my aggressive game is going down hill any advice?

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Hey guys im playing alot less now which cant be helped I know my way around the table as good as ever but I feel my agressive game is struggling

like I will never make plays without a good hand or a piece if the board and I dont like dealing with re raises post flop without a strong hand..

ofcourse observation and betting styles are important to determine how to play back..

but is there any other tips or advice anyone can give. Me on being successfully aggressive
 
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It is hard to play aggressively when you do not feel aggressive. I would try finding someone at the table who seems like a good victim and bully him with position for a couple orbits. Pick his game apart until he starts to adjust, then stop. It might seem mean, but the joy of stealing a couple pots may reinvigorate your game. You may even hit a hand and win his stack.
 
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You have to adjust your play according to the players on the table. If they are passive then you can start opening up your range and play aggressive and choosing late positions while raising often is a good idea as they are the best plays to make aggressive plays. But you have to know how much of a play you can make, for instance you have to know after making an aggressive play to slow down or keep playing aggressively on later streets. This will depend mainly on the board texture and your opponent. When they start coming back at you have to let go of your hand.
Opposite can be played against a table full of aggression. There it's best to wait for a spot or good hands and try solid plays, nothing too much fancy against them. If you learn to balance it out then the chances of success will be good.
 
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It helps me to not be too predictable. One way i do this is to occasionally raise with a hand that's not that great, knowing i may have to fold it (be careful not to do this to often, or you will unstack yourself).
The purpose of this, as i see it, is to not seem TOO tight. If a player is too tight, everybody will sense it and know that you only bet with unbeatable hands, which will cause them to fold to you every time, and limit your access to bigger pots.

Again, be careful not to overuse this technique or you will de-chip your self. :eek:
 
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I will never make plays without a good hand or a piece if the board
What do you mean by making plays? If, for example, you won't c-bet most of the time when it's 2-handed and checked to you, it's not the same as not wanting to lead into multiple opponents on wet flops.
I dont like dealing with re raises post flop without a strong hand.
I suspect you mainly mean you don't like calling re-raises with the lower portion of your range. If so, why is that a problem?
 
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You say you're aggressive style is getting you in trouble, but the play you describe in your original post doesn't seem real aggressive to me. You fold to re-raises and you only play if you have really good cards. Sounds like a very tight style to me, which is not a bad thing. Maybe you are picking bad spots to be aggressive in. What kinds of bets are getting you in trouble? Are you chasing flushes, straights, sets?
 
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what do you mean by making plays? If, for example, yoJust an't c-bet most of the time when it's 2-handed and checked to you, it's not the same as not wanting to lead into multiple opponents on wet flops.
I suspect you mainly mean you don't like calling re-raises with the lower portion of your range. If so, why is that a problem?


C-betting I havent got an Issue with I was struggling with certain re-raises just a bit of rust really more than anything

Really good replys here il deffo use some if the stuff.
I feel like its come together a little bit more having now a few sessions back online
 
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Just be watchful who's check raising what.... I often see sets or 2 pair, but every so often i'll see someone check raising top pair. I guess u tag these guys and try and make money off em... but often folds are justified.
 
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. Maybe the fact you can't play as much as you would want is making you play more hands aggressive?
 
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It helps me to not be too predictable. One way i do this is to occasionally raise with a hand that's not that great, knowing i may have to fold it (be careful not to do this to often, or you will unstack yourself).
The purpose of this, as i see it, is to not seem TOO tight. If a player is too tight, everybody will sense it and know that you only bet with unbeatable hands, which will cause them to fold to you every time, and limit your access to bigger pots.

Again, be careful not to overuse this technique or you will de-chip your self. :eek:

if your playing 1-2 or 2-5 nl you can fold for an hr and raise 5x BB and still be called 4 handed OOP . It's not useful at most live cash games in my experience. You might be having old man syndrome where you overplaying really good pre flop hands because you expect to win with them and that could lead to being to aggro in the wrong spots
 
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Perhaps invest in a HUD to get critical info on your opponents and learn to exploit their patterns!
 
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I'm with Teepack on this one.it sounds more in the neighborhood of select aggressiveness.find your spots get in position then make your move.
 
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Watch the players. The cards are nice if you have them, but you have to watch the players.

I assign a profile to every player, and begin to fine tune it. I try to guess if he will ever play a small blind, or fold the button, or check raise, or what. Once i learn that i can bet the players and the play, and bet the cards when i have them.

But the most important thing is to KNOW WHEN TO FOLD. Only play the hand you are going to win.I know you've heard that, but it's true.
Each action is information. If a player tells you he has it....believe him. If he bluffs too much, somebody will get him.

Another way to say it. I often have played MTT for an hour, with NO good cards, and edged up the whole time, then draw an AA and go ALL OUT with one hand.
My lesson/leak there might be; I played poker just fine, until i had cards and tried to play them. If i hadn't had AA, and had gone on about playing poker, i would have done just fine.
 
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You are necessary to have enormous patience to be not aggressive!Learn to manage patience.
 
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