Joined: Dec '09
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What i mean is when i land a table i always have a look to see where everyone is from out of boredom and interest and if they come from a maniac poker country lol what i mean by that are they going to be super aggro not that i take that for def the way they play but it can often be the case. like everyone is complaining about the crazy russians, thing is i think half the world are crazy. Dont get me wrong i often see good players from all countrys but seems some are packing with maniacs lol and this is what i think
ruskies = most are bonkers spain = most seem bonkers portugal = most seem bonkers germany = most seem pretty solid like there cars lol UK = alot will try to bully you but play back at them they wont go to crazy USA = kind of like the UK but often alot are really tight Canada = can go from one extreme to the next Nederlands = most are bonkers will try make moves all over the place sweden/denmark = very aggressive and what they are famous for Brazil = often bonkers too lol Eastern europe in general = often most are crazy Aussies = alot of them are pretty crazy
so you see what im saying i feel like im playing with lots of crazy people lol i know its not the case with every player from these countrys but i often think got another crazy person. So im asking am i the only one who thinks so many countrys are crazy or is it just me whos crazy lol. Will be interesting what you lot think
Joined: Dec '09
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lol i have to say ive never been called passive and anyone who played me in any BRM tourneys would prob 2nd that lol but im not shipping it in with nonsense or calling re raises with K9, tbh im pretty aggressive myself but i dont think im a maniac
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LOL, I am, at least for the last year a manic, previously a rock. AND I LOVE IT... OK, heres how I now see poker, most of the poker world are tought to play tight..oh stick to TAG..in the long run...yerrrrr f**k off LOL, Im playing poker ,but lets not get mixed up here with a manic and a random, I am a bully and i am from the UK , took a long time to learn and as you say "if you play back" I will give that respect, most dont. Now the spanish..honetly pfff never notice, portugal...well they are the new french, germany so friggin disaplind they may as well tell me thier hand, UK, yer we are pretty wild, USA some good some bad, but most cant mix it up, canada EH!, nederlands talk too much but play well, swiss dont get to involved with them crazy head twisting nuts, brazil thanks guys....and the aussies, well they are all thives...but thankfully I dont see many due to time diffrence.
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Lol Flipped, i pretty much agree there I also find myself checking what country their from and stereotype them, but mostly only if i saw them making some stupid move or when there playing real LAG. And what do you mean we make moves all over the place?? When we play HU i will make moves all over the place now i know i'm stereotyped
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I with you flipped, everyone is a little bonkers at times if judging their play based on freerolls. Everyone plays a little different in the Freerolls, at least I think this! I know I've played looser in freerolls at times. Seems at times I just don't care if I do well in them or not. If I played the freerolls like I play in the SnG's I'd probably fare a little better then what I do. So as for freeroll playing I'd have to say that there are a lot more bonkers from all around the world and yes, your probably a little bonkers at times to. Good Luck to All!
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Posted by jessthehuman:
Posted by Flippedchips: but alot of dutch guys im thinking this mofo is crazy and other places
Except Doomdy - that guy is uber NIT
lmao i know, still remember his thread when he folded Js in a limped pot with a 9 high flop or something, cant remember the details but remember it was a shocker Hes a good example you cant judge everyone by there country
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Most players from France and Italy play verrry aggressive. Aussies and guys from Canada too. But of cause not all players from those countrys play the same.
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I agree I dont think you can judge everyone by where they come from but also I think you can judge them by the type of tourney they are playing in. I have be playing to qualify on FTP through there freerolls, there is a choice of 2 which run evry 4 mins or so, (in round 1). The first hand on the 225 player freeroll half the table go all in - WITH NOTHING. It's crazy as if I have AA, AK or KK I will go all in as well, then what happens some idiot goes all in with 2, 3 and flops a QUADS !!! MADNESS !!! This happens regularly. My answer now is to go all in on the first hand and if I win then go back to noirmal play, if not wait for the next freeroll sometimes you feel like this
Joined: Oct '09
Location: Spain
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Lol! funny but true... All are more or less "Bonkers"...
Well, i agree with most of it. Though I´ve seen some pretty good players from Spain, the Germans can also be very good (super agro but in a smart way), USA players play solid tight Poker, and get agro as the Tourney moves to the bubble.
The dutch are just crazy agressive oftentimes, UK pretty solid. Nice thread...
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Oh man i love to play against maniacs, although i might lose a couple of big blinds first you just need to have a bit of patience and when you have the nut hand just simply shave it all in and most of them will pay you. I'm personally a tight aggressive player in general but some players are simple bonkers, they raise almost any hand(like K9 as you said) with 6x or 7x preflop from utg2 which is crazy. Still you'll only find this type of behaviour on micro stakes, starting from 0.25/0.50$ you don't find many of them. Still if you don't like to play against them then apply a good table selection before joining a table. First observe for a while the table and if you like what you see join the fun. But again if you have a bit of patience these players can actually be very profitable for you.
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lmao in your dreams its only mircro stakes, i had a guy last week in a $109 tourney on pstars 3 limp in guy before me gos all in with 3s i snap call with As the 3rd guy who limped snap called all his chips with J10 off and hits trip 10s and knocks me out! these maniacs are everywhere dishing out these shocking calls
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Yep im on NL100 and NL200 and a lot of them are manics, me included , to be honest what you are describing is not a manic, more fish and donks, possably a player that the manic has put on tilt, manics dont call we raise.
I also find myself checking what country
, to be honest what you are describing is not a manic, more fish and donks, possably a player that the manic has put on tilt, manics dont call we raise.
