How to win at poker: (Strategy, plan,
tactics, method, system, technique.)
A poker player faces some tough decisions
on many occasions. He usually has four choices
to make: check, bet or call, raise, or fold.
To make a wise decision, the player needs
to establish the approximate expectation
of each possible move and choose the one
that has the best return, if any, or simply
fold.
Calculate the odds against you, and if
the return is greater than the odds, make
the bet. If the odds are in your favor, bet
as heavily as you can.
Because there is a lot of psychology involved
during a game of poker, psychological strategy
is very important.
Regularly varying your play is considered
a good poker tactics. This means that sometimes
you have to 'Bluff' and you should do it
tactically, not just for the sake of bluffing.
The aim is to make it harder for the other
players to be able to 'read' your cards or
guess your intentions when it matters.
Therefore, the most important thing a
poker player must do is NOT to form a pattern
of play.
The next important thing is body language
and talk. Both of these can reveal a lot
of how strong (or weak) your hand is. Over
the time players can develop the ability
to 'translate' your body language and what
you say, into meaningful insight of what
hand you might have.
Remember, poker is about being able to
win big pots, not just getting the highest
hand. Being able to disguise your play is
probably the most valuable asset you can
have as a poker player, closely followed
by the ability to memorize played cards and
be constantly aware which cards are 'Live'
cards. |
