The typical conception of players who play tight pre-Flop is they can be bluffed out of a pot in later rounds with a well-timed bluff raise or semi-bluff. Although this stereotype may be used when you do not know the players well, it shows the importance of observing and judging individual players on how they [...]
Professional players are sharp and observant. They will observe your play and have a better idea of how you play than other players will. Normally you want to stay out of their way if you have a marginal hand. But if you are involved with a professional player, you need to think about what he [...]
It is possible that sharp players will play differently against other players than they would against you. If you are a decent player yourself, the sharp players will likely know this and play against you accordingly. They may bet for value against weak calling stations, but would not when you are their opponent. They may [...]
There are players who will try to play solidly when they first sit down, and continue to play solidly if they start off winning. But some players can change their styles drastically if they start to lose, particularly if they take a bad beat. All of a sudden, these players will go from playing solid [...]
World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is the most popular series of poker tournaments in the world. It is held for one month in Las Vegas every year.
The WSOP enjoys a high status because of the world’s top poker players such as Johnny Chan take part in the tournament.
It began in [...]
Knowing poker players’ slang is a real must for all those who want to play professionally as without it you can easy be cheated by other players who would not hesitate to use your lack of knowledge against you. One way to practice it is simply to play poker a lot and pay close attention [...]
Poker is a simple game played usually with the use of cards, yet also dice can be used to play it. Poker is easy to play and fun mainly because of it limited number of rules but at the same time tactics that is necessary to win. Although it does not have as long history [...]