Don’t Be The Donkey! Find Your Winning Strategy!

Studying what your opponent does is very important, but knowing what you do is equally important.  There are players that have seen you play before, and they are studying you as much as you are studying them.

Don’t look at all of them as donkeys.  They could be dangerous.  For instance, Barbara Enright noted that sometimes her opponents see her as a loose player, because she gets more aggressive as she gets more chips.  She will play more hands as she gets more chips. 

Her opponents used to check-raise her a lot, but now know they what to think of her, so she will change her play.  She is not going to let them check-raise her.  She will check right behind them if she doesn’t have a hand.  She won’t give them the opportunity to get her.

Don’t just study your opponents and remember what they’ve done in the past, realize that they know you.  You can sometimes tell at a table by the comments that are made what your opponents expectations are of you. 

It is all a part of setting the stage for future plays in a tournament.  Do it from the beginning.  Most world class players set the stage from the beginning. 

Hear more of Barbara and Mike’s interview at http://www.2007cppc.com/#enright.