There are certain players who you will always want at your table. Here are some of these types:
Players that have favorite starting hands
Why is their favorite hand usually something dreadful like K-J or Q-10? All we can do is be thankful and hope that we get them to play at our table. If they are at your table, you can use this information for specific situations. It’s probably also an indicator of their general comprehension of the game.
Players that have starting hands they hate
These are actually usually strong hands like J-J, A-Q or even A-A. If you have these players at your table, watch out for sudden over- or under-betting. It may indicate that they’re holding one of the hands which they hate. This “hate” is really just disguised fear of them misplaying the hand.
Players who believe that skill is better than luck
These type of players are easy to put on tilt. Play some connectors and small pairs until you hit something on the board; then watch them spin out of control.
Players who are like human calculators
Believe it or not, their strength of understanding the math down to the decimal point is also their weakness. Just make a bet large enough to destroy all of their pot odds and, unless they are holding aces or kings, you’re golden.
These players may be annoying, but you’ll win with them at your table.
Players who think that those who raise are bullies
These players believe that you should wait for proper cards to play at the appropriate time and they probably would do very well in Limit Hold’em. You can usually tell who they are in a no-limit game because you have gotten most of their chips through numerous small pots.
Players that tell bad beat stories
These players are part of the group who feel that skill should always overcome luck – once again, very easy to put on tilt.
