Aggressive tactics
Aggressive poker players tend to Bet and Raise while Passive players usually Call and Check. Generally aggressive play is thought to be stronger than the passive play as it can persuade the opponent to make some mistakes. But if passive play is a deception technique then it can have the same effect on opponents as an aggressive play. ‘Raising’ can be used by the player if he ahs got the best hand as then he can get more money in the pot. He can also ‘raise’ to force the opponents out who could have bettered their hands during the play. In case a player has an inferior hand, and he ‘raises’, he can bluff an opponent with a better hand and induce him to fold. Sometimes, a player may also ‘raise’ to get some information because he is uncertain of his own hand. He can know about opponents hand and its strength. These characteristics are usually shown by an aggressive player. As opposed to this, a ‘calling’ may deny the option of re-raising to the bettor. Even if a player has a strong hand, a passive player will Call in early rounds so that he may not give away his strength to the other players. By this, he also gives an opportunity to those players who are after him to Call, thus building the pot. There may other reasons for a player to call like to see more cards or to limit the loss in equity.