The most important points that should be observed when playing a no-limit game are the types of players that are your opponents and how many hands go to face-off in a showdown. This is how to deal with different types of opponents:
Tight-passive: The tight or loose describes the amount of hands played and the aggressiveness characterizes the amount of betting.
1. Bluff at the flop as much as possible. Raise before the flop and try to steal the pot at the flop.
2. Fold when they back up their hand. When their bets are small, they have a bad hand. You should play more hands in this case then you normally would and if you hold a decent hand you should win. If they bet large that is a very good indicator that they have the best hand at the table and you should back out.
3. Take advantage when you have control of the game to stay ahead and you can squeeze a good amount of money out of these people.
The basics to deal with a loose passive and their varying degrees of extremities:
This is a great type of opponent to play against in no limit games. They will call when having the second or third best hand and hope that others bluff into them. These types of players do not like to play no limit but if they do play with you just milk money from them by betting mid-sized on any good hands.
When playing a strong loose – aggressive person, it often comes down to taking the person out of the game in one pot. They will try to scare you away from forcing them all in and you can not back down because they often have only the second best hand. It is essential to take these people out because they are very dangerous when they win big and take an enormous lead at the table. If the person is a maniac of playing hands, they will both lose major hands as well as win big pots. Maniacs are easier to deal with because they have no discipline and will end up loosing their chips as fast as they gained them.
