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Ianmacca99
Visionary
Silver Level
Play a tighter range of hands pre flop and take note of position against said villain. When we make good hands we can always choose between trapping and letting them blast off or being aggressive ourselves. Pre flop I would be aggressive myself with the top of my range but if you play weak hands you will bleed money. You will also be needed to potentially call down lighter than you would against other players.
Natox
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Hey there,
to combat poker aggression, adopt a mixed strategy: call down with wider ranges to exploit their bluffing frequency, slow play strong hands to trap aggressive players, and use well-timed raises to punish excessive aggression or protect your hand. Use positional awareness, understanding that checking allows aggressive players to exploit you, so be prepared to fight back, and don't be afraid to bluff catch with hands that have showdown value.
Nest of luck,
Natox
to combat poker aggression, adopt a mixed strategy: call down with wider ranges to exploit their bluffing frequency, slow play strong hands to trap aggressive players, and use well-timed raises to punish excessive aggression or protect your hand. Use positional awareness, understanding that checking allows aggressive players to exploit you, so be prepared to fight back, and don't be afraid to bluff catch with hands that have showdown value.
Nest of luck,
Natox
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Alexandra Vik
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Nice discussion here. One thing that helps a lot vs aggressive players is not to overadjust emotionally — many players start calling too wide after being bluffed once.
A better approach is to think in terms of range coverage: make sure your check-call and check-raise ranges both protect key parts of your equity distribution.
I saw a detailed post explaining how GTO helps you keep emotional control and balanced frequencies when facing LAGs .
A better approach is to think in terms of range coverage: make sure your check-call and check-raise ranges both protect key parts of your equity distribution.
I saw a detailed post explaining how GTO helps you keep emotional control and balanced frequencies when facing LAGs .
Exploitative Poker vs. GTO Poker
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Chunhong319
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Against hyper-aggressive players, I focus on patience and position.
I tighten my calling range out of position and let them build the pot for me when I have strong hands.
I’ll also float more in position with decent equity and punish them on later streets once their aggression slows down.
The key is to avoid ego wars — let their own aggression work against them.
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deckix
Rising Star
Bronze Level
My favorite strategy? Patience and popcorn. I just sit back, let them bet themselves into oblivion, and wait for the moment I can trap them with a real hand. It’s like watching an action movie — lots of explosions, but you already know the hero (me) wins in the end.