[JJNJustin]

The confident player- this personality trait revolves around a need to be a dominant member of society. They typically are very competitive and strive to be the best at everything they do. This usually translates to playing very good hands, usually favoring high cards, but not necessarily. They wont play junkie cards as these are for losers. They typically have a low opinion of others and can be arrogant. When they play a pot, they are extremely aggressive and usually try to either bet or raise. Forcing them to just call when they dont have the nuts puts them in a precarious position, they hate it. They will usually try to reraise in an attempt to maintain dominance in the hand. Their personality is dominated by a primitive desire for dominance. Some of them may make bad laydowns on the river because they hate losing showdowns, and would rather make a slightly -ev laydown then risk the embarassment and "feeling small" by losing a showdown. They usually play at the highest games they can afford and you usually see them "playing with the big boys" or "playing in the big game." They get a big thrill out of competing with other good players and mistakingly play in these games rather than in more profitable games with weak players. Their actions center around their sense of self-worth, the quality of their hands, and their net winnings. They hate to leave a session stuck, as this would also reduce their feelings of confidence and dominance, and may play many long hours in order to recoup losses. They hate when a bad player gets lucky on them. Whereas riggid players accept the luck factor as the driving force of the game, and impulsive players often rely on the luck factor, competitive-dominant players hate the luck factor because it allows poor playes to catch up to them and win. They, being above the competition, refuse to rely on luck, and hence luck never favors them. They refuse to acknowledge anyone else at the table as being good, but rather, "He's lucky." When they lose with really big hands they often tilt and become hyper aggressive. They are usually the most aggressive players on the table and find any excuse they can to raise. Whereas riggid players usually look for a reason to fold, impulsive players look to call, confident players look to raise. If folding is an impossibility, they will frequently reraise since they have to call, even if they are unsure about their hand. They would rather be the one betting, and they hate checking and calling. They usually have very expensive clothing and cars, and tend to look for the finer things in life. For example, they may drink only cognac and refuse to eat cheap comp food. Their credo seems to be, "My hand is always better than yours."

Timid types- these are the exact opposite of the former. They are very tentative at the table, very shy, and humble. They hate to draw attention to themselves and have no need to prove themselves. They are afraid to lose large amounts of money, but content to play long hours with little deviation. They are constantly fearing monsters lurking under the bet, the hallmark of this kind of player is when he holds AAA66 and stops raising on the river because he fears his opponent has 6666. They constantly are checking and when they do bet or call they are very hesitant. This uncertainty causes them to call more liberally sometimes. Their most comfortable position tends to be check and call. Some of them may be good players and may use their natural timidness to their advantage. It can be difficult when value betting or raising these players, because their uncertainty can trick you into automatically value betting or raising your good and great hands, only to find they have an even better hands. Also, you may find yourself letting them off the hook alot when you have the best hand because you recognize they may have a better hand than their tentativeness is seeming to indicate. Mostly, though, they are easy to play against because you can get free cards and bet in early position without fearing a raise or a check-raise. Never try to check-raise bluff these players. If they actually found something that is worth betting to them, they will never fold that hand because you raised. Their credo is, "I have to call."