Playing with ultra-tight players

Raise the small/big more aggressivly. The tight players usually always moan when blinds raise and will do anything to slow down there raise...

If your playing against an ultra tight player just wait for the blinds to eat him/her alive. Motion at the start of the game to set aggrevise raising of the blinds.

These players cause me frustration too. But in heads up, even 3 left, you should eat them alive.

If you raise the blinds they will likely call because they were in to begin with. Wait until you see a flop with no A or K in it, then you should bet reguardless of what position you are in if it is just you and a tight player. They only thing they
might call you with is a pair of Js-As or better or a pocket pair that hits a set. Anything other than that then the pot's yours. You should wait until the flop though.

Being a pretty tight / aggressive player myself, I personally don't understand the philosophy of playing loose (those players are usually the most boisterous and the first to leave). Isn't the point of poker to make money? If you want to play loose and for fun, go to your local bar for one of those no buy-in fiascos they usually have. As for wanting to break a tight player, do you not find it aggravating to lose to them 70 - 80% of the time while paying them to aggravate you? I personally hate very loose players who "gamble". If you want to "gamble" play casino war or roulette or something where math, logic and probability have no affect on your play. Just my $.02

I agree completely with the last post. Playing loose and gambling on hands that are not worth playing is a big mistake. Playing on the tighter end of the spectrum allows you to bet money on hands that have a good chance of winning. I have played in very loose tornaments where the loose players were donating chips to the tight guys with good hands.

Well, there are times to bluff and times not to. I would say that I am a tight/ agressive player like you guys. The players who bluff constantly are obviously bluffing. I then find a time to raise his/her bluff (usually double the bet) and they fold immediatley, usually when I have worse nothing then they probably did. There are always certain pots and flops to bluff on and some that you should'nt. I'm not going to go into all that, because I could probably write a book on all of it.

Tight, early in tourney, then loose later, and noone suspects a thing. I mean if youre perceived as a rock, who will gamble with a rock? (the maniac? )
A license-to-steal is the true payoff for a rock player. Plus all the time sitting, waiting for a hand, lets a rock, if theyre a good player that is, see who is weak, who is strong, or will defend their blinds and whatnot. A rock can last until the end and the blinds are big enough then to do some "good" gambling. Plus the info, if theyve been paying attention, that the rock has learned, identifying the players and such, should pay off . Its still poker though, and nothings guaranteed.
But the percentages/odds count, and Rock's gettin his money in with some goods. Or else he's bluffing... who would know?
The maniac cant bluff as easily/effectively. (More inclined to call a maniac.) and when its shorthanded, noone gets great starters consistently, and if a rock is in it, are you gonna call and be out if wrong. maniacs got to go about it opposite though. A little tighter on the end if they make it, because by then the rocks are alive and gambling. At least they better be.

I think the key to winning is to play tight/agressive most of the time. Occasionally however you have to loosen up your game a bit. If I'm in a tourney and have a decent stack I will often take a look at hands like 10-8s 67s, number one because if I hit the straight on those hands I'm usually a winner and it shows the other players that I'm willing to gamble. It's alot easier to win a hand if your opponent can't read you.