Texas Holdem Strategy

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Reading Your Opponent

Watching your opponents game and getting an accurate read on their game is as crucial if not more important than knowing all of the probabilities. The ability to read and then exploit your opponents weak tendencies is the difference between being a winning player and a below average player.
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Some important considerations, but not all of them, to watch for are:

1. How many hands do they play and how many times do they come in for a raise? If your opponent is always limping into the pot in any position then you should mark this player as weak. The next step is to see if they are a calling station or able to lay down a hand to a big bet. One note on how many hand they play. This is not always accurate but can be relied upon because in an initial read, the player may have been getting good cards or a player may have been getting bad cards for a long run. Looking at how they bet after the flop and with what types of cards will give you an indication if they play too many weak hands.

2. If they always limp into the pot then they are weak and should be abused for this issue? Re-raising and stealing from them is usually easy and many times, they will be calling with nothing. Once again, find out what their starting hand requirements are and if they respect positional advantage.

3. As the hand progresses, do they increase their bets with the best hand or do they let the opponent stay in the hand with small bets? This is another indication of whether the player is weak and can be bluffed out of a hand. A solid player will increase they bets as the hand progresses or will re-raise to find out where they stand.

4. Will your opponent call to the river with a drawing hand? This is called, calling off their stack and is another indication of a weak player/calling station. You must identify these players to protect yourself and to extract money at the correct time.

5. How often do they slow play or check-raise a hand? You can set up plays if you know this player has a tendency to check-raise or avoid disaster if they over bet the pot on the River after showing weakness.