Been studying preflop lately and wanted to know what makes a really good pre flop poker player?
A reaaly Great preflop player probably has good reading skills in example.. watches people to see who limps or raises too many times and has the guts to play to his reads via 3 bet or squeeze or just a BB steal.
He also has the range to not allow opponents to easily put him on 1 of 15
hands or less when 3 betting, making him less predictable.
Definitely has the ability to fold!
Understands stack sizing to certain players dictates how they play a hand and range of cards
Understands the blinds compared to stack
Knows how to isolate
Applys pressure without making himself look too loose ie. changing your image
Can handle being under pressure and can think quickly and confidently
doesn't express his hand strength or disappointment of getting reraised .I often see phill H. start whining about what can I beat at the end of a hand and when he does this it effectively removes his opponents fold
equity and removes his option to
bluff, disables himself.
theres a million ways to be a great preflop player and it just depends on who u r playing