The Deep Thinker - Guide To Poker Players

These players have complete knowledge of the cards they are holding, they also give serious thought to their opponent's potential hands but where they fall down is their tendency to give both their cards and yours too much credit.

Deep thinkers play and call too much throughout the game always with the belief that they can outplay their opponents so while they give credit to the potential hand you hold, they don't give you as much credit to play them well.

This way of thinking often stems from Deep Thinkers having read all the books, watched the superstars do it on TV, bought the DVD's and dabbled a little at home online. Suddenly they're Gus Hansen! Now, this is not necessarily a bad think because every professional out there will tell you that to be a great player you have to learn your trade but Deep Thinkers go a step further believing that they know it all!

Like every type of player, Deep Thinkers will make mistakes which will help you pick them out at the table. Firstly, they have betting reflexes - if you check they will bet believing that you either have nothing or less potential than them to win the pot. Secondly, Deep Thinkers will often raise and re-raise with small pairs - how often have you seen players make ridiculous bets holding 5 5 or 4 4? Thirdly, as players, they bluff a lot but they also do it too often which means that at some point they will get called and they will get caught.

When you come up against a Deep Thinker you can do a number of things to win the hand:

1. Refuse to give up on your marginal hands
2. Play your good hands very aggressively
3. Minimise the bluffing – you can’t kid a kidder!
4. Set traps – you know that they will bet if you check so lay the trap!

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