Playing with ultra-tight players

I find that alot of home game players, if ultra tight only look at THEIR cards. They are not familiar with trying to read other players. Most people who only look at the math can't do both. So try to get a read on him (or her), if there are a few hands that can beat him re raise. That will make him second guess his hand, and also try to get a read on you.

You should never re-raise a tight player, unless you really feel that he loosened his game up. Otherwise, you are probably just donating to his stack.

I tend to play a tight agressive game, but I do loosen up every now and then. The reason I play the way I do is the some of the regulars I play with are loose and very aggressive. They over bet their opening hand and I' muck my cards if they are marginal. I will pay for the flop if I'm one of the blinds. But, I have no problem dropping out after a flop. They win the blinds or the small pots and then they get froggy when I have a hand and I make them pay dearly for it. Then I can bluff a weaker hand out of fear.

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.