Quote Originally Posted by johnnyBuz
Quote Originally Posted by Benoso
Great post.

A lot of players are far too passive, which is good news for me of course.

Nah, in all seriousness though, a lot of players need to grow some bigger balls.
what should you when you play the complete opposite way, overaggression? i do a lot of the things this post says aggressive players do well, but i give it back at the wrong times being "too aggressive" and not giving respect to raises, reraises, etc. because i think they are maybe making a stand or just bluffing.

i think if i fix that, that's the difference between my "break even" poker and me actually winning money.
This post really hit home. As a beginner, I worked on getting more aggressive but like JohnnyB says, I would tend (and still do to a smaller extent) to get carried away. Check raise me will you .... well take this over the top push ... oops ... he REALLY did have pocket Qs.

In any case, there is a learning curve to this aggression stuff. Thanks for the original post DaNuts. Keep it coming and perhaps talk a bit about "how much" aggression and how a player can get to the "promised" land in a steady measured way.