Quote Originally Posted by Les_Worm
Dale, are you aggressive post flop as well? I play a little more conservative preflop but am very aggressive post flop.
In a 6-max game or later in a tournament I would consider myself highly aggressive both pre-flop and post-flop. My style changes a lot to suit the competition and the game I'm in, but when circumstances are right I'll always have my chips in the pot first. That includes very aggressive play in situations where a lot of players would check/call or deploy "free card bets" - i.e. flush draws + another draw (gutshot or straight); flush draw + a pair; flush draw + two overcards; etc. I also like to play some hands hard and fast that other players wouldn't, for example, any two pair or a low set. Rather than slowplay I'll just fast-play and hope the other guy thinks it's a bluff. With short stacks I am always hyper-aggressive, trying to get them all in as quickly as possible any time I think I have them beat. That's basically my style at 6-max.

You're probably right about it being short if we played heads up, but then again maybe not. A lot of my aggressive play is based on reads, so against a quality opponent I'll scale it back and spend more time probing around for information. I'm also not as aggressive in freezeouts (particularly with low blinds) because pushing slight edges doesn't make as much financial sense as it does in a cash game. For instance let's say you and I played heads up, freezeout format, five times for the same amount of money; and each time on a very early hand, I was pretty certain I had a coinflip against you; and each time you had just gone all in. And finally, I think I'm a lot better than you as a player, and the blinds are still very low. I'm not calling all those coinflips because there's no reason to do so. I think I can beat you a larger percentage of the time by not gambling. Even if I think i have a 55-45 edge (low pockets vs. overcards) I may not call, because I make more money by trying to beat you on the quality of my post-flop play, not by racing 5 times for all the money. ...But if it was the same type of hands in cash games, and I knew I was a 55-45 favorite every time, I'm always going to call.