Some players, particularly many who play medium-sized Texas Holdem games, are too timid. They fold too much. Or, more specifically, they call preflop raises liberally with marginal poker hands, but then fold to the big bets on later streets far too often. They know that big pots and big bets usually mean big hands, and, when they look down, they never seem to see a hand that’s big enough.

These are some of the easiest no limit Texas Holdem opponents to beat. Raise preflop when you have position. Your hand isn’t so important because they’ll so often be folding. Then, you essentially make big bets until they fold. Obviously, you shouldn’t just bluff off your stack to them every time they make a hand; you need to do some hand reading. Bluff when they are likely to be weak, and check it down when they seem stronger. But with position, aggression, and their folding tendencies on your side, you’ll end up with most of the pots.

Since you’ll end up with most of the pots, they might as well be big pots. When such a player has entered the hand, make a bigger raise than normal. The bigger the pot, the more expensive a mistake your holdem opponent’s bad fold will be. Just make sure you don’t raise so much that you don’t have enough left to bluff with on later streets. And don’t do it so often that your opponent catches on and starts trying to trap you. You don’t need to raise every time you get the button; just raise more often than you normally would.

Also recommended:

1. Make Bigger Value Raises Against Straightforward Players
2. Make Smaller Raises Against Players Who Call Too Much Postflop
3. When Bigger Bluff Sizes Will Fold More Hands
4. Know When to Fold in Fixed Limit Texas Holdem
5. Don’t forget to fold!