What kind of strategy do you guys use when playing Heads Up?

[Talking Poker]

I try to win.


Here are a few tips for you - well, things for you to think about anyway:

1. Change the majority (see next point) of your play based on your opponet (is he loose, tight, passive, aggressive)? Will he let you walk all over him? Will he put his chips at risk unnecessarily?

2. Mix it up a LOT... and I mean a LOT. I'm not trying to sound cocky or anything, but anyone that tells you they have a good read on me heads up (online) is flat out wrong. Cause whatever they think they know, they don't. That's not to say the opposite is true either. They MIGHT be right some of the time, but it won't be because of my betting patterns.

3. It's often a mathematical mistake to fold the SB - if your opponent isn't raising from the BB much, you should be raising/calling almost every flop from the button.

4. Obviously (?), a LOT more hands are playable HU they they are otherwise. You need to really open your game up.

5. I can't stress how important #1 is, so for #5, I'm going to say to go read #1 again.