The Reliable Poker Player

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Playing Characteristics

· Tight
· Moderate
· Responsive
· Small consistent earner

Dangers

· Can be miserly and grudging
· Sometimes overly conventional and rigid
· Can be fussy and a worrier
· Can be a perfectionist and overly conservative
· Sometimes tactless

Summary

Reliable players are pretty good players. They are general tight, and modestly aggressive with good hands.

They 'play by the book' and seldom vary their play based on their opponents.

Bluffing and semi-bluffing isn't the way of the Reliable player. Always take their bets and raises seriously.

Its hard to make a profit off of Reliable players, especially when a bunch of potential callers screen them from your bluffs. If you do issolate them, take their bets at face value and don't be afraid to bluff if they check to you.

Positive Traits

· Calm and cautious
· Meticulous
· Honest and straightforward
· Practical, prudent and diligent
· Patient and careful

Ways to Improve

A reliable player knows the game of poker pretty well. So improvement is generally a matter of finding and plugging some minor leaks and upping the aggression.

Most reliable players should attempt to make less calls and more raises. Low limit players will be playing very bad hands compared to the quality holdings on a non-folding reliable player. So raises are in order for value alone.

Said another way, reliable players need to take control of the table whenever they are in a hand. In the long-run raises will pay off.

As far as other leaks, they are often hard to find, and can come and go.

Sometimes reliable players play too tight, folding multiple low quality draws that can add up to a value call because of the size of the pot. The size of the pot is a key factor they often ignore.

In addition, they may fail to raise with good draws and a large field, which is both a value play and a way to control the action and earn free cards. That is, they are prone to wait "until they have the hand they are drawing to" before betting and raising.

Tilted Donkey has interactive tutorials with good examples that a reliable player can think about. By adding a few elements and a bit of aggression the Reliable player can become a top-notch poker player.