Definitionen på en fisk

Hvad er definitionen på en fisk og hvordan finder man ud af om ens modstandere er det.

From the moment you sit down at a table, people are going to be
sizing you up.

So it is vital that YOU learn how to identify the sucker at your
table...FAST.

Otherwise you"ll end up BEING the sucker. Get my drift?

Think of it like this: a sucker is going to end up losing all his
chips real quickly. If YOU don"t take his chips, someone else will,
and then you"ll be at a disadvantage with a smaller stack.

So if you don"t know who the sucker is, you are essentially handing
the advantage over to your competitors...and I know you don"t want
that.

Fortunately, you can learn to spot the sucker within the first few
hands at the table. These strategies will teach you to take the
sucker for all he"s got, then use his chips to dominate the entire
table...

To spot the sucker, look out for the following poker "tells"...

1. Cockiness - Most players who constantly boast, brag, or "talk
trash" are secretly trying to compensate for their insecurities...

2. "Insta-Tilts" - Watch out for players that go on tilt right
away. If they fold after a tough lay down... then on the next hand
they call every bet, there is a good chance they"re your "sucker."

3. Overacting - If a player "overacts" with his/her bluffs, calls,
and folds, watch out. Weak players tend to try to overcompensate
for their lack of ability with acting. If you have an over-acting
player at your table, get ready to go on a run.

4. WSOP Syndrome - The Hold "Em on TV is time-edited, so it seems
like there is serious action on every hand. The fact is that there
are dozens of pots for every one they show on TV.

If a player tries to play EVERY pot, there is good chance they have
never played any real Texas Hold "Em before.

5. Showboating - If a player showboats after winning a hand, it
shows his inexperience in poker. Real players know better then to
make enemies at the poker table whenever possible. If you have a
showboater at your table, take all his chips, then see what he
says.

6. Lack of Commitment - If a player seems to fold every time
someone raises them, they must not have the "stomach" for poker,
and probably haven"t played before.

Once you have picked out the suckers out of the table, it is time
to bring their chips over to YOUR stack. There are several ways
that you can use your knowledge to gain a big chip advantage...

Here are a few:

1. Bully The Timid - If a sucker is very cautious and folds once
raised, use that and start bullying them out of pots.

Re-raise their bets, and go over-the-top of them when possible.

2. Trap The Bold - If you find a player who seems to play every
single hand, and bluffs too often, lay low until you pick up a
monster, then let him try to bluff you and take them big.

(Note these players are dangerous, you canot try to bluff them,
because they will call you even if they have marginal hands.)

3. Confuse The Stupid - If a player simply doesn"t know the game
and has no real talent, you can simply outplay them. However, you
need to clash with these players early, before someone else takes
all their chips.

4. Trick The Cocky - No one likes cocky players, and you can use
their vanity to your advantage. Once you win one pot against
one of these players, you can put them on "revenge tilt." They are
going to want revenge so badly that they will try to buy pots off
you all night. Take advantage of this by waiting until you pick up
good cards, then let him waste his money.

5. Outplay The Amateurs - Most of the "suckers" at a table simply
haven"t played a lot of poker before, so you should be able to
outplay this type no problem. There isn"t any single method to take
these players, but they tend to play too t

Deicer har skrevet en glimrende artikel der er endt med titlen Noter og som kan findes på

[a:http://www.pokernet.dk/artikler/visartikel.asp?id=10 ][a]

Deicer definerer en fisk som loose (=ser flere end 30% flops) og passiv både før floppen og på de efterfølgende runder, hvilket jeg synes at se bekræftet i artikler andre steder på nettet, ligesom jeg er enig i at denne type spillere er lettere at vinde penge fra end de mere tight"e og aggressive.

Pokertracker og Deicer"s artikel er fremragende redskaber til identifikation af fisk.

Hvis ikke du har lyst til at kaste dig over pokertracker lige nu, kan gøre dig umage for at notere dig hvilke spillere der viser "sjove" starthænder (K2o, Q8s osv) ved showdown. Starthænderne er ofte en udmærket "fiskemåler" - i hvert tilfælde på de low stake borde hvor jeg gør mine erfaringer.