The Wheel of Strategy

In poker as with many other games of skill the strategy that works against one opponent may not work against another. More generally the strategy that works against one style of play may not work against another. This leads to an interesting effect whereby we can sometimes see "waves" of strategy.

When I started playing poker fairly seriously I read lots of books. Most were at least a few years old and almost universally recommended tight aggressive play. It's still a good way to play. However increasingly we're seeing a new generation of players who are doing well with looser aggressive play. It seems that when everyone at the table is playing tight aggressive there's an advantage in being looser.

So what happens when everyone at the table is playing loosish aggressive? Where will the spin of the strategy wheel take us next time? Two years from now will we all be playing loose passive?

I hope not.



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