I
thought I might give you a poker laugh to start your day. My husband is a
most conservative poker player. One night he was sitting next to a fellow who
picked up his cards whereby my husband could clearly see what cards he was holding.
After a while, my husband quietly said, "Sir, when you pick up your cards
I can see what you are holding." The fellow turned to my husband and said, "What
do I care? You never play a hand anyway." Louise G.
There
are certain adjectives that refer to the playing style of most poker players,
such as, "loose" and "tight", "passive", and "aggressive".
"Loose" versus "tight" refers to a player's starting hand
requirements. Your husband is tight because he plays fewer starting hands. Poker
players are also labeled as either "passive" or "aggressive".
Passive players seldom raise, and favor a check or call approach. That said, I
would categorize your husband's play as "tight-passive" and note that
he's probably the most readable player at any poker table. A tight-passive
(or, in gamblingo, "a rock") plays few hands, and those very carefully.
If a tight-passive player all of a sudden starts raising, it is likely that he's
got the "nuts" (the best possible hand on the board). The plus side
your husband's play is that he won't lose much money, but the down side is that
he won't win much either. Tight-passives like your husband are very predictable
and consistent, but, Louise, that is why you married him, right?
