You are a 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. You are general tight, and modestly aggressive with good hands.

You 'play by the book' and seldom vary your play based on your opponents.

Bluffing and semi-bluffing isn't the way of the Reliable player. Other players should always take your bets and raises seriously.

Its hard to make a profit off of you, especially when a bunch of potential callers screen you from bluffs. If you are issolated, opponents should bluff you when you check.

Positive Traits

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

Ways to Improve

You know 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. Your ow-limit opponents will be playing very bad hands compared to the quality holdings you play when not folding. So raises are in order for value alone.

Said another way, you need to take control of the table whenever you 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 a lot of tutorials with good examples that a reliable player can think about. By adding a few elements and a bit of aggression you can become a world-class poker player.