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No matter what type of poker game you’re playing there will always be situations where you end up playing against a really aggressive opponent. Some people will let an aggressive poker player frustrate them which in turn typically causes the player to make mistakes which they normally wouldn’t make. If you don’t have a plan of attack when it comes to beating aggressive poker players at the table then you’re going to have problems.

A lot of the young poker crowd nowadays on Full Tilt Poker strive on being aggressive because it’s the only way they know how to play. As long as you know how to beat aggressive poker players then they will be the biggest money pits you’ve ever uncovered in poker. An aggressive poker player typically doesn’t learn from their mistakes and they will allow you to continue to punish them. On the other hand, some of the more intelligent aggressive poker players will wise up to what you’re doing. In most cases when an aggressive poker player realizes you’re taking his money he will try to avoid playing big pots against you.

Beating an aggressive poker player can be really simply if you use their own game plan against them. When an aggressive poker player continually raises the pot against you then you should simply counter by re-raising the pot. The amount you need to raise the pot will vary on several factors, but don’t expect to steal the pot with a minimum raise. If you’re simply re-raising to take the pot down right away then you should make the re-raise a big one. It can be a bit risky to make a huge re-raise on an aggressive player, but one thing they don’t like is being re-raised.

If you end up being dealt a premium hand and the pot has already been raised by an aggressive player then you have several options. You can simply re-raise the pot up by 2-3X the current raise or you can just make a flat call. The problem with flat calling your opponent is that you risk being outdrawn on the flop. Since an aggressive player will most likely bet the flop no matter what they have it can cause you to get lost in the hand quickly. It’s much better off raising the pot a small amount before the flop when you have a premium hand so that you’re in control of the pot.

After you steal a couple pots from an aggressive poker player they will most likely start to understand what you’ve been doing to them. You should try slowing down on the bluffing at this point so that you can trap the aggressive player. Wait until you get a big hand and then from here you can try re-raising the pot against the aggressive player and trapping them. Since they know you’ve been stealing pots off of them they might be more likely to re-raise you which is exactly what you want them to do at this stage. Beating an aggressive poker player is simple if you just use their strategy against them.