and once you have identified a calling station,
knowing they often fail to press their advantage when they have relatively strong
cards.
Calling stations by and large
tend to play passively, a style of play
that is characterized by the reluctance
to bet and raise. Contrast that
to a loose player who plays more hands and
holds on to them longer; a
loose-passive player who will call with almost
anything, but raise only
with very powerful hands; an aggressive player whose
play is
characterized by frequent raising and re-raising; or a tight player
who
generally plays fewer hands and folds them earlier.
Unfortunately,
as you well know, Tom, calling stations will hit more
backdoor and other unlikely
draws than most players, and that is why
they can be annoying to play alongside.
The
style of play that has worked very well for me over the years
against most
players, including pesky calling stations, is being
tight-aggressive. Tight-aggressive
players are very selective about the
cards they play, but aggressive once
they get involved with a decent
hand. It is a playing style, Tom, I highly
recommend.
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