Getting the Most from Weak Poker Players
A lot of the strategies that you will come across the Internet that you will read in online Poker sites involves playing against strong players, but the fact is that most of the time you will find yourself pitted against weak ones. Although less skilled, they still require some adjustments in your game.
One of the tendencies of "skilled" online Poker players is that they like to push people around, especially the fish and calling station. It is not uncommon for these types to send a message to the fish, telling him that if he had done this or that, he would have taken the pot.
That is a very poor Poker strategy, on two points. The first is that it will discourage the fish, and he will leave the table. Second, he will be able to gain some insight into the game. If you say that he should have raised pre flop, then that is what he will do the next time. The bottom line is that you should keep the fish clueless.
This sort of thing also happens when you talk about the previous Poker hands. Very often, when a player takes a huge pot from a fish, he cannot help but tell the fish that had he done this or that, he would have won instead.
Again, you are going to feed him information, which is something that you do not want. Embarrassing the fish will only provide you temporary satisfaction, but having them leave will hurt your bank roll.
Almost as bad as telling the Poker fish what he should have done is discussing it with the other players. The reason is that these weak players will learn from you. If someone else is badgering the fish, you should inform him to keep quiet about it. if you are online, just send him a message, and let him know that that players is weak and that antagonizing him will cause you both a lot of money.
A lot of times, when players realize that there is a Poker fish on the table, they get impatient and try to make money from them as quickly as possible. But the actions of the weak players get them frustrated. When they get a Bad Beat from the fish they vent out their frustration. When the fish leaves, their best source of potential cash is gone.
Instead, you should make the fish feel welcome, all the while taking advantage of their mistakes and feeding your Poker bank roll.