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Free Poker Information - How to Spot the Sucker
From the moment you sit down at a table, people are going to be sizing you
up. So it is vital that YOU learn how to identify the sucker at your table...FAST.
Otherwise you'll end up BEING the sucker. Get my drift? If you find that you
are the sucker, maybe you should start with our beginner's
strategy guide to Hold'em.
Think of it like this: a sucker is going to end up losing all his chips real
quickly. If YOU don't take his chips, someone else will, and then you'll be
at a disadvantage with a smaller stack. So if you don't know who the sucker
is, you are essentially handing the advantage over to your competitors...and
I know you don't want that.
Fortunately, you can learn to spot the sucker within the first few hands at
the table. These strategies will teach you to take the sucker for all he's got,
then use his chips to dominate the entire table...
To spot the sucker, look out for the following poker "tells"...
1. Cockiness - Most players who constantly boast, brag, or
"talk trash" are secretly trying to compensate for their insecurities...
2. "Insta-Tilts" - Watch out for players that go
on tilt right away. If they fold after a tough lay down... then on the next
hand they call every bet, there is a good chance they're your "sucker."
3. Overacting - If a player "overacts" with his/her
bluffs, calls, and folds, watch out. Weak players tend to try to overcompensate
for their lack of ability with acting. If you have an over-acting player at
your table, get ready to go on a run.
4. WSOP Syndrome - The Hold 'Em on TV is time-edited, so it
seems like there is serious action on every hand. The fact is that there are
dozens of pots for every one they show on TV. If a player tries to play EVERY
pot, there is good chance they have never played any real Texas Hold 'Em before.
5. Showboating - If a player showboats after winning a hand,
it shows his inexperience in poker. Real players know better then to make enemies
at the poker table whenever possible. If you have a showboater at your table,
take all his chips, then see what he says.
6. Lack of Commitment - If a player seems to fold every time
someone raises them, they must not have the "stomach" for poker, and
probably haven't played before.
Once you have picked out the suckers out of the table, it is time to bring
their chips over to YOUR stack. There are several ways that you can use your
knowledge to gain a big chip advantage.
Here are a few tips to turn their stacks into your stack:
1. Bully The Timid - If a sucker is very cautious and folds once raised,
use that and start bullying them out of pots. Re-raise their bets, and go over-the-top
of them when possible.
2. Trap The Bold - If you find a player who seems to play every single
hand, and bluffs too often, lay low until you pick up a monster, then let him
try to bluff you and take them big.
(Note these players are dangerous, you canot try to bluff them, because they
will call you even if they have marginal hands.)
3. Confuse The Stupid - If a player simply doesn't know the game and
has no real talent, you can simply outplay them. However, you need to clash
with these players early, before someone else takes all their chips.
4. Trick The Cocky - No one likes cocky players, and you can use their
vanity to your advantage. Once you win one pot against one of these players,
you can put them on "revenge tilt." They are going to want revenge
so badly that they will try to buy pots off you all night. Take advantage of
this by waiting until you pick up good cards, then let him waste his money.
5. Outplay The Amateurs - Most of the "suckers" at a table
simply haven't played a lot of poker before, so you should be able to outplay
this type no problem. There isn't any single method to take these players, but
they tend to play too tight and you can usually bluff them out of their chips.
By learning to identify and bankrupt the sucker at your table, you will jump
out to a huge chip lead at the beginning of a game, and then you can use that
lead to gain momentum and steadily increase that lead throughout the night.
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