What are some poker playing styles?

Answer 1

The 4 main types of Poker playing styles are:

1. Loose-aggressive - This is a style often used by players such as Gus Hansen, Sammy Farha, etc, who are frequently referred to as "maniacs." It is a style that involves playing many different starting hands and using alot of bets and raises to build and steal pots.

2. Loose-passive - Players who use this style are often referred to as "calling stations" or "fish." Like the loose-aggressive player, they play many hands. But unlike the loose-aggressive player, the loose-passive player tends to check and call more than they bet or raise.

3. Tight-passive - This style basically consists of only playing very few hands, and doing very little betting or raising.

4. Tight-aggressive - This is the preferred playing style used by most professional poker players. It involves being highly selective with the starting hand selection and betting and raising very aggressively.