5 Different Poker Styles That you Absolutely Need to Know
unknown wrote an interesting post today on
Here’s a quick excerpt
The NIT
The NIT is content to sit back and wait for ultra-premium hands, and will blind himself into oblivion if necessary. Plays nothing but Aces, Kings, Queens, and sometimes, AK. When you’re re-raised by a NIT, you can safely fold hands up to, and including, QQ.
The Best Player At The Elks Lodge
The BPATEL is someone who knows just enough about poker to beat a NIT. Will make obvious bluffs with busted draws, will check monster hands on the turn and get no real value for them on the river. You want to play lots of pots with BPATEL’s because, well, they really don’t know how to play, but they think they do and will pay you off handsomely trying to prove it to you.
The College Dorm Champion
The CDC is the King of his dorm’s .25/.50 No Limit game held on Saturday nights while all the cool kids are out with [...]
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