The document provides guidance on accurately profiling different types of poker players. It discusses several villain archetypes, including passive, aggressive, tight, loose, maniacal, and weak players. For each archetype, it describes typical preflop and postflop tendencies as well as strategies for playing against each type. Players are encouraged to understand how to categorize opponents and use that information to their advantage during sessions.

1. Profiling
Melvin Harris

2.  Please go through each slide and input
ranges/tendencies
◦ Or write answers in notebook vs slide numbers
 Think about each profile
 Answer all questions
 GOAL: Able to internalize and type cast villains
and have fairly accurate understanding of their
tendencies

3.  Accurately profiling villains is crucial to successful
sessions
 Profiling gives insight into villain actions /
tendencies
◦ Preflop, Flop, Turn, River vs EP, MP, LP
 Hero should likewise have an understanding of his
own tendencies
◦ Cannot Play Level 3 poker without a firm understanding
of your own image, profile, and tendencies

4.  UTG & EP
 Assuming passive players (eff stacks 100bb)
 What is your limping range?
 What is your limp calling range?
 What is your raising range?
 Assuming aggressive players (eff stacks 100bb)
 What is your limping range?
 What is your limp calling range?
 What is your raising range?
Above should include frequency: for example: 88 – TT 30% raise / 70% limp

5.  MP
 Assuming passive players (eff stacks 100bb)
 What is your limping range?
 What is your limp calling range?
 What is your raising range?
 Assuming aggressive players (eff stacks 100bb)
 What is your limping range?
 What is your limp calling range?
 What is your raising range?
Above should also include frequency: e.g. 88 – TT 30% raise / 70% limp

6.  LP
 Assuming passive players (eff stacks 100bb)
 What is your limping range?
 What is your limp calling range?
 What is your raising range?
 Assuming aggressive players (eff stacks 100bb)
 What is your limping range?
 What is your limp calling range?
 What is your raising range?
Above should also include frequency: e.g. 88 – TT 30% raise / 70% limp

7.  Passive and Weak Tight
 Rarely bets out
 Easy to bet off
 Scared
 Always sees monsters under the bed
 Quick to Fold to Pressure
 Tends to talk about how big bets must
equate to the nuts
When a Mouse Raises you better be really Strong to Call

8. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limp / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?
Limp/call means limps and then if raised will call the raise

9. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?

10. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?

11.  Strong but Weak Tight
 Bets When Has it (or else Folds)
 Plays Semi-Scared ABC
 Doesn’t really draw
 Will draw only if getting GREAT odds
 Not much for bluffing or semi-bluffing
 Very predictable
 Doesn’t really inflate pot or bet for Thin Value
 Will not call big bets unless super strong
When a Nit is in the pot, he has something
When a Nit raises, you better be super strong

12. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?
Limp/call means limps and then if raised will call the raise

13. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?

14. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?

15.  Aggressive and Random
 Bets and Raises with ATC with no
regards for position, image, or chips
 Not easy to scare or fold out
 Will bet and call on a draw
 Will make plays that make no sense
 Wins majority of hands through blunt
aggression
◦ Relays on players letting him draw
Almost Impossible to Read
Do not slow play maniacs
Great players to c/r
Shouldn’t fold to them when holding any hand of value

16. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?
Limp/call means limps and then if raised will call the raise

17. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?

18. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?

19.  Cross between TAG and Nit
 ABC player doesn’t get out of line
 Will call if pot odds are there
 Plays strong hands
 Doesn’t make moves
 Doesn’t semi-bluff or steal often
 Will never shove without better than
TPTK
If Rock is in a hand, need to be strong
If Rock calls your raise and there is no draw on board, be worried

20. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?
Limp/call means limps and then if raised will call the raise

21. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?

22. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?

23.  Tight Aggressive
 Rarely plays but when in hand is
aggressive
 Will make plays, bluffs, and semi-bluffs
 Usually understands poker fundamentals
 Frequently value bets
 Good TAGs usually will not play for stacks
without TPTK or better
 Bad TAGs will play for stacks w TPWK
Do not call value bets, raise or fold
TPGK+ is usually good against them

24. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?
Limp/call means limps and then if raised will call the raise

25. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?

26. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?

27.  Bad LAGs and or Bad Passives
 Convinced of their poker prowess
 Usually missing a few key poker fundamentals
◦ Disregard for proper odds
◦ Misunderstands implied odds
 Will stack off with TPWK
 Calls raises with Reverse Implied Odds hands
 Will usually stack off on a draw
 Will usually overbet TPWK on drawy boards
 Typically butchers advanced poker concepts like
equity and fold equity
Easy to Trap
Abuse their mistakes

28. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?
Limp/call means limps and then if raised will call the raise

29. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?

30. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?

31.  Usually Weak Passive
 Can’t lay down draws
 Can’t lay down any made hand
 No understanding of correct odds
 Usually new to poker or lacks
understanding of basic concepts
Never try to bluff a calling station!
Do not slow play them!

32. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?
Limp/call means limps and then if raised will call the raise

33. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?

34. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?

35.  Typically Passive or weak/bad ABCs
 Similar to Donks but more predictable
 Usually missing a few key poker fundamentals
◦ Disregard for proper odds
◦ Misunderstands implied odds
 Will stack off with TPWK
 Will usually stack off on a draw
 Will usually give pot odds
 Calls raises with RIO hands
 No understanding of fold equity of other advance
concepts
Easy to Trap
Abuse their mistakes

36. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?

37. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?

38. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?

39.  More Aggro than Maniacs
 Calls Raises w ATC
 Bets and Raises no matter what
 Will not fold if in hand
 Will 3bet, 4bet, or 5bet shove w ATC
preflop and post flop
 GAMBOOOLLLL!!!!
Impossible to Read
Great players to c/r however give them enough room to shove
OTT of you
Do not Slow play against them!!!! Extract Max Value
Never fold any hand of value to them no matter board texture

40. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?

41. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?

42. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?

43.  Loose Aggressive
 Will play Wide Range of hands in all
positions
 Will float and make moves
 Will call using implied odds
 There is a method to their Madness
 Chase too much and overvalue TPGK
 Good LAGs are rare in 1/2NL and 2/5NL
When the board is bullshit, beware of LAGs!!!!!!

44. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?

45. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?

46. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?

47.  TAG and LAG play
 Knowledgeable Player
 Will make lots of moves “repping” a hand
 Loves to talk poker theory at the table
 Doesn’t adjust well to live play
◦ Makes too many advanced moves like 3betting
light bluffing vs Calling Stations
 Doesn’t make many technical mistakes (like
calling without implied odds)
 Beware Internet players that play tight Live
 LAG Internet players are similar to maniacs
Play ABC poker against them
Do not try to be “tricky” against them

48. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?

49. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?

50. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?

51.  Usually TAG but can adjust
 +EV player, knows how and when to
make the right play
 Level II and Level III player
 Most difficult to play against
 Capable of making moves
 Capable of reading and making tough
calls or folds
Play ABC poker against them (avoid FPS)
Utilize position
Need to be Level II or Level III to consistently beat them

52. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?

53. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?

54. Preflop characteristics
 Raising range:
 3-bets/4-bets range:
 Limps with:
 Limps / calls with:
Post flop Tendencies
 Will only bet out if?
 Will check/call if?
 Will fold if?