Unlike casino games, poker is a game of skill. There is a bit of chance involved in the game.  However, the right kind of decisions on when to fold and when to play keeps the loss control chord in the hands of the poker player.

Most of the poker games are played with one deck of cards.  The statistical work out for the strength of the hands with reference to probability has been tabulated for each of the poker games.  Though the dealing and drawing of the cards is going to be random you can for sure have a plan idea about the probable ins and outs of the cards and you will have a estimate on how many cards are left and an approximate estimate about the range of numbers and suits that you can expect to draw in the next play. So, based on the kind of cards you need to build up your hand strength for the poker variant you are playing in, you can make your decisions.

For every kind of poker variant there are recommended playable hands with respect to the pockets that are dealt to the player.  The pockets are classed as strong, medium and weak hands and appropriate recommendations on how to proceed through the draws as the game proceeds are given for each of those pockets.

The strength of the pocket and the odds of making the best hand in poker changes with each.  The degree of risk and advantage of information of poker hands varies to a great degree based on the table image and your position in the poker table.

So, when you are playing your poker games, apart from considering the strength of your pockets you will also consider to play with a focus on the table position and the quality of your opponents.

The poker strategies should be focused on the quality of the players to a greater extent.  Some players are tight, some are loose, some are passive and some are aggressive.  You also got to know how to differentiate between a true representation of the hand and between the false representations of the hand.  When you are mathematically equipped you can in part guess whether you are being bluffed.

Poker strategies are classed as beginner, intermediate and advanced level based on the complexity of the risk that one will be undertaking in their play.   It is better you graduate from the beginner level strategies to the higher levels of play, rather than complicating to start with advanced level strategies.  Do not hesitate to fold when you see that your hand holds no strength!

A lot of people agree with Doyle, however only a slight percentage of us can do it right. Because of it we choose to focus in what is right do to, seeking the correct move to any situation. Nevertheless as we said before the right move is only 10% of the job.

Knowing what’s right to do is quite easy, you just need good mathematic skills and fast thinking, however knowing how to do it demands you to understand your opponents need and to be able to understand how they play.

For an easy start there are some rules that work most of the times:

• When your opponent is left with less than a third of what he cashed in, he will play more aggressive than usually.
• People intent to see their winning money as a bonus, therefore they will play more carelessly with it, use this to sweep a large pots.
• In order to make a good bluff you need to check a few things:
  • Play your bluff only when you are in the dealer position and when you’re sure that there are no more than 2 players in the game.
  • Better to bluff when you have money to loss
  • Never bluff with more than double of the pot’s sum

There are many more things and tools for you to use against your opponents, most of this tactics relies on psychological theories.

Bluffing is an essential part for the professional poker player. A good player can bluff, a professional player can see the fraud and to inflict great damage to his opponent. Because of its nature bluffing is a very dangerous strategy and like every profitable investment you might loss, if you sense that your bluff has been discovered you better lay down your hand in order to minimize your loss.

That was bluffing for beginners, practice it in low blinds tables, build your self-confidence and then move on to play on big pots, and remember playing the large pots the same way you were playing the small ones- that’s the key for victory.

An experienced player can learn your moves and by doing so he can latterly know what cards are you holding up to your chest. Lucky for you, we are playing on the internet therefore they can’t see you. What damages this culpability greatly; however they have developed another technique they have learned to monitor your reactions. How do you react to small raises? They check if you love risks, are you willing to pay to see the river etc’ etc ‘. How can you avoid this and become winners?

Few tips:

Pick two or three different hands that you will always bluff with them just to confuse your opponents. Your game level will increase rapidly when your opponents could no longer anticipate your next move or to figure out what cards do you have.

At the beginning of the game while the blinds are small and the pots are also small you need to pay at least two rounds in order to learn how dose your opponents like to play. Do they take risks or not etc’ etc’.

Poker is based on statistics never put your money on a feelings, never!