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Old 04-07-2006, 11:43 AM     Post subject: help! #1 (permalink)  
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What do you guys do when it seems that your aggressive play ends up making you beat your head against the wall. Strategy-wise, that should probably mean tighten up and value-bet more instead of trying to buy cheap pots when bottom pair will call you down. However, I am talking mentally. How do you stay focused and not lose your edge if you are not the aggressor?

It seems like at the $25 tables, sometimes my aggressiveness is counterproductive. I end up bleeding off chips to that bottom pair, and then I lose the edge. However, I feel that if I am passive, that people will feel like they can run over me, and that makes me feel like I am not sharp and leads to less than optimal play for me.

How do you guys deal with this?
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Old 04-17-2006, 10:46 AM #2 (permalink)  
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Dont bet into calling stations.

If alot of players at those stakes are calling stations then dont bet with nothing unless you have a weak/tight read.

If alot of players are weak/tight then bet without a read, but take some notes when someone calls you with bottom pair and dont try it on them again.
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This is just my opinion dude, and I find it difficult to put myself in your situation because I'm not an aggressive player, I'm tight/aggressive.

Never the less, he's right it sounds like you're not only aggressive, but very loose. Tighten up a bit, use your bonce. Why is that guy calling you down?

Also, don't take this the wrong way, but read this post
http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...oker-17766.htm

Its an interesting post about going on tilt and the various forms of tilt. You might find it of some use, you might not.. Worth a read though either way.

Just remember, you don't have to have the biggest balls at the table. Just as long as you walk away with the chips.
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