Play Every Hand

I think there are some really nitty players who don't get called out on it just because they're social and seem like they're sort of part of the action, even if they're not playing many hands.

I'm not sure if it's as much about following along with the hands as just being generally social.

Yeah, you don’t have to share that you are capable of following the action in a competent way. Usually just talking about anything has the same effect.

I'm typically the tightest player at every table I sit at (shocker, I know).

I think participating in non-poker conversations / jokes (even ones at my own expense) / etc. are simply a good way to make the game / process itself enjoyable *for me* as I sit there waiting for ~KK+. It's less about "+EV" than it is about simply enjoying the outing.

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If someone is paying attention, they know the nits regardless of who is engaging with the table or discussing hands, etc.

this is a big part of my game honestly. i usually sit seat 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 or 8 and i am very friendly with my neighbors. I try to stay involved in the coversations when someone talks to me, i dont wear headphones, glasses etc. i do wear a hoodie but thats because its freaking cold in there after an hour. Every once in awhile i will let my opponent "sweat" a hand or if they offer to me i will always do it. Which usually sparks a conversation about hands that i will later use to my advantage.
I might try to get them to show a bluff after a big bet relative to the game. "Show the bluff its good for the game" type stuff, and later they may return the line on me which depending on the hand most of the time i will show once (bluff or not) and make a funny comment to get people laughing.

This results in people saying hello when i sit down, engaging in conversations, telling me about hands. " hey man you remember that guy we played with last week, dude this guy xyz" but.. they also refill their stacks and posture up in their chairs. They know i prefer action, i dont limp, and if 4 people limp in a straddle pot there is $30 of dead money out there that i will try to take down. I also noticed that people will stack off and go " fuck me, i figured thats what you had but you showed me that bluff so i was hoping you had that" which i will happily tell them yea i can have bluffs there too and list off some combos that make sense.

When you sit at a table there are probably 3 players making money regularly, 2 breakevens who cant really beat the rake and 2-3 players who have good nights that keep them coming back but dont stand a chance. Dont be a prick, dont be the quiet guy and dont be the annoying guy.

Also, they know my face but almost none of them could tell you my name. i want to be courteous, engaging but in reality im there to take their money so everything that is said/seen at the table is me putting effort to accomplish that goal. I will gladly sweat a hand with someone, laugh and crack jokes with him but when it comes down to i will absolutely use everything i learned about them to stack them.

A lot of times they make remarks I am tight or haven't played a hand in ___. I don't think I am that tight. I just don't play garbage hands like most of them.

I don't go overboard with being friendly, but I am a little chatty, partly because it is my personality and partly because I think it is to my advantage. I show one card often. It may give some information, but it makes things more fun.

Some of those GTO types at like 5/10 are really quiet, slow, tight, and annoying to recreationals and everyone else. That is partly why the higher stakes NLHE games are private games.