| B the Rock
Part 6 of 6 B the Rock
A rock is known as a solid player that plays strong hands in good position. Will play the odds, and toss in the odd bluff now and then to try and pick up a cheap flop, while awaiting there pocket rockets.
The online poker world has exploded with information on "how to play poker" this lesson is prime example of that. So many players although there still are a lot of donkeys and fish playing, many have read a few books or online articles and know the generalized 'types of players' at the table.
The being the rock image, is not as great to be as it once was, specially on a micro table. Even that loose cannon will fold to a rock if they come out from under....their rock to play a hand with even the average opening bet. Bells and whistles will go off in their heads, maybe you might get lucky and they think, oh this guy is here after all.
This is little lesson has two parts to think about.
1. If I am the rock; my strong hands are not going to get paid because I am only playing that 1 hand a round.
2. If I am the rock; I am letting others take advantage of me, betting me out of pots with draws or bluffs.
Table image is not as important on the micro tables, but being the rock is something that will stick out. You really should avoid having a super tight image. A clear sign is when no one calls your bet when the flop has high rank cards and you haven't been in a pot in awhile.  |