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Well it turns out the basics aren't that difficult, but to become a master takes quite a bit of experience, the development of instincts, how to read players, the list goes on.

For low entry fee online tournament players I saw this book as a glimmer of hope in that someone may have put forth some thought in to how to actually win tournaments consistently at that level. It seemed to me though that playing "small ball" poker with clusters of players who have little regard for position and the real value of hole cards might be an interesting experience, but not profitable.

It doesn't matter what cards you get dealt, how strong your pocket is or not, when you can correctly guess what your opponent has you can bet effectively enough to force them into a corner.

Check Raise: This is also known as trapping. The check raise works by acting weak in hopes of hiding your strength. With any luck, this will encourage a bluff or at least a misinformed bet from your opponent to get him to put his chips to the pot.

poker betting strategy Being in the small blind can also be beneficial to you. This is because you are almost the last person to bet pre-flop, and the first person to bet post-flop. So let's say the hand is still pre-flop. The whole table checks around to you. Here is a good opportunity to raise the pot, as well as some attention. You make a bet about the size of the pot and get a few people to call. The flop comes and it is all low cards. Now is a good time to make a large bet and steal the blinds.

Check Raise: This is also known as trapping. http://fromthepoint.com/members/lundsgaardbossen25/activity/11283/ by acting weak in hopes of hiding your strength. With any luck, this will encourage a bluff or at least a misinformed bet from your opponent to get him to put his chips to the pot.

"What does he have?" is what you should be thinking. You may draw this conclusion: if the opponent has an ace he has a weak ace, because he only checked after the initial raise before the flop. If he had an A-K or A-Q he would have most definitely re-raised.