Do you think its possible to be a great poker player but not be aggressive?

Yes, you ever heard of a guy named Dan Harrington. He made the final table of the main event in 03, and 04. He is a known ultratight player, who can really play cards.

This post was last modified: 09-25-2007 09:23 PM by KidPoker ll.

Dan Harrington is an ultratight player but when he gets a hand he plays it aggressively. However it is a good question which i have wondered about for sometime. I did once try an experiment playing ultra passive calling like a fish and trying to hit miracle hands and you know what i did not do any worse than normal, infact I made it in to the money nearly as frequently, although i did this experiment on the micro buyin tables just in case it went badly wrong. I did find that when you are in the money you have to become aggressive just to get a rewarding payout. I guess if you are going to measure poker success in the long term it is a negative approach compared to aggression.

Sounds like Dan Harrington is really easy to read then?

i duno,but he is doin somthin right.

i think Dan Harrington uses the fact that people see him as a tight player against them. A reraise from Dan Harrington means something, he is a master of the squeeze play.

yea exactly

I think you can be a good poker player if youre not aggressive.. but you'll never be great. Selective aggression will make you better than your average joe. But its tough to master.

i think if you do not demonstrate your aggression other players will attempt to run over you, i know i would. I hate to let people continually limp especially if i'm in late position. Your aggression has to tell a story and not be just for aggressions sake.

yes...i know steve dannemann did that during the WSOP Main Event '05 where he only played AA, KK, QQ, AK all the way up to like the final 100 players