What's the most effective strategy you've used to deal with an aggressive, unpredictable player at a poker table?

[Stanley Aguiar]

Share your experiences and tactics to help fellow players tackle this challenge.

 

[A kiravio]

Hello. My opinion would be to avoid, don't play weak hands only really good hands, don't pay just for the sake of seeing the next card because you are slowly and surely reducing your stack, don't try to force the bets too much because it is possible to overreact which can make you limp. When you are sure of yourself, be very aggressive in this way you calm him down.There's more to say, but it's best to make your own strategy. Good luck!

 

[Risto234]

Beat them with their own weapons obviously ...

 

[A kiravio]

Beat them with their own weapons obviously ...

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[juan1579]

Try to play with good cards and take it by surprise

 

[LaNimmer]

Good old positional poker, play the correct hands for that position and re-raise if the villain is aggressive. You don't need poker analytics and a math degree to make solid straightforward decisions.

 

[Gallarado777]

if a player is playing too aggressively and you notice you will need to stop him with a good hand and even go all-in, you just need to wait and choose a strong hand for this because he will pay a lot, the main thing is to have patience and endurance that will allow you to defeat such a player

 

[Wedersonalas]

And I tend to make mistakes, in my humble opinion when they accept a top pair they become blind and don't see the connectors or the mods!
Then and just let him be the aggressor generally they go all in very frequently in the last action

 

[pentazepam]

Depends on if he is a thinking LAG or just a stupid maniac. If he is the latter you could either trap him if he takes every check as a sign of weakness. Or play back at him with a stronger range if he calls you too much with his weaker range.

If he is a good LAG it is very important to have position on him. Otherwise: is no shame to just change tables.

 

[Stringy]

wait till I get pocket As and destroy them

 

[Rachidao]

Only play nice hands and be more agressive than the villain.

 

[Mag_P1e]

I have one “recipe” - 100% value, 0% bluff. “Imitation” of weakness and doubt also works well for me, long thoughts, limping with monsters, checking flops allow us to easily speed up the pot to such an extent that we go all-in on the river.

 

[john_entony]

Share your experiences and tactics to help fellow players tackle this challenge.

In different ways, to be honest. More often, of course, it's the expectation of a strong hand. But it all depends on the amount of chips. If you don't have a lot of chips, you don't have to wait - you have to play with what you have on hand.

 

[Rahatis]

Always having a spare rope for them helps.

 

[Nikon10000]

Be patient: Don't try to compete with an aggressive player on every hand. Expect strong cards and focus on getting advantageous situations.

 

[hardongear]