Twenty Poker Tips

Twenty Poker Tips Poker tips #1. 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. Poker tips #2. 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. Poker tips #3. 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. Poker tips #4. Observe your opponents; learn their Poker mannerisms. Are they loose or tight players? And avoid giveaway mannerisms of your own. Poker tips #5. Play as often as possible; experience is the best teacher. Poker tips #6. Always remember that in a Poker game the average hand becomes less valuable the more players there are. Poker tips #7. 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. Poker tips #8. When you hold a cinch hand, wait until the last round to raise. Poker tips #9. Fold a doubtful hand at the start rather than in the middle or at the end. Poker tips #10. Call your opponent or opponents when you believe your hand is good enough to win, not merely because you expect a bluff. Poker tips #11. 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. Poker tips #12. 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. Poker tips #13. You must expect to lose the pot unless you believe you have the best hand going in. Poker tips #14. Most draw Poker players would win instead of lose if they never tried to outdraw the opener. Poker tips #15. Bet your big hands to the hilt and make every active player pay to see your hand. Poker tips #16. Vary your playing strategy. The player whose game is always the same becomes an easy mark for smart Poker players. Poker tips #17. 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. Poker tips #18. Try to sit with your back to the wall and try to avoid kibitzers who watch your hand. Many good hands are tipped off by onlookers who don't keep Poker faces. Poker tips #19. 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. Poker tips #20. 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.