We have already discussed in the first part the two main traits that help us to get a clearer psychological portrait of an opponent, so let's move on to the next two:
- Image/sensitivity for instant psychological advantage
Image and Moment Sensitivity shows how a person reacts to a player's image and how they feel about the moment of the match. For example, if someone is very sensitive to image, they will be susceptible to the image of having lost a big pot (because they think you will conclude that the opponent has tilted). If the player is less sensitive to the image and the moment, he will continue to play aggressively in such a situation. Either because he feels nothing and pays no attention to his opponent's image, or because he thinks that you respect him enough and that there is no need to react suddenly to a bad image.
And finally:
- Attachments to money
These attachments are a measure of how attached a player is to the investment in the game that they have already made. Someone who has a high attachment to it will be chasing the money he loses, and will have trouble folding strong hands when the board situation changes. Rather, in such situations, he will decide to bluff in advance and will react less to information that should already be discarded as no longer relevant. Such a player will often get stuck in the belief that he deserves to win the pot and will play a questionable style just to confirm his belief. Emotionally strong players have a hard time succumbing to this trait, unlike people who tend to tilt.
Players who play above their bankroll tend to be just as strongly attached to their investments. Even if their behaviour is lower risk. This is even if they are extremely cautious in situations where they choose to take risks. And when they choose such a situation, they overcommit the pots they invest in depending on how valuable the chosen pot is to them. This means that if such a player puts a clearly large amount of money into a pot, one should be wary of a possible bluff.
Observing each of these psychological traits in an opponent can lead you to many correct conclusions in situations where you have never even been before.
For example, let's say that the opponent we are playing is risk-averse, has an overrated attitude to difficulty, is completely insensitive to the other player's image, and has a strong attachment to the money invested. Immediately after losing the pot, he shoves the river in an attempt to represent the runner runner's turn. What conclusions can we draw?
Firstly, he expects to play a risky game, and secondly, he probably thinks his opponent is not very intelligent. Thirdly, he has no intention of getting angry or reacting appropriately after losing a big pot. Finally, he has a strong attachment to the money he has put in and does not want to give it back so easily. While his shove may be an abnormal bluff situation in your standard model, the conclusions we have drawn from our psychological portrait of the opponent clearly suggest that we can call in this situation.
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