Secrets of Poker
Professional Poker: Notes from the Underground
Here's one from a pro that have won him thousands of dollars in their weekly private game. Read on. You might learn a thing or two.
� Beat opponents by attacking their personal weaknesses and through their resounding irrationality. For example, smoking is irrational and that represents vulnerability. When an opponent smokes, drinks, gambles compulsively, etc, there is a loophole in his control and discipline that must be exploited.
� Probe all opponents of their weaknesses that can be open for manipulation. If you spot that, use it to extract money from them. Another thing, eliminate your own weakness and constantly thrive to correct your errors. When you've change for the better, capitalize on that. They can serve as traps to your opponent.
� Be vigilant of the changes. In a few minutes, opponents can change too. They can be tight, loose, reckless, and then they can also be all untrue. You wouldn't know what's real at that moment, but you'll get a grasp of their changes and patterns if you take notes of all their changes and adjustments.
� Concentrate on areas that would give you the maximum advantages. For instance, when you're up against weak players concentrate more on their play and plan out how to deliver manipulation ploys. When you're up against good players, concentrate more on your plays and do less manipulation. Some good players can use your manipulation against you. Better yet, don't play against good players ever.
� Use hypnotic signals and sub-audible chants to get automatic response to obey your command on whether they would bet, raise or fold.
� Always breathe deeply to relieve tensions. When you're relaxed, you become more confident. You're bluffing is delivered more naturally and smoothly. Also, when you're relaxed you can concentrate better. You can extract more money when there's no tension pressuring you.
� The better you get at identifying of your opponents' hands through their tells, the lesser the importance cards odds become for you because you can play the game more on bluffing and manipulation.
� Losers tend to search for alibis to be able to bet or bluff. When holding winning hands, you should provide alibis for them.
� You can evoke a plotted dead giveaway by hesitating before betting, which they can read as unsure of the hand you're holding. And then at showdown, you can outmaneuver them with a surprising move. Be careful not to be read with tells.
� The best players of the game are not the big-man, flamboyant types. They are mundane and strive to appear so. They are secretive and clandestine. And they play fast-paced games and not five-card studs. These provide good cover-ups on how good you really are.
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