Putting Opponents on Actions

By JAR

When playing poker there are many things that you have to consider. Poker is about much more than just a cards game. In poker, it's important to know how your opponents play, their strategies and reactions. If you analyze all the factors, you can determine easier ways to beat them, but how your opponents respond to your attitude is only a part of what you need to predict.

1.) If you have a weaker hand compared to your opponents, you could use a style of play that coerces them into folding often, so that you can have a long-term profit.

2.) Assume you're in a hand of no-limit Hold'em and you put your opponent on a range of weak hands, but they are all better than yours, for example, that you failed a straight draw with 8 and 7 and you placed your opponent on ace-high or bottom pair. Many adversaries would fold and not wager on the river with such hands, but not all of them will. Bluffing is only a good strategy if your rival is of the type that folds such hands.

3.) If your hand looks favorable compared to your opponents, review and size your bets in such a way that you take valuable pots down instantaneously, depending on the circumstances.

4.) Be conscious when you are playing against a tricky adversary, one with the capacity to induce you into making a mistake when you have a good hand. When you confront this situation, you should employ a strategy that permits you to see showdowns relatively easily and cheaply. You do not want to fold a lot of winners; at the same time, you do not want to lose lots of chips in big pots when you are beaten.

Once you analyze your opponents and their actions, you can have full control over your table. You will have the knowledge of how to rake in as many chips as possible with very good hands and you will know how to increase value while decreasing the losses with decent, but not "excellent", hands. You can also discover different ways to win chips, even if you are not getting good cards or hitting flops.

The most important thing to be a good player is be conscious of these tasks, and take the opportunity to develop your own personality into the game, analyzing your opponents and trying to be conscious of your own situation all the time.

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