Isolation play is mostly used against players who are always aggressive. It is designed to encourage other players to Fold so as to have a one-to-one encounter with a specific opponent. If an opponent has Raised and a player suspects him of bluffing, he may re raise and pressurize other players to fold so that he may get head up against him. A short handed game has different strategy. Short handed is when few players are playing at the table. For this type of game, players must ...