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Taking Advantage of Conservative Players in Poker

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

Seat position is important in the game of poker especially when you are sitting at the table with conservative players. If you understand where the conservative players are at the table relative to your position you can take advantage with more aggression. Conservative players at the poker tables are likely to only play when their hands are at least moderately strong.

The faster you realize the betting patterns of conservative players, the more easily you can semi-bluff or bluff your way to improving your stack of poker chips. For example, if you notice that there is a conservative player behind you betting aggressively, chances are he/she has good cards and you should only stay in the hand if you do as well.

On the flip side, if you have a conservative player only checking or passively calling smaller chip bets to catch cards then you have the green light to bet aggressively. If you do not notice these tendencies and simply play the cards as they are dealt to you without respect to your position, you are missing a great opportunity to make money.

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Betting Strategies

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Poker is a game where luck, strategy and ability to bluff is needed to win a game. The kind of cards a player gets depends on his luck. The ability to bluff varies from person to person and a player who can bluff easily and convincingly can mislead his opponents and win the game. Players should try and stay away from toying and fidgeting with their well earned casino poker chips, some times this can be an easy give away if a pattern is picked up by your opponents.

When the opponents fold to a player who is at the dealer button and the player raises the big blind then it is called blind stealing. It is important that a conservative player places a bet when he is the last person to act and all his opponents’ checks to him. This will decrease the number of opponents wishing to see a cheap flop and sometimes it will also lead everyone to fold. If this happens then the player gets the pot by placing a steal raise bet. Opener is a bet that a player places to eliminate all the chasers and it is done when the first person to act raises the big blind. Feeler bet can happen even after the flop and it is placed when the hand is moving slowly and the opponents are just checking. A player should place a feeler bet to know about the strength of his opponent’s hand. Squeezing is a bet used by a player when he has a strong hand.

For more on winning in poker, here are some tips on striking it rich with pocket aces.