| 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 armory, 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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Written by Rick Braddy
Rick Braddy is an experienced online poker
journalist who writes articles on a range of poker
topics. Readers looking for information on
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