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Tony Willis
01-13-2004, 09:10 PM
Poker Maxims: Educating players
A guy says to me that online poker is making more smart poker players and I answered: You have a very valid point. And it’s true, there are many more tough players now than there were even 10 years ago. However, the fact that poker info is much more available now has drawn many millions of new players into this fascinating game.
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BottlesOf
01-14-2004, 03:54 AM
Ohhhhh, Kill Yourself!

1800GAMBLER
01-14-2004, 07:51 AM
Hi.

Thanks for your information, since your post is all about the ease of information to becoming a better player and not about spamming advertisements, i thought i'd copy all your text and paste it here. So people don't have to go through your banner ads.

So here it is for anyone who cares (long):

Poker Strategy

Poker strategy what is the best poker strategy? Online poker is complex. It's complex, not because of its rules, but because of its variables: human behavior and ever-changing odds. There's no doubt that luck plays a major role in short term poker success but over the long run, poker is certainly a game of skill. Like any classic game of skill, poker demands study and practice from those who want to achieve mastery.

• Here are some the basic building blocks of a good poker strategy:

• To have a good poker strategy, a poker player should have a conscious or unconscious understanding of odds and expectation. Of course, these numbers are not often as clear-cut as in other casino games. It's likely that you would have to work with the numbers mechanically before they become second nature to you.

• Pot odds are really just another way of looking at expectation. It compares the amount of money in the pot to the amount of money you would have put in to continue playing. It helps answer the eternal question in poker strategy: "Is it worth it to continue in this hand?" To answer that, you always have to have a sense of card odds. Lets say the pot contains $100 and you need to put in $10 to continue playing. The pot odds are 10 - 1. If you have a better chance of winning than that, it's worth calling. When the card odds are better than the pot odds, it makes good poker strategy sense to get out. Have a 25-1 chance of getting that inside straight? Time to fold.

• A bad poker strategy is to play too many hands. Most players play way too many hands. You will win more by folding more often. This sort of discipline is difficult for the recreational player. If you read the experts' books, you'll see how they preach patience and discipline, and you'll be shocked by how many hands they say to throw away. Particularly in casinos, you have to play tight - there are more players at the tables and thus less of a chance that you'll have the best hand.

• Another good poker strategy is to note that the bluff is not as key an element of the game as you may think. Clever deception has its manifold pleasures, but it shouldn't be done indiscriminately. As part of your poker strategy, you can use the concept of pot odds to guide your bluffing. An occasional, not-too-costly "discovered bluff" (one that doesn’t work) may also help you win bigger pots in later hands. Players may think you are a 'bluffer' and stay in when you actually do have a good hand.

• For the player seeking a profit, a good poker game is not one where titans of equal strength square off against each other. The law of the jungle rules the poker table. The secret of winning money consistently is to find games with players who play worse than you do. Successful players need weak players who obviously allow their money to be siphoned away by strong players. Guilt does not pay in poker, guile does, so make it a part of your strategy.

• These are but a few poker strategy tips. In the long run, you have control of your own poker fate. Stay calm, don’t play wildly and desperately and you should be alright.


Betting

• Never jump into playing poker chip game until you've first observed and learned about it at the online gamble site. A bit of friendly competition is good, measure you skill at best casino online game while playing in online wager site against a friend. Even if you like online gambling game, look for the online wager site that best for you.

• If there is something important you need to buy, do not try to win the money for it by playing best casino online game at the online casino software. Keep yourself stimulated by occasionally switching from free online casino game to another game at the RULE OF POKER SITE. The odds at the POKER DOWNLOAD SITE are fair in playing free online casino game when you know the game.

Bet is a declaration that either
a) "I have the best hand and I'll wager money on it" or
b) "You have a poor hand, and you will fold if you are forced to wager on it".

Typically, players are supposed to bet when they have a good hand. Players who don't have good hands are supposed to fold. Of course, if it was this simple, there would be no need for this page. You might as well wager on Tic Tac Toe. Most players play contrary to this idea, attempting to be a cunning or deceptive player.

Don't fall into this trap when you are just learning to play.

Your betting strategy should be built upon this simple idea, but you must know when to stray and bet in situations when you otherwise wouldn't. Here are some situations you should start looking at to improve your game:

Example one: Blind-stealing

When you are in the dealer's position, and only you and the blinds are remaining in the game, a raise is often called "blind-stealing". This is because the blinds may fold, whereas if you didn't raise but simply called, the blinds would simply check. Its a good way to make a buck or two, but will never make you rich. Its more of a way to end the game fast and have a new hand dealt with more players (and more money).

Example two: The steal-raise

If you are last to act and all players have checked to you, betting to simply limit the number of players or take the pot is called a steal-raise. Don't use this exclusively, as better players will be onto you quickly and begin check-raising against your (most likely) poor hand. It is good to use a steal raise when you have an excellent drawing hand such as a nut flush draw. Players will tend to "check to the raiser". If you draw to your hand, you now have a larger pot to win. If you don't, you can always check, and hope the fifth card makes your hand.

Example three: The check-raise

Check raising is checking to your opponent, with the intention of luring them to bet, so that you can raise them back. Your intention is to lure them into a false sense of security so that you can raise them and increase the pot (remember, after one bet is committed, its more likely they'll commit to two).

Example four: The opener

This reckless move is often done by people who bluff. It is when the person first to act raises, making all other players call two bets at once. Its intention is to limit the number of players. Basically, this move amounts to a backwards steal-raise. The effect will almost certainly cause many players to fold, but the ones remaining will either be equally aggressive or truly have a great hand. This is also known as betting for information. This tactic is best used with few players in on the hand.

Example five: Squeezing

Squeezing is a tactic only used in a short-handed game. It's betting when you have a good hand currently, and you suspect another player or players may be on a draw. For example, you have top pair with the best kicker. Chances are they won't make their draw (be it a straight or a flush draw, etc). Your goal is to limit their pot odds. (read more about pot odds)


Flop Strategy

Before you start betting like a madman when you get two eights in the pocket, you need to carefully consider all factors involved in solid pre-flop strategy.
The factors to consider are the number of players, how aggressive/passive the players at the table are, your bankroll, your position, and how much risk
you are willing to entail.

Number of players: With 10 people in the game, it's much more likely that someone else has a strong hand in the pocket than in a short-handed game. Also, you'll need to be more cautious in larger games, as the chances of someone's pre-flop hand fitting the flop will be much better. More competition means stiffer competition.

How aggressive the players are: Assuming you've been playing with a few people for several hands, and you noticed some jackass is raising every hand pre-flop, you'll want to play tighter. Let the guy win the blinds (big deal) and nail him to the wall when you have a solid hand in the pocket pre-flop.

Your bankroll: If you have $2 left, you'll want to play extremely carefully and select one hand to bet on, hoping to get as many players involved as possible for a larger pot. You'll want to be all-in before the flop is dealt. On the flip-side, if you have $1000 at a $1/$2 table, you can take the high-risk, high-payout bets.

Your position: People in late position have the ability to influence the size of the pot much more than those in early position. This is especially true pre-flop. (see our page on position for more info)

Your tolerance for risk: Depending on your playing style, you may want to play more or less aggressively pre-flop. Players who shoot for larger pots, but don't mind a greater chance for losing a few hands will want to raise pre-flop, especially if they are in late position. Some players prefer to be as selective as possible pre-flop, grinding out a winning hand here or there. It really depends on your own style of play, and how you perceive the players around you.

Without taking much of this into consideration, you want hands that have high card value, or the ability to be the best hand (the nuts). You'll want to seriously consider playing high value cards (queens, kings and aces), suited (drawing for a flush) and connected (drawing for a straight) cards, and obviously, always play high pocket pairs (queens or better).



The First Golden Rule of Poker

Every time you put money into a pot that you can't win 'just to see what comes up', you lose more money than you need to. Every time you don't maximize the size of the pot by folding players with a big bet who would have otherwise stayed in and called on a smaller bet, you win less money that you could have.

It must be emphasized that individual hands are insignificant compared to your overall winnings/losings over the course of the night. Knowing when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em is the smartest thing that non-gambler Kenny Rogers ever contributed to this game. Again, it's so simple, it's overlooked. I challenge anybody to come up with a single generic Poker strategy that does not, in some way, branch off of this one golden rule of Poker. The fact is that this rule is the basis behind all intelligent Poker playing.

In fact, as more golden rules of poker are put forward in the weeks to come, the truth is that they will all go back to this one rule. Therefore, we'll take this one with basic examples and illustrations.

Example #1:
In a Community Poker game, half of the players are live, and card-reading up until this point suggests that no player has a made hand yet. Everybody is waiting for their ticket on the board. Yours comes up. You decide that you are more than the likely winner, with few hands that can beat you. In jubilation, you bet the table's max. With still more cards to be revealed (and therefore, more betting rounds to come), you fold all or most of the players at the table. Was it worth it? From a mathematical standpoint, could you have increased the size of your pot with a soft bet now -one that would have kept more players in the game- and a big bet later?

Example #2:
In a game of Murder, you have two exposed pairs and remain in the game with one player showing an outside straight flush. Because of your pairs, half of the money in the pot is yours...worse still, you do not have the full house. The other player has not paired up once, therefore has invested little into this pot, may have the straight flush, and if he doesn't, could still beat you with a flush. You bet small, he sees, and re-raises. Things don't look good for you to win, but so much of that pot was yours that you'd feel weak to let it go. You'd be better off swallowing your pride and folding. Your money in the pot is already spent. Any more money that you invest into this pot -based on odds- is lost, especially since representing the boat didn't bluff him out. Every penny more you put into this pot does nothing to minimize your amount of money into a pot you will likely not win.

These examples are basic, but critical. Future golden rules that stem from this one will go into a little more detail, depending on the ground being covered. But, take this piece of advice to your next game. Pay attention to whether or not your decision-making truly reflects the maximizing of wins and the minimizing of losses.

The only winnings/losings that count is the overall bottom line at the end of the night. Did you pull in more money in maximized pots that you put out in minimized losses?






A pocket pair

You start with a pair of Jacks in the pocket. Not too shabby. The flop however, doesn't contain another Jack.

Lesson 1: What's my chance of getting a Jack on the turn?
You need to just figure out the number of outs and divide it by the number of cards in the deck. There are 2 more Jacks. There's 47 more cards since you've seen five already. The answer is 2/47, or .0426, close to 4.3%.

Lesson 2: No luck on the turn, how 'bout the river? Still 2 Jacks left, but one less card in the deck bringing the grand total to 46. What's 2/46? That's .0434, which is also close to 4.3%. Your chances didn't change much.

Lesson 3: Screw getting just one Jack! I want them both! What are my chances?!
Since we're trying to figure out the chances of getting one on the turn AND the river, and not getting one on EITHER the turn or river, we don't have to reverse our thinking. Just multiply the probability of each event happening. Chances of getting that first Jack on the turn was .0426, remember? The chance of getting a second Jack on the river would be 1/46, because there'll only be one Jack left in the deck. That's about .0217, or 2.2%. To get the answer, multiply 'em. .0426 X .0217 is about .0009! That's around one-tenth of a percent. I wouldn't bank on that one.

Lesson 4: To figure that out, think of it as getting dealt one card, then another. What are your chances of the second card matching the first one? There will be 3 cards left like the one you have. There's 51 cards left in the deck. 3/51 is .059 or 5.9%. What the chance that it'll be Jacks? Well, there are 13 different cards. .049/13 is about .0045, a little less than half a percent.

Lesson 5: What were my chances of getting a Jack on the flop?
Now you do have to "think in reverse" as in the previous example. Figure out the chances of NOT getting a Jack on each successive card flip. First card you have a 48/50 chance (48 non-Jack cards left, 50 cards left in the deck), second card is 47/49, third card is 46/48. Those come out to .96, .959, and .958. Multiply them and get .882, or an 88.2% chance of NOT getting any Jacks on the flop. Invert it to figure out what your chances really are and you get .118 or 11.8%. This will be your chance to get one or two Jacks.



The best Poker Maxims tips to improve your Gamming

1. If you've got nothing in your hand, get out.

2. If you've got a cinch hand, make them pay to see it.

3. If they've got you beat, fold.

4. The goal is to beat the other players, not have the highest hand. If everyone else folds, you take the pot.

5. Don't try to beat a better player: if you're lucky, you'll win small; if you're not, you'll lose big.

6. There's an even chance that you won't better your opening hand.

7. When you have garbage in your hand, fold faster than Superman on laundry day.

8. Don't pretend that your some big time poker player unless you have the bankroll to back it up. The experts agree that you should start with at least 50 times the table limit.

9. When the time arrives that you're holding the unbeatable hand – remember Nicholas Cage in Honeymoon in Vegas – make sure you make the players pay dearly to see it.

10. The first 5/7 cards you receive will be the foundation of your hand. Build your strategy around these. You're not likely to better your opening hand. I believe that the odds of improving your hand on the draw are about even.

11. You'll soon discover who the strong players are at the table. As tempting as it is, try to resist the temptation of trying to beat them at risk of losing sight of the other aspects of your game. You'll lose big time if you're not lucky. If you're lucky enough to win, it'll hardly be worth the effort.

12. We're talking real poker here, not video poker, so remember you're not trying to impress the change lady by getting the highest hand. Your goal is to be holding a better hand than your opponents. When everyone else is frightened off by your superior play, the pot is yours.

13. Commit this to memory: if you can't beat the other hands, don't join them, fold and live to play another day. The table will always be ready when you are.

14. Have patience and don't let yourself go on tilt.

15. Don't play in a game that is too tough for you (opponents are much better) or too high for your bankroll (if you can't afford to lose, you can't play your best).

16. Don't get married to a hand. (You must be able to throw your hand away when it is obviously beaten no matter how good a hand you started with.)

17. Keep good records.

18. Play happy, not when you are tired, sad, pissed off, bored, etc. If you can't be fun to play with, don't play!

19. To have a good poker strategy, a poker player should have a conscious or unconscious understanding of odds and expectation.

20. A bad poker strategy is to play too many hands. Most players play way too many hands. You will win more by folding more often.

21. As part of your poker strategy, you can use the concept of pot odds to guide your bluffing.

22. The law of the jungle rules the poker table. The secret of winning money consistently is to find games with players who play worse than you do.

23. Play a game with which you are familiar. This will give you a chance to acclimate to online poker without feeling at sea.

24. Understand the difference between playing at the casino and playing online. At the casino, you'll have to play more wisely against possibly more skilled competition.

25. If you're having a bad time at the tables, take a break. In fact, take breaks anyway just to keep yourself fresh and fed.

26. One of the more popular poker tips is that you should always study. The best way to improve your game is to study and practice your skills in low-stakes games

27. You can't expect to win every session you play. Realize that every session is part of your career session.

28. You should never be intimidated. Play steady, and have fun.

29. In Texas Hold'em, you can bet with an ace or two minor over cards on the flop, but you should fold if someone raises your bet. If someone bets before you on the flop you can call with two over cards, but fold them at the turn unless your hand improves then.

30. In Texas Hold'em, You can call with two major over cards (ie A-J) if someone raises your bet on the flop. You can also check-call a bet on the turn with that kind of hand, unless the board looks threatening.

31. In Texas Hold'em, a small pair with an over card kicker is a strong hand that you can (cold) call a raise with on the flop. Though, you should probably fold it on the next round if it was raised on the flop and you haven't improved the hand and someone bets before you.

32. In Texas Hold'em, if everyone checks on the flop you can bet on the turn even if you have nothing. Your opponents will often fold in such a situation, unless they are too many or too loose.

33. In Texas Hold'em, you can sometimes bluff-bet if the flop contains an ace. Your opponents will often fold in such a situation if they don't have any pairs or an open ended straight, because it's impossible for them to have any over cards when the flop contains an ace. Please note that this will only work if your opponents aren't too many or too loose.

34. In Texas Hold'em, if someone suddenly bets into you or raises, and you are considering folding, be sure to first look at the amount of chips that the player has in front of him. If he is out of chips it's likely that he is bluff raising/betting because he knows he will go all-in on that hand anyway.

35. Poker is a game that goes on within you. Control yourself and you will be a winner.

36. The prime rule in poker is: don't try to beat the other players; let them try to beat you. This isn't just an introductory sentence; it is probably more important than all the tips and hints that follow. Do yourself a favor by memorizing it.

37. Be sure you know the rules of the game. The player who knows the rules has a decided advantage in any game against players who are vague about them.

38. Study the poker probability tables found elsewhere on this web site. A player who knows the poker probabilities of drawing and improving hands has a decided edge over the player who thinks he knows. But don't become a slave to poker probabilities. They are probabilities, not laws; and they do not supply a surefire recipe for winning.

39. Observe your opponents; learn their poker mannerisms. Are they loose or tight players? And avoid giveaway mannerisms of your own.

40. Play as often as possible; experience is the best teacher.

41. Always remember that in a poker game the average hand becomes less valuable the more players there are.

42. Treat every round of betting as if it were the first. Forget the previous betting rounds and the money you have contributed to the pot.

43. When you hold a cinch hand, wait until the last round to raise.

44. Fold a doubtful hand at the start rather than in the middle or at the end.

45. Call your opponent or opponents when you believe your hand is good enough to win, not merely because you expect a bluff.

46. As a general rule, don't try to steal a pot by trying to bluff a poor player, a heavy winner or a heavy loser.

47. When you're in a losing streak, don't let yourself get panicky. The more reckless you feel, the wiser it is to get away from the table at once. A player plunging to recoup losses or an excited player is a poker player at his worst.

48. You must expect to lose the pot unless you believe you have the best hand going in.

49. Most draw poker players would win instead of lose if they never tried to outdraw the opener.

50. Bet your big hands to the hilt and make every active player pay to see your hand.

51. Vary your playing strategy. The player whose game is always the same becomes an easy mark for smart poker players.

52. Try to keep a poker face. Don't complain when losing or show elation when winning. The emotional aftermath will prohibit clear thinking and proper evaluation of succeeding hands.

53. Try to sit with your back to the wall and try to avoid kibitzers who watch your hand. Onlookers who don’t keep poker faces tip off many good hands.

54. Trust no one at poker; it is a game for blood. If you want to play a good game you must forget friendship and bet your hand for what it's worth. Top-money winners do.

55. When you play poker, give the game all you've got or get out. That is not only the best way to win at poker; it's the only way you and the rest of the players can get any fun out of what ought to be fun.

56. In the poker room you never sit down to play on your own. Rather, you make your way to the desk behind which the room manager, some supervisors, and some chip runners are milling.

57. You benefit from reading the board of house rules present in most card rooms. This can usually be found hanging on the wall. It tells you everything you'll need to know to sit down and play, as well as any particularities that you might not find in other card rooms.

58. Where you sit in relation to your turn to bet has an impact on your results. Being forced to be an early bettor in a hand is much less advantageous than being able to bet later in the round.

59. Poker is a game of skill, but a lot of the skill involves being able to conceal your true feelings and, at the same time, to assess the true feelings of others who are trying to do the same.

60. The flop is the nexus of the hand; limiting raises preflop goes far towards disguising your hand.

61. In early position you have to play fairly tightly, even in loose games, since you don't know how many raises there will be, and you will be out of position for the whole hand.

62. When opening in tight games in any position or loose games in late position, your attention should be on getting heads up with a blind or outright stealing the blinds.

63. It is better to sacrifice your small early bets then to rope yourself into a betting war with a seasoned pro.

64. We can't emphasize enough the importance of keeping a poker face while betting, and not giving any clues about how good or bad your hand is. The whole point of the game is to make sure that they have NO clues, other than the bets you make.

65. When it comes to betting, alcohol can be your enemy. While beer and cigars tend to go hand in hand with poker night, alcohol is not recommended if you're going to play in a casino, especially if the stakes are a little higher.

66. One of the best pieces of advice we can give you about betting is to bet with your head, not over it. This is the slogan for Gamblers Anonymous, and it couldn't be truer.

67. Very few people make their fortunes playing poker. A lot more lose theirs. We don't mean to get preachy here, but we don't want you to pawn your high school ring to pay the phone bill. We've seen it happen, and it isn’t pretty.

68. Never bring your entire bankroll with you to one gambling session. You need to have a daily gambling budget. Start by dividing your bankroll by the number of days you'll be gambling. Then divide your daily bankroll into the number of sessions you will be playing each day. This is now your single-session bankroll. Don't bet tomorrow's money until tomorrow comes.

69. Set a goal of winning between 50 to 100% of a single-session bankroll. Then set aside your original bankroll plus half your winnings. Now play with the remainder and continue to set aside additional winnings.

70. Discipline is not only a significant part of being a successful gambler but probably the most important element of money management. You must set loss limits and win goals. Example: When losing half your session bankroll you walk, and when doubling your money, consider doing the same.

From Mike Caro, "The Mad Genius of Poker":

71. If you've ever played seven-card stud, you know that medium pairs, such as eights and nines, can be a profitable way to start. But these small pairs are much less profitable in Hold'em and can actually lose money. That's because, if ANY higher card hits the board, it's likely that an opponent has made a pair of that rank by using just one card!

72. In Hold'em it's harder to catch up to an opponent than it is in seven-card stud. In seven-card stud, you might start with a pair of sevens against your opponents pair of nines. Then you might catch a pair of kings to win. But in Hold'em, if you catch a pair of kings to go with your pair, it's on the communal board and you BOTH improved to kings up. So, don't get excited by what you see on the board, unless it helps you SPECIFICALLY.

73. You need to be very selective about the cards you start with in the early positions in Hold'em. The powerful advantage for your opponents of being able to act after you (what we call "positional advantage") remains through all rounds of betting after the first. This means that beginners should only play their premium hands when they're first to act after the blinds -- hands like ace-ace, king-king, and ace-king. And you won't get those very often. So, usually, you'll simply fold early.

From Linda Johnson, World Series of Poker Razz Champion and former publisher, Card Player Magazine:

74. Have patience and don't let yourself go on tilt.

75. Don't play in a game that is too tough for you (opponents are much better) or too high for your bankroll (if you can't afford to lose, you can't play your best).

76. Don't get married to a hand. (You must be able to throw your hand away when it is obviously beaten no matter how good a hand you started with.)

77. Keep good records.

From Jan Fisher, Poker 101 columnist, Card Player Magazine

78. Money management. Don't play above your comfort zone.

79. Fit or fold! If the flop doesn't hit your hand or have some sort of way to use it or hinders it, FOLD! Two black aces into a heart flop of 8-9-10 with lots of betting and raising must be mucked! A-K has to generally be folded if the flop contains neither an ace or a king.

80. Play happy, not when you are tired, sad, pissed off, bored, etc. If you can't be fun to play with, don't play.

81. Play a game with which you are familiar. This will give you a chance to acclimate to online poker without feeling at sea.

82. Understand the difference between playing at the casino and playing online. At the casino, you'll have to play more wisely against possibly more skilled competition.

83. If you're having a bad time at the tables, take a break. in fact, take breaks anyway just to keep yourself fresh and fed.

84. One of the more popular poker tips is that you should always study. The best way to improve your game is to studying and practice your skills in low-stakes games.

85. Another of the important poker tips for you to consider is that you can't expect to win every session you play. Realize that every session is part of your career session.

86. The last of the poker tips from us is that you should never be intimidated. Play steady, and have fun.



Cheating at Poker

By Finley Peter Dunne


No, not on how to cheat. How to spot cheating. This will focus more on online cheating. If you were hoping for ideas on how to not be cheated in home games, . Otherwise, read on!...

"Online poker rooms are probably the safest place to play at right now". Did your mother ever tell you to "never trust a stranger"? Well, playing online limits the number of sneaky people you could potentially be dealing with. The dealer is a program. Programs don't cheat. You don't have to worry about any sort of illegal card handling. There are no "cards" online.

Some people worry about hackers. It's been many, many years since the last major instance of hacking affected anyone wagering money in an online Hold 'Em game. Since then we've had breakthroughs like the SSLv3/TLSv1 encryption algorithm and multi-layered random number sequencers. Not only do we have these very technical advances, but all the ones you would expect in a real casino.

The most common form of online cheating is player collusion. That's when two or more players reveal to each other what cards they hold. This form is more difficult to pull off in a live game, but playing online gives players the chance to have a fellow player on the phone with them, or sitting next to them at another computer.

Fortunately most of these players are the ones who have no idea how to use that advantage. These two must coordinate well together, which takes practice. Online poker rooms not only look for telltale signs of collusion, but check to see if two players always play at the same table together. They would have to use "hit and run" tactics when using this form of cheating. Colluding players would have to hit up a high-limit table, then flee to another online poker room with their winnings and never look back.

To make a long story short, it is barely worth it to try it. But just in case, here are some things to look for...

1. A team of players who try to "steamroll" other players out of the game. This means re raising each other to make non-colluding players call multiple bets at once.

2. Players who never play fast pre-flop. That's the time to talk about what they hold. Watch whoever is under the gun and be mindful of reaction time.

3. A group of players who hike up bets by re raising with someone in between them. This gets the maximum amount of bets out of a third party. The alarm should really go off if one of those re raising players has a piss poor hand, or if one of them folds with one bet to go despite a massive pot. There's a time to bluff and a time to fold and most people have an idea when that is, so be on the lookout for players who exercise horrible judgment like that. Identify that person as a potential goldmine for yourself or a potential cheater.

Once again, it's VERY rare for someone to even attempt these sort of things. Still, never accuse anyone of cheating. Either contact the poker room's administrators or just get up and leave. Poker rooms like have around 15 or 20 tables going on at once, so you have options.

StevieG
01-14-2004, 10:30 AM
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Thanks for your information, since your post is all about the ease of information to becoming a better player and not about spamming advertisements, i thought i'd copy all your text and paste it here. So people don't have to go through your banner ads.


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In other words, violate their copyright, undermine their ad revenue, and supplement the ad revenue here on these pages.

bdypdx
01-14-2004, 08:31 PM
I like how he spells "gaming".

"The best Poker Maxims tips to improve your Gamming"

How do you educate people to use spell checkers?