Reading Poker Hands
Stanley Majors


Reading Poker hands will dramatically increase your win
percentages, but learning this skill is not an easy task. It
takes hours of play, a good memory and an attentive eye.

Reading poker hands is not the most important part of any poker
armoury, and it's not very useful for low stakes poker rooms
either. Players at this level are not very skilled making them
unpredictable and harder to read.

But as you become more experienced and start to move up to higher
stakes games you'll begin to find that your opponents will
actually be reading your play. And if you don't learn to read
their hands you'll be at a big disadvantage.

This skill can only be developed through experience but by
following these tips you should be able to accelerate your
learning.

How often do you track the actions of your opponents, guessing
what he is holding begins by reading his bets. Often players
forget who actually raised or checked in the Flop or Pre-Flop.
Keep a close eye on the betting in the early rounds and use this
information to add to in later rounds.

Don't play more than one poker table at a time, you will not be
able to follow both games in detail.

Even if you fold pre-flop, don't lose you focus on the game. You
can pick up some useful bits of information about a particular
player's style during this time.

Also watch every showdown carefully and remember how aggressive
the player had been in previous rounds. For example, if he wins
with a low rank two pair he'll be encouraged to be more
aggressive the next time he is dealt a similar hand.

Every aspect of the game can add to your knowledge about your
opponents.

If a new player sits down at the table he will eager to get a
piece of the action, you can often draw this player into betting
on a weak hand.

If a player has recently won a big pot he'll be more aggressive,
and may try to bluff more frequently. And finally, players near
the end of their stack are also more inclined to go “All-in” be
alert to this possibility and use to it your advantage.

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Read more: Reading Poker Hands. Stanley Majors is an experienced
online poker journalist who writes articles on a range of poker
topics. His numerous articles found on Texas Holdem Net, provide
useful and factual poker information and insight.


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