Poker Tactics 101.pdf

poker tactics 101

If you want to become a winning poker player, there are some basic tactics and tips you must

learn in order to succeed. These poker tips are not difficult to learn or remember, but you must

practice these tactics regularly if you want to win at the majority of your poker sessions.

poker tactics: watch the pot

Insist that all players put the proper amount in the pot at all times. Many card hustlers obtain a

decided edge by playing shy and forgetting to make good. Nickels and dimes stolen in this

fashion amount to dollars at the end of a poker session. Don't be a sucker for a card hustler: make

him put up.

poker tactics: know the rules

Learn the correct rules of the game so that in an argument you can protect your money. A bad

decision against a player can break him for the evening. If you know the rules and poker tactics,

no smart aleck will be able to cheat you out of a pot by a bad decision.

poker tactics: skill level

If you are a neophyte poker player, don't get into a game in which the boys are old hands.

Experience is a big factor and very hard to overcome with mere talent. If you are lucky in a game

with such players, you win a little; if unlucky, you lose heavily. Find a game where the players

are in your class.

poker tactics: have the appropriate bankroll

Before joining a poker game, ascertain the minumum and maximum limits, find out if the game is

being played with any special house rules and whether the number of raises is limited or

unrestricted. You need this information to determine whether you have enough money on your

person to sit in the game. There is no law at poker that says a player can't sit in a $5 limit game

with a $10 bankroll, but you must realize that you will probably lose your $10 on the very first

pot and get plenty of criticism from the other players. Only very rarely will you be lucky from the

start and win many times the $10 invested.

The smart poker player has a couple of hundred dollars as a cushion in a $5 limit game, and the

same ratio applies for smaller or larger limits. For example, a player should figure his cushion at

$40 for a $1 limit; at least $20 for a 50¢ limit, etc. The smart poker player reasons that his skill

will win for him over several hours of play but if he lacks sufficient money to overcome a streak

of bad luck, which may occur in the first few hands, he has, for that evening, lost any opportunity

of putting his skill to work.

poker tactics: observe before sitting in

Before you sit down to a poker game with strangers it is suggested that you observe the game for

at least an hour, studying the players' characteristics. See who plays the cards loose and who

plays tight. When you do join in, play a conservative game at first, just in case it might be a steer

game (crooked game). If you are dealt an exceptionally good hand in a strange poker game, don't

bet everything you have with you. Be satisfied with small winnings on the hand; if it is a steer

game your losses will be small, and perhaps the cheaters will decide you are too hep to be taken

in.

poker tactics: a lender nor borrower be

Don't lend money to another player in a poker game. The money you lend will often help break

you. Also, it is an even bet you won't get it back. Gambling debts aren't paid back as often as

legitimate debts.

poker tactics: improve your skills

If you desire to improve your game, play as often as you can, because skill develops with

experience. But don't play in a big-limit game during the learning period.

Poker skill consists of five elements:

• Knowledge of the game's mathematics.

• Money management.

• Psychological deception.

• Card memory and analysis.

• Betting courage.

The extent to which a player can use these elements will determine his poker ability.

These poker tactics are from the world's foremost gambling authority and expert, John Scarne,

and adapted for texas holdem online poker.

poker strategy

It is almost impossible to teach anyone to become a good poker player by setting a standard

pattern of poker strategy because all players have different traits. Some are nervous and crave to

be in every pot; others like to raise just for the thrill of the game; others are very conservative;

others have no courage (afraid to bet up their cards at the proper time).

I do not believe that giving sample problems and their solutions as poker strategy can lead to

better poker playing. Even if you memorized their solutions, you would grow old waiting for one

of these sample hands to occur in an actual game. And even if such a sample hand did turn up, it

would be most unlikely that the other players would have the same poker characteristics and the

same amounts of money as the illustration specified.

There is a certain fundamental poker strategy a player must follow if he hopes to play well.

poker strategy: learn the mathematics of poker

Know the mathematics of the game: It's not difficult to learn this poker strategy. You simply use

some common arithmetic plus a little patience to guide your playing. You should remember, for

instance, that in poker the average hand becomes less valuable with the addition of more players.

For example: A pair of jacks is worth holding in a two-handed game, but in a seven-handed game

it is very weak. A poker player will better his game immediately if he remembers this.

poker strategy: know the odds and probabilities

Next, a player must also have some knowledge of the chances of bettering certain hands. Study

the poker odds <poker-probability.php> on this web site. Don't try to memorize them; merely

absorb the general implications. Some of the best poker players just play a tight game, knowing

little of specific probabilities but applying the general principles.

poker strategy: don't give yourself away

Keep a poker face: Don't complain when losing or show elation when winning. Emotional

displays prohibit clear thinking and the proper evaluation of your hand. Don't indulge in

unnecessary conversation. Keeping a poker face means keeping the same disposition at all times.

Such restraints are very difficult to acquire overnight, but they are essential requirements of a

good poker player. When you achieve them, not only will you play your best game, but your

opponents will not be able to figure your hand so easily.

poker strategy: there are no friends in poker

Forget friendship: Upon entering a poker game leave friendship behind. If you hold a "cinch

hand" at stud and you allow your friend to see your hole card without putting in the last bet to call

your hand, I can assure you that you won't be a winner. If you want to play a good game, you

must bet your hand for what it is worth. Top money winners do. Poker is a game for blood.

poker strategy: know the opposition

Know poker psychology: A good poker player must be a good psychologist. During a big money

game, every kind of human emotion comes into play. I used to play stud with a player who,

whenever he was dealer and had a pair back to back, would almost always fail to deal himself an

upcard until his attention was called to it. He was concetrating so much on his pair that he forgot

he could better the pair by drawing.

Another player at draw poker would always ask, "Whose play is it?" When he asked this

question, I knew he probably had openers or a four-card flush -- at least he was going to play.

When he had a poor hand he would keep quiet and put his cards down before him. These are little

mannersims, if noted by the smart poker player, that will help him win because they will help him

to know what to do at the proper time.

These poker strategy tips and tactics are from the world's foremost gambling authority and poker

strategy expert, John Scarne.

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