Thu, 09/15/2011 – 07:24 – PokerPages Staff
When playing online poker at PokerStars or any other site, you will come across players who will bluff. In fact, bluffing is a big part of the game of poker. Knowing how to do it effectively is a very useful skill to have and perhaps yet more useful, is the ability to spot when somebody else is bluffing. Players will bluff to try to achieve one of two objectives. They will either try to make you think they have worse cards than they actually hold, or that they have better cards.
Negative Bluffers
When somebody is trying to convince his opponent that his hand is worse than it actually is, he can be said to be bluffing negatively. He may do this by taking an overly long time to place his bets, or checking the bet if he has the opportunity. Players who act quickly and opt to slow the pace can also indicate spots of negative bluffing. A good way to test the water with these players is to raise when you get the opportunity. A player with no hand will back out, whereas a player with a good hand will keep going.
Bluffing Positively
Almost the opposite, is the player who will place a big bet to give the impression that he has a better hand than he actually does. This aggressive tactic is designed to try to put other players off playing, especially if the cards he holds are somewhat weak. Test a positive bluffer’s mettle by raising when it’s your turn, to see what their reaction is.
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Wed, 03/16/2011 – 02:12 – PokerPages Staff
Tournaments are played for fun or money and are a great way to test your skills against other players. It is one thing to play video poker alone against the electronic dealer, but if you really want to know how your skill level rates, poker betting tournaments are the way to find out. Sit and Go Tournaments feature fast action and highly interactive play.
Sit and Go Tournaments feature poker rules for Texas Hold’em as the most common form and begin as soon as the last entrant has registered. The payouts are structured at 50%, 30%, and 20% with the blinds being raised after every 10 minutes of play. These tournaments are readily available and have limited play times, which is ideal for those who cannot commit to the typical four to six hours needed for other types of tournaments.
The betting and general play involved in these games is considered a good way for the beginner poker player to practice for other poker games. It is similar to No Limit Hold’em and is therefore a great way to brush up on your skills. Sit and Go’s are played at any hour of every day. The time spent waiting to play is minimal.
The payouts are good for this tournament as a third of all players, regardless of their bets, win money. The buy-in is fixed and inexpensive. Those with a small bankroll to play with can enter these tourneys and have a decent chance of winning some money.
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