3 Key Adjustments to Crush Different Player Types

If you want to take your game to the next level you need to learn how to classify your opponent’s into particular types and know the strategies to maximally exploit them!
Learning solid fundamental poker strategy involves adjusting your game so that you aren't getting run over by loose aggressive players, or calling too light vs a tight passive nit!
Whether you're a beginner poker player or a professional poker player, this live video is packed with valuable insights and poker strategies that will help you CRUSH all different types of players at the tables.
In this poker strategy video PokerCoaching.com founder Jonathan Little is going to teach you 3 key adjustments to exploit different player types! Use these poker tips to help you build reliable strategies and start crushing your opponents!
◘ Exploits for Loose, Splashy players
◘ Exploits for Weak, Tight players
◘ Exploits for Maniacal Players
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[@daithi1966]

When I first started playing over 15 years ago the vast majority of players fell into these types. Today, the player pool is much better, but you still see LOTS of these players.

[@nathanevans6292]

Cool story, bro. Tell it again.

[@mark.mazzarella]

Would love to see a hand analysis from one of Rampage’s slightly more maniacal sessions. As much as I like Rampage, I’d also love to see in realtime how someone can extract maximum value from a player who is throwing huge amounts of aggression out in sometimes questionable spots.

[@lukaszr8410]

​@Vegas-gg9xodo technically he is not broke. He sold a house which I imagine was worth a lot of money.

[@aubreysharp7397]

Check raise your value, and lead your strong but not strong enough to check raise made hands such as KJ-K2 on a K95r board… this is for out of position, as you will find it easy to play in position vs maniacs but OOP is a bit more challenging as they like to pounce on any weakness

[@bozapub3507]

This video is short, to the point and perfect warmup for pre low stakes cash games . This is gold!

[@PokerCoaching]

So glad you think so!

[@bozapub3507]

​@@PokerCoaching going for a walk before the game and going to be listening this again

[@bozapub3507]

​@@PokerCoaching I found the game with loosy goosy players and maniacs , unbelievable game never seen something like that. Need to make massive adjustments 😂

[@Ggoodlad1]

Excellent vlog, sir! ID'ing these player types (with your counsel) has vastly improved my game. I think putting a book or 3 of yours will be on my birthday wish list! Green skies ahead!😎🍀🎶

[@bradleymarshall5591]

Great video. I run into so many of these maniacs and struggle to deal with them at times, especially when I end up with a couple at the one table. Generally use a similar strategy, tighten right down and remove the bluffs from my 3bet range. Check call them down but by time it hits the river I struggle to call a shove with middle holdings. Gotta work on it!

[@oneone_isme]

Thanks Jonathan this is really amazingggg and helps me clear my mind

[@mgrizz1123]

100 essential tips to master no-limit hold em is arriving at my doorstep today and I can’t fuggin wait!

[@PokerCoaching]

Fantastic! Enjoy it!

[@wesch6354]

I have always struggled vs the players who never fold no matter what. Mostly because they tend to run extremely lucky vs me. For instance. 5 weeks ago. A guy setting to my direct left would NOT fold anything pre flop no matter how much you bet. So the logical solution is to just raise bigger PF and print cash right???? Nope. After he sucked out on me twice once when I had JJ on a 964 rainbow flop. He called with 52 pf and rivered a 3. The other I had TT and he called with A4h. I flopped top set and got my money in on a board with 1 heart. He got runner runner to flush. So I reloaded for a 3rd bullet. I got KK and raised to $30 pf in a 1/2 game. He called. Flop was J52 two clubs. I fire a pot sized bet and he called. Turn was 9h and I had my mind made up that I was just going all in if a safe turn card came. 9h qualified in my book. I jam and he calls with J6o and catches a J on the river. These players like this just run good vs me and its extremely frustrating because these are the type of players most poker players dream about facing. But I just cant freaking beat them. Time after time after time I lose to these guys.

[@lljones0]

I like this. Short and to the point.

[@PokerCoaching]

I'm glad you found it helpful 👊

[@lljones0]

I just received two books. Live no limit cash games one and two in the mail. I hope they improve my consistency at the table.

[@keithb4077]

What does "3 bet LINEAR ranges" mean, please? Thanks. (The linear part)

[@keithb4077]

I wasn't being rhetorical, I'm genuinely asking. :)

[@tiltvpip1009]

Linear. You are 3 betting with hands such as 77’s to AA, 78suited all the way up to AK suited. So on a pre flop chart it looks like a straight line(linear). Polarized 3 bet. would mean you are 3 betting AA KK QQ and then weak hands like 6,3suited. 7,5 suited. So your 3 bets are polarized to being super strong on super weak.

[@Trephining]

I’d like to see a video on seat selection. Ie, which players you want to try to get seated to the left of, which ones you don’t mind having to your left, etc.

[@qsdailydose8970]

Thankyou Jonathan should we be checking back turn the majority of the time with top pair 3+ way as pre flop raiser and c bet flop two callers on a draw heavy board

[@Benjithebopper]

As always, great information. Thank you Jonathan!

[@PokerCoaching]

You're welcome!

[@andreathomas4579]

Fabulous advice and knowledge as always, Jon!!!

[@PokerCoaching]

Glad it was helpful!

[@hbmluiks]

Great video! Thanks!

[@richardnelson9236]

Great info

[@PokerCoaching]

Glad it was helpful!

[@arnekribeiro]

thanks coach ajust is the key

[@carlknepfler8976]

Jonathan, I am winning 45bb/100 in a 1/2 NL game that is 500 max and bomb pots. This sample size is 10k hands. I know this a phenomenal win rate, and I am super pumped about it. I know that a win rate like this is almost unheard of, and I do think its mostly a testament to how bad the players I am playing against are. What I am asking is 10k enough hands to think i can actually sustain a 30+bb/100 win rate long term? Or is there a number you have as a rule of thumb, thats larger, say 30k?

[@eddiepalos6897]

30 bb /100 is not unheard of that'd like less than 10 bb an hour..Yes is sustainable I been doing slightly better than that at my 1/2 games as well on 300 max.

[@OneEyedJack01]

It's enough hands to say you are likely a winning player, but you need more like 100K hands to get an accurate win rate.

[@DoctorChosen]

10k hands is like absolutely nothing

[@TheLordWaffle]

Also great to watch this and see it from the other perspective of how you're being exploited potentially.

[@UncleJoeLITE]

Thanks JL.

[@PokerCoaching]

No problem 👍

[@alphabug9]

For the maniac scenario, what would you do if the action was maniac early position limp preflop, hero in MP with QQ raise to 4bb , folds to maniac who calls. Flop is AT5, maniac jams like 25bb into a pot of like 10bb, would you call off with QQ against maniac? I was in this scenario in WSOP before and I folded my QQ, but I was thinking it may have been worth a call since he was a maniac.

[@YanTougas]

Thank you for another great video!

[@PokerCoaching]

Our pleasure!

[@kevinlindstrom8486]

Stolem from the movie 21, "Always account for variable change." So, the various player types you run into, but also the adjustments they make to the game, as well as your adjustments to the game.

[@repent.sinner]

Didn't know Murr from impractical Jokers play poker

[@mr.doriangrey3394]

“Usually eating a sandwich” lmao classic

[@jacobprudhomme]

Maniacs felt me more often than not. It chalks up to variance as I’ll be like 60-80% favored to win but it’s for my whole stack as I was waiting for the opportunity to go all in against them then they’ll bink on the river or turn invariably. You can’t wrestle pigs without getting in the mud is my new motto with that

[@bradleyfarquhar1757]

You remember the bad beats more often than the standard wins. % is accurate because the numbers work in the long run

[@fearthejubjub3505]

Listening to your maniacal description. It’s me…

[@California_Poker]

I’m pretty weak tight lol but it’s been profitable for over 20 years now. People don’t fold AJ or KQ when I 3b. I pay very close attention my position too, very rarely involved OOP.

[@danielhenry6777]

you and carrot man should work togehther

[@manueltschanz6138]

🎉

[@walburgaroberts216]

Its not easy to identify player types; players in and out, table distractions and chaotic conditions It seems stack size, player age and time at the table are indications, but again embrace the variance. Many players are capable some deception within their supposed type.

[@jeffk862]

I guess im the maniac

[@bobsburgers8885]

The section on exploiting maniacs was pretty bad and incomplete IMO. Waiting for the nuts is the way to lose against LAGs. Read "Playing the player" by Ed Miller for a much better treatment of this topic. The key is that you need to be bluffing a lot and taking down medium sized pots against these players because their ranges are so wide. It's not just about calling down with value.

[@richie50]

My problem is I am maniacal I get so much enjoyment out of bluffing a pot lol. I have to stop 😂

[@TheDonkanator]

Just do coke Bro … the High last longer 😏