What is the strongest and weakest part of your game?

this was not a misread. you said you knew from earlier that he liked to play a lot of hands from the bb. you had a read on him, you just ignored it. also, unless the blinds are enormous (as is common in online tourneys) or you are shortstacked, stealing the blinds is not worth risking all of your chips.

now, my game. sometimes i start to get superstitious, if i get the same thing two hands in a row, or if i get a pocket pair three hands in a row. it doesnt much affect my play, but it sits in my mind. last tourney i played it was to just me and another, i was dealing and an ace flipped up that would have been mine. rule states that i take the burn card instead of that card. Well i would have had pocket aces, i had a2 instead. the other guy went all in(he did this a lot... every 4 hands average, when called it was ussually two face cards) the blinds were huge. i called, maybe because of the superstitions, but i hit an ace and won the thing. he had kq. another problem i have is sometimes i think that i can win just through play, i start to bluff a lot and get too creative for the players i'm against and sometimes i raise the flop then slowplay the turn or some dumb combo that doesnt really work out.


i am pretty good at reading people, more through their betting patterns than their expressions. and i am pretty good at laying down hands, draws, low straights and lots preflop. i can play a mid (and even low) pair pretty aggressive if i think i can take it down

Strongest: being selective about anything- games,starters,pots to enter,moves to make. More importantly, while waiting for the right time to do anything during a game, I listen to the silence that occurs around a player's actions, that tells me much more than i could ever figure out on my own. It's where that ol' telegraph wire exists that tells me what he's got. Keeping the mental chatter down to a low roar, it's like someone puts an image in there and it shows up when there's a blank canvas. Basically, being opened-minded enough to let what is always occurring to show up. Instinct is a poor word. Too reactionary. More like "knowing". Instinct says "i've the best hand, go with it". Knowing says "this hand will not win anyway. Luck is getting ready to strike, be careful"

Weakest: not listening to that inner voice. (my gameplay is pretty good)

My poor play comes when I take the lead in a tourn. I have taken the lead in the last three (multi-player NL tourns on Poker Stars) tourns I have playd in and for some reason I feel it is my responsibilty to take out the smaller stacks. SO I will play a little looser and end up putting my self in trouble.

It has happened too often.

And I get bored and play loose when there is a table with virtually no action. It works sometimes, but not always.

One of the bad parts of my game is not having the self-control to tighten right up when sitting on a decent stack. I get a nice chip lead and should just tighten up and sit and let the peasents fight for the scraps. This works for a little bit but then after seeing some of the crap they ar eplaying I dablle in hands etc and slowly bleed my lead away.

[Locohombre]

same here

When you have a substantial chip lead...I am of the belief that it is time to take over the game. This doesn't mean loosen up to the point where you're playing like a maniac.

Raise in the same situations you normally would, only increase the size of your standard raise. If you normally raise 3X the BB....up it to 4X. Second....raise with the hands you would normally limp with (but please be aware of your position).

Just my two cents.

Solid advice. I like that.

[BlackHawk]

Weakest: Shorthanded games when blinds are high

Strongest: Controlling pot odds and sensing traps

[Iceman37]

Weakest - Controlling my emotions when some nimrod sucks out on me. I tilt a lot easier than I used to think I did.

Strongest - Establishing dominance at the table right away. My opponents fear me pretty much from the start, and this helps me take pots that I don't rightly deserve.

Weakest - Going all-in at the wrong time, at least for Sit-N-Gos. A lot of times my timing is off for some reason and it dosn't work out well.

Strongest - Controlling myself when a bad beat happens to me. Also playing solid, tight aggressive poker is something I do well.

Wow...what a great question! This is something that every serious player should ask themselves. By the way, Iceman is right on as usual. Establishing control of the table should always be objective #2 when you sit down at a table.

Strengths: 1)Trapping: If I may say so myself, I'm excellent at representing weakness when I flop the nuts. I get paid off probably 80% of the time. 2) Being honest with myself...It's very difficult yet very important for players to be honest with themselves about how good they are and how well they are playing on any particular day. Having this trait has kept me from getting into games where I'm over my head and also from having any really bad losing sessions.


Weakness: I tend to play a little too tight...and I'm still a little too slow doing my math in my head.

[Locohombre]

Holding onto marginal hands too long...they can sometimes be too hard to let go of.

[5thStreetPokerParties.com]

Strongest Part:
I have a very good sense about when I'm beat. My inner voice is very good about telling me when to fold.

Weakest Part:
I don't always listen to my inner voice.

[FergyFan315]

my strongest point is my ability to read ppl and my aggression. my weakest point is that i dont switch up my style enough.

none of your buisness