Winning at Poker
If you play poker you must understand the myriads of rules and strategies which go with it. There are various betting structures as well as different game formats. The betting structures are Limit versus No Limit and the game ‘formats’ are the normal ‘ring’ games versus tournaments.
The skill of poker lies in the exploitation of advantages, some which are simple and some which are extremely complicated. Some of the examples of poker skills are the hand situations and the venue like ring games and tournaments. Often the ‘skill’ in poker is looked upon in a very limited and unhelpful way. People think of actual hand-playing skills as the skills in poker, but actually they are just a subset of a greater number of skills.
Poker is played for money and with money we can keep a score. But actually, winning the most money does not necessarily imply correct play. Correct play implies that there is positive expectation on our action. The ‘best players’ in poker are the ones who consistently get the best, because they are the ones who play correctly. But in poker the circumstances dictate the player’s ability, and hence if a player has to be a winning player, he has to make the right choices.
Skill is the keyword which is a mysterious ability. Skill exists in actual reality only when it is applied. Poker ability is simply getting the best of the situation, and there are many ways to get the best skillfully. Poker and its strategies extend much beyond just the bunch the cards. You have to be able to read players, make value bets, inspire bluffs and that is how you play your best poker game. At the same time you must be sober, choose the right games and even know how to choose the right venue. Your skill lies in exploiting edges wherever they exist.
Poker is a 100% mathematical game. A correct poker player puts himself in the most mathematically advantageous situation possible. This means that he could make negative expectation moves. You advertise your bluffs and these temporarily negative expectation moves are examples of the excellent application of poker skills.
There can be two kinds of poker tournaments: one in which the players get a lot of chips, the blinds generally go up slowly and each round takes quite a long time to get over. In the other tournaments the chips given to each player are less, often a small stack, and as the blinds go up fast each round is quite short. The second type of tournament is called a “crapshoot’ which means that anybody can win, because it is only luck which decides.
Most people therefore think the “crapshoot” tournament requires no skill, which is not true. Even though luck is higher in crapshoot tournaments, the value of skill in these events is higher as well. Luck overwhelms the skill, but skill cannot be ignored at all. This helps to show how poker skills come into play in all the various forms of poker.
Jim Collins
http://www.articlesbase.com/online-gambling-articles/winning-at-poker-720072.html
Winning Poker?
what are the Secrets of Winning Poker in a game? How to trick my opponent and increases my chances of winning. If i am the baker distribute the cards out what dirty tricks can i make and when i am waiting for the cards to be distributed what tricks can i made also?
most noobies play the game by the strength of their own cards. if you really, REALLY wana get good though, you need to not play your hand as much as the hands of the people playing against YOU. it’s kind of a difficult concept to comprehend initially….what i’m trying to say is that you should try to deduce and make a read as to how strong your opponent’s hand is, then decide on whether you should play or fold your hand.
dirty tricks wise, i feel that kind of getting in your opponent’s head works. this is a psychological game…even just asking questions or really trying to strike up a conversation can give you a clue (and perhaps the advantage) over what hand they have. just pay attention to how they act and stuff…it takes practice.
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Play the game as often as you can and learn by observation, not just by observing your opponents mannerisms but your own as well and learn to keep yours under control. Dirty tricks usually backfire.
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I suck at poker and one of the main reasons is because I have trouble keeping my "tells" hidden. As hard as a try, I always give myself away.
Here’s my strategy. When playing with new people, play good hands strong let the table see your strength. After they see you win a few hands, bluff it works. Try not to give any tells. Pay attentin to the other players, psychology is hugh in poker. If you take a pot on a bluff show your cards one time. It makes people think they can beat you. I’ve won regional tournaments and cash. If you really want to learn more read up on the subject, most of the Poker champions have books with great strategies. Everyone looses too, so never gamble what you can’t afford to loose. Good Luck!
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Hi , itmodell…
You might want to see this for basic Poker Strategy : http://www.horsepokerguide.com/texas-holdem-strategy
Your friend PokerMaster111
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Forget the "dirty tricks." Not worth it. About as dirty as I get is watching exposed or flashed cards, or checking for marks on certain cards (like bends, tears, scratches, etc.)
It’s already been said but at the early stages you want to be folding a lot; playing tight-aggressive poker: Fold garbage and marginal hands, play strong hands aggressively. While you’re folding, observe other players in the hand (or even others not in the hand) and start looking for patterns. What does a bet of a particular size from one opponent mean? Which players are playing aggressively and which passively? Who check-raises? Who bluffs? What cards do they play from what positions? What do they call/bet with? If you know this information, your cards won’t matter as much.
Also, I won’t worry about giving away "tells" so much. Most people don’t even know what they are, much less what to look for and what they mean. If you were to insist on working on tells, I’d say focus on controlling your eye movements. I think the eyes give away the most information. For instance, if someone is eyeing their chip stack, or your chip stack, or the pot, most likely they have a hand and are trying to figure out how much to bet. If someone is focusing on the board, most likely their hand is weak but they have some draws/outs. If someone is focused on one particular card, they probably paired that card, or even hit a set (3 of a kind). If they are staring at you, they are probably weak and hoping a staredown will induce you to check (you should bet if this happens).
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My trick is to look at my opponent’s bets as a percentage of their chip stack. (This applies to tourney games ONLY)
If someone has 5 times the chips that I do, and I have the middle pair after the flop….I’ll call just about anything as long as he doesn’t put me all in.
This is very useful later on in tournies. If someone bets 10-15% of their chips after the flop, you know they don’t have top pair
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