium cards or high pairs, and being passive at tight tables and in early situations and tournament bubbles. Being passive or aggressive requires a good analysis of the table, the type of tournament, your bankroll and your patience, there is an advantage and disadvantage if you do or do not make a good reading of your opponents.

 

[andron205]

Even top players believe that playing aggressively is more profitable these days. I believe that we use fold equity in aggressive lines, but we don't use fold equity at all in passive lines.

 

[john_entony]

I think the best option for a successful player is to combine your strategy depending on the playing style of your opponents, position at the table, stack size, the value of the tournament and the speed of the blinds changing.

 

[oriole]

Aggro wins more pots—passive players get run over. But don’t go crazy with bluffs or good regs will own you. Balance is key.

 

[Flyer35]

I just watched a hand (actually I folded on the flop) where an aggressive player with AKs (of the wrong suit) played very aggressively hoping to take down a big pot. Problem was another player flopped the nuts (A-hi flush) and I folded what would have been the second best hand (K-hi flush). Our aggressive hero dropped well out of first place in a flash a few places away from the bubble. Our actual winner just kept (passively) letting our aggressive player bet himself into oblivion.

 

[R.Melnyk77]

I rarely play aggressively myself, but I love having aggressive opponents at my table. You can always use your opponent's aggression against him, which I usually do successfully.

 

[Sschafell]

It depends on the scenario, but in general I'm aggressive!

 

[Rmi]

Always aggressive...

 

[Artbart805]

Depends on my read of the players on the table... and position of such...

 

[dimon4ik89]

Previously, many years ago, when I just started playing poker, I played more passively. And then when I started reading a lot of different information about poker, improving my knowledge and skills by working on my game, I read in one of the articles that in order to be a good player and so that opponents could not read my style of play, it needs to be changed periodically. I started to take more risks and play a little more aggressively than I played before, and I can say that I like playing this way much more, and it brings a much better result from the game. Well, now I have a moment that I need to work on, I do not take risks as often as I need to, especially in the early stages of the tournament, and I often regret it. And as for the styles of play, here you need to be a universal player and be able to play in all styles, periodically changing them and then you will be unpredictable for your opponents.

 

[Pulse_69]

It all depends on the game and how it goes. Usually I'm emotional and can even be aggressive. But when the game goes calmly, then I'm calm too.

 

[pirateglenn]

Aggression, especially the skill of the C bet works well in the majority of cases but it can also be a players downfall. I know of many players who rely on an aggressive play when they haven't hit the flop or cannot lay down a premium hand - like ever.
I feel the real skill lies in being able to switch gears when the game calls for it, whether that be in position or not, it is not just a case of having one style of play in poker, you adapt and hopefully learn.
The more games you play on CC, the more patterns become familiar with players, you eventually know who to check trap, who and when to re-raise and who has a table image that can switch from manic to tight quite quickly.

 

[bazza155]

I agree with what you said but do think a slightly aggression play is better but not every hand, just now and then.