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There is a new breed of super-aggressive players

There is a new breed of super-aggressive players who are willing to put their stacks in with a very wide range of hands. I witnessed a hand in a $2,500 WSOP tournament in which a young player raised to 3BBs, a player known to be super-aggressive re-raised to 8BBs from the button, the initial raiser four-bet to 24BBs and the aggressive player pushed for 100BBs. The initial raiser called pretty quickly with A-Q and beat the super-aggressive player’s J-3. Obviously, this isn’t going to happen too often. If you know your opponent to be super-aggressive, you can call off with weaker hands, as his pushing range is fairly wide. You should know your opponent well before making these loose calls. You may also find that, while your opponent is loose, he will show up with a monster sometimes and bust you. You just have to keep your head on straight, figure out everyone’s range and make the correct play.

Playing from the Small Blind

Playing from the Small Blind You should be tight in the small blind because you will be out of position throughout the hand. This alone is enough to make playing all weak hands unprofitable. Another problem is the big blind behind you. From time to time, you may call a raise only to be faced with a big re-raise from the big blind, forcing you to fold pre-flop after investing some money in the pot. When someone raises from basically any position, you should usually re-raise or fold from the small blind as long as you do not have a hand that has huge implied odds, such as a small pair or suited connectors. You want to pick up the pot pre-flop and chase the big blind out of the hand. If your hand is too weak to re-raise, you should fold.