Quote Originally Posted by dalecooper
Good analysis Storm. I employ a lot of those tactics myself. You have to mix it up - constant, straight-forward aggression is going to fail you against certain players and tables.
Thx... Yep, of course we learn the hard way...

And a little something else about aggression, (I used to think this way as well) a lot of the time when making continuation bets until the river, people do it because they don't want to give up control of the hand and appear weak. They feel that since they showed strenght in the beginning of the hand, that they must continue to feel strong and bet/raise, if they check/fold then they will be run over later. It seems like a macho/ego thing really, which there is no room for in poker. If you really think about it, is appearing weak such a bad thing? Isn't this a game of misconception, deception, and partial information? Don't you want someone to feel like they can run over you later, when you're actually holding the nuts? I have no problem looking like a pussy for five straight hands, if that sixth hand will double me up.