I actually disagree with a lot of the comments on here.
I would say
do not fight aggression with aggression, you will move out of your comfort zone and make errors as a result.
Essentially there are several tips I would give
- Aggression from a usually passive player, this is likely to mean they have a strong hand. Try and get yourself into their head. If they have got a hand that is worse than yours, would they be being so aggressive? if the answer is no then fold.
- Constant aggression from a known spewtard or somebody that is clearly on tilt. If you have position on them great, if not try and move seats to get position. If the other players on the table keep folding to them, you might want to call a bit lighter in heads up against them. I find going into flat call mode with
hands you think are good and are unlikely to be drawn out on given board texture brings good results. If they are on hyperspew you can raise your strong hands and they will likely call it off with worse. Also if there board is wet you might need to raise to get value and give them incorrect
odds to chase.
Against an unknown aggressive player. If they keep putting you in difficult spots and dont know what to do, dont feel any shame in moving tables, just because they are aggro does not mean they are a bad poker player. Gus Hansen for example is a very good agrro player.
