While each poker player has their own unique playing and decision making style, there are basically only four main categories of players. Each of these styles has strengths and weaknesses, and each of these styles can be profitable in the correct situation. Each of these types has at least two basic attributes. Depending on the number of hands the player plays with the players can be either tight or loose. Tight players play few hands and loose players play with a lot of hands. Or the player can be either aggressive or passive. An aggressive player has the following features: he bluffs and raises while a passive player calls the bets of other players. Loose-Aggressive In an online poker environment this is the weakest category. These players are constantly raising before and after the flop. In a real casino such a strategy will allow to win only small pots, but in online casinos they will be only a flop. Sharks are often attracted by such players. The sharks are fine with letting these players have 10 small pots; they are after the three large pots which will eventually break this player. The only way this strategy works is for the player to wander from one table to another approximately every 50 hands. Loose-Passive They are no more stronger than the first group. Their strategy is to call the bets of other players no matter how strong their hands are. These players will lose very slowly, often being able to stay in against the other players, but unable to beat the house rake. Tight-Passive What allows players of this type to win is other players who play the game wrong. The biggest weakness of a Tight-Passive player is that they are so easy to figure out. You never have to worry about a bluff from them. This player is more likely to call the bets of other players or to make small bets. If not, they will fold. Tight-Aggressive This is the best type among all others. These players will only see a flop with a decent hand and will then take a shot at the pot after the flop with a bet. Liar's Poker Win.