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Posted: Thu, 30 Dec 2004, 1:59pm Post subject: Table Image |
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 30 Dec 2004
Posts: 3307
WPP: 154
Location: Ellicott City, MD
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| I tried an experiment last night, letting my image turn to fish rather than building a strong presence. It worked out nicely in that I was able to use it to get the chip leader to try to push me around - in the end investing more into pots that I ended up taking (either by having cards that he didn't put me on or by making a bluff on what he thought was an obvious straight). Judging by how he played others at the table, if he had respected me, he could well have folded some of his calls and/or calling some of my bluffs. So my question then: Is it better to have a powerful table image or a fishy image, assuming that you build it and use it to play the table in either case? |
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Posted: Thu, 30 Dec 2004, 2:34pm Post subject: |
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 27 Sep 2004
Posts: 2999
WPP: 160
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I like to theorize endlessly about this. Personally I think it depends on the situation - number of players, mood of the table, and some other variables. If you can set up one kind of image and use it to your advantage at least once in a while, good for you.
Online I like to project aggression and looseness, to get paid off on my good hands. In home games I am happy with my image as a rock, because it means my bluffs are almost never called. |
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Posted: Thu, 30 Dec 2004, 3:48pm Post subject: |
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Strike 3
Joined: 07 Jul 2004
Posts: 3289
WPP: 119
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| dalecooper wrote: | | I like to theorize endlessly about this. Personally I think it depends on the situation - number of players, mood of the table, and some other variables. |
Exactly.
Perfect example: One table I was playing at was absolutely all over the place with raises. So I go in, say a few stupid comments and therefore make the table assume I'm a fish. Bingo, all of a sudden they are raising every time into me, allowing me to easily take their money.
Another table, very weak/tight. So I jump in, give a solid image, showing down good cards, and all of a sudden, they are folding to every raise I make.
It all depends on the situation. |
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Posted: Thu, 30 Dec 2004, 5:07pm Post subject: |
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Flush
Joined: 26 May 2004
Posts: 525
WPP: 125
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| Like others have said, it's very dependent on your opponents. In general, the best image to have is one of a loose and aggressive but good player. Unpredictability in your image is key as well, especially against good, observant players. |
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Posted: Sat, 08 Jan 2005, 3:30am Post subject: |
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Straight
Joined: 16 Nov 2004
Posts: 144
WPP: 75
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| give off the image that the rest of the table generally has but play the opposite. |
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