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Poker is a game of skill, and for a beginner, it could be sometimes both intimidating and confusing, especially when facing an experience player across the virtual table. Here are few simple, but important poker playing tips that could level the playing filed and goes a long way in making even the novice of players a better one in the long run.
1) Learn to read the players: You can’t win against experienced players. So it is vital to read the players you are pitted against, and play accordingly. There could be worse players than you who don’t know when to rise, when to call, when they are drawing lead etc, and one’s chances against such players are more. The bottom line is learning to figure out your opponents. It is the single most crucial skill one should have in poker.
2) Don’t show your cards: It is a very simple mistake that most beginners make. It gives away your plans, and prospective chances to win forever. A good player will always keep other players guessing.
3) Mix up: Mix up your game. While playing against experienced players, there is no need to play two hands the same way, twice in a row. They are experienced and disciplined enough to play according to your actions.
4) Don’t overplay: For good poker players, they follow the rule ‘less is more’. Playing too many hands is a mistake that even experienced players often make, leave alone beginners. Remember, it is the big pots that matter!
5) Learn when to fold: Pocket kings and pocket aces are the strongest starting hands one could get. And if that happens, don’t think twice to raise or re-raise as required. Also, make it a point to play premium hands pre-flop, and if you don’t hit or have no draw post flop, Fold at the earliest. It is one of the big mistakes that players make by not folding when it is required, especially in the case of big hands. Doing so could eventually end up in losing lots of money for the player.
6) Avoid Tilting: If anytime one gets a lot of bad beats, it is crucial to deal out and not to come back until you are over it completely. Else, it’ll cost one big. Nothing is worse than losing with back to back aces, and then losing the entire stack.
The abovementioned tips are not limiting, and it is further advisable that budding players may try to learn the tricks of the trade by reading poker books and other online resources, alongside practicing the game a lot before attempting to move up the ladder in terms of stakes/risks.
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