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Value of your hand and protecting these hands are these are two of the most important parts of poker. Having proper of your value your hand will allow you to make the proper decisions.

Flushes and straits are the majority of high level hands. Many people to get caught up when trying to chase these hands and hurt themselves.

People get often to aggressive or two weak when getting a high pair. If you are in front you need to try and take advantage. When you are looking to take advantage of a situation you need to be high enough to scare people off. If you are looking to make a hand you need to look at the odds of getting the hand that you are looking for.

You need to look at implied odds. What these odds are that if you hit your hand then people will be paying you out. You do not want to wait for the hand if that hand won’t probably win.

If you have had the hand until the final card this is why you are kicking yourself for not betting people out earlier. Often time’s players can stick around with making calls and looking at the implied odds to make sure they don’t give away a winner. The best way is to look at your outs you have left.

All of this comes down to playing your hands correctly. If you are off in front often times it is advantageous to bet high and get the weaker players away. If you have a chance just hanging in often times will allow you to win a bigger hand then you thought you could.

To do any of this you need to understand the value of your hand and any other possible hands out there.

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Here we are looking at why position is so important in poker. Many parts of the game can be related to the position. Position is when you act on the poker table. Good position is at the end being one of the last to act. The opposite playing early is a negative position. You will never understand how important this is until you have been playing poker.

The pros decided that early position is a place where you always need to be conservative. In late position you are able to make a decision to be aggressive or to be conservative.

Like all aspects of poker reading your table is very important. This is the main reason when position comes into play. If you are playing from the late position you get to see how people are going to react in front of you. From the early position you get no chance to react to different people while everyone can react to you.

In the middle the one aspect that comes into play is that you are going to be in a weak position because you are at the mercy of everyone. The early position can throw you on tilt and the later position can come in and knock you out of the hand making you throw away money.

The one advantage of starting early is that you are going to be able to scare away opponents. The only reason this helps is that you can really scare off lower hands and often times be in a position to steal blinds. Just don’t try to do this to often conservative is the best when playing early.

For new players you won’t understand the advantageous of playing early or later. Over time these strategies will be more apparent.

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Here in this video we are looking to be able to determine other people’s hands. These skills will allow you to be very effective at the table. Sean Niven came in and talked about how you need to memorize how people play different hands. This can be some gentle tells. You also can wait till people are heads up to be able to get a better read.

You can also look at people online. The way for this is that you can look at betting patterns. People will bet heavy on a bluff or light when they have it. Also a player’s background can determine many players style. Often United Kingdom players stay to the ABC’s.

Next we need to place players in groups. The two big groups are loose and tight. Tight plays few hands while the loose plays lots of hands. You also need to categorize aggressive and passive players. Aggressive will raise often and like to be in charge while a passive player will check and call most of the time. The best players mix in both of these strategies depending on the players on the table. They also just mix it up some times to keep you on tilt.

The reason you need to observe people is because this is how you take your game to the next level. Players often times get stuck at a certain level because they don’t learn how to read people. Just like anything it takes time to develop a keen eye for little things. Often times it can be beneficial to start off by avoiding a few hands just so you can see the mannerisms of the players.

While this is hard work this tactic will allow you to greatly improve your odds of winning.

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Playing the blinds puts you in a unique situation. The problem is that you need to put money in before you even get to see your cards. There are advantages to this though. For one at times you are going to be able to see the flop without having to put in any more money. This can be advantageous when that week hand looks much better after the flop. You do not want to start going in with weak hands because you are getting a discount though. It is important still to throw away those lower hands when people raise.

You also are going to be able to view the table before the flop. This allows you to be able to see how everyone reacts to the hand. The negative off all this is that you are going to be the first to act after the flop. This means all of the reading you just did will come back when everyone gets to see how you act first from the flop. Then many players will try to steal away the pot in a late position after the flop.

The best part of being one of the blinds is that you have a chance to sneak into winning pot. The problems are twofold. First you are placing money into a pot before you get to ever see your cards. The second part is that you are going to be first to act after the flop.

The advantageous are obvious. You get a chance to be able read everyone and even steal away a hand or two with a late bet. Also you know that soon you are going to be in the best position of the table on the button.

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We all know that playing your position is important to how you play. The middle position in the toughest to be in during your game of poker.

The reason for it being tougher is that you have early players that can put you in a tough position but later players then can throw you for a loop. This why in all poker it is essential that you need to learn how read players around the table.

If you are sitting at table that has aggressive players behind you the best option is to be cautious. You don’t want to get into a situation where you’re placed into a corner early. On the other hands when you are playing against tighter players you can be more aggressive. This often times can knock out many tight players giving you an advantage.

This strategy is true to any table. If you are playing on an aggressive table you should be the one stepping back. Players often times get mixed up into the pace of the game. When people are being aggressive you can sit back and wait for your cards to come. When this situation occurs you will be able to take advantage.

On the other hand if the table is very conservative pushing the action can help you win. The reason for this is often times you will be able to push people out of hands. This is just like being a bit of a bully. Players will often enjoy stealing blind after blind.

Remember you are coming up to be in late position so your advantage will come soon enough.

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In Hold’em position is very important. The best spot to be in is always on the button. You can tell a lot of how people play when they are in position.

You are able to play a lot of different cards when playing in late position. You often times you can get into hand cheaply and it gives you an advantage. Also you can bet hands at the end and scare many people off if they were hesitant from the start. This can allow you to build up a bank roll by stealing blinds.

One of the main reasons that you are at an advantage is that you don’t have to throw away any options that you have. Players many times will decide to stay in because for the amount of money that they are required to enter they can get themselves into a larger pot.

Playing in late position will give you plenty of options to read people also. Since you know that you are going to be able to see how everyone else bets in. Now you can put yourself in an advantage.

This doesn’t mean though that you need to go in with every hand. A proper player will still understand the strengths and weaknesses of his own hand. The fact that you are the last position just gives you more time to evaluate the complete position.

The greatest part of winning a hand from the late position is when you can have that big blind special. So go out there and play smart but play to win.

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Early position is the first players after the blinds. You are going to be the first players to play once the cards are dealt. This puts you in a disadvantage for many scenarios.

The reason for this is that you do not get to see what other players are going to do. The main problem is that if you have big cards you need to bet and often scare away the entire table. This will not allow you to at least steal people’s initial bets. When playing with medium cards you are stuck waiting to see if people are going to pay more than you are willing to go.

If you do decide to see the flop you should be in a place to be aggressive in this situation. Waiting for cards from early position can put you in a place to call plenty allowing late position to raise the stakes.

The one advantage of being in early position is that you can scare away a table of tight players. This doesn’t seem like a lot but if you are trying to win with a nothing hand stealing some blinds can help.

Make sure like always to understand the players that are behind you. This way you won’t feel pressured into make bets that you are uncomfortable with.

Just remember to be patient. If you have a good start up hand then take advantage of it. If you don’t have that great hand you always have that option to fold them away.

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This comes up when you start losing good hands. Often time’s players will think that their hands are invincible.

When you get a high pair from the start you should try to knock out the weaker hands by betting high at the start. This often can disappoint the owner of these hands because many people will just fold. But it is better to win a small pot than lose a major pot when people fail to bow out and outdraw you.

If you fail to protect this hand you can get hurt. Many people will say this way you can scare everyone off. The problem is that you can get burned on the flop. Often time’s players will get suckered in because they don’t see what is coming.

Sometimes a player will catch two pair with a garbage hand. This player will probably bet high leaving you with a lower hand. Now you are stuck trying to figure out if you are in a bad position. Also you were the raiser to start off this game. Many times when this happens you will be in a position that doesn’t allow you walk away. But the problem is that you need to. Then the final thing is you losing the hand.

When you are learning the game you must learn to protect your hand. If you decide that you do not want to be aggressive with a high pair then you must be able to walk away. Watching your opponents and the structure of your betting will allow you to do this.

If you are aggressive from the start you will knock out many people that are holding nothing. This will always give you an advantage on the table. This is just another way to play smart and win more money.

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This starts off on being mindful on our own actions. This is how we look at our cards. How we play with our chips. Our mannerisms throughout the game are what give us away. This video has been designed to teach us how to hide our tells and make it difficult for people to get any information from us.

First we need to create an image. Many people use sunglasses to hide their eyes. The reason is that people says eyes are the key to the soul. Many people don’t like them because it does put up a barrier between you and the table. You can also take them off if you want to start people down. Also sunglasses make you look sharp and save your eyes.

Other people use music and good clothes. What we are trying to do is make an image off. You need to find a comfortable role for you.  This can be wearing a suit or dressing comfortable. Just make sure you stay in character.

You also need to be aware of the technique you use when you place a big hand. Good players often take time making their opponents thing about what you are doing. You do need to have routine. The moderator makes sure to be consistent when bluffing and when you have nuts. He likes to stare at one spot and concentrate on his breathing before he plays.

If you are calling a player you can be more relaxed. You still need to be consistent though. Players will be remembering what you have done each hand.

Remember at the tables people will be talking trash. So you need to maintain your cool during this time. If you are going to talk you should make sure that you are in character. You also need to leave what happens on the table there.

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To get on the tour you can start by playing low budget satellites. When you win these satellites you can build up to bigger satellites to then get to larger tournaments. If you win at these satellites you will be able to get accommodations along with your buy in at many tournaments including the World Series of Poker.

Next up in this lesson is choosing the right table for you. Sometimes you might want to sit down at a table when you are not the best player. The reason for this is so you can learn by watching more advanced players but make sure you have an understanding that you are not the best there. This means to watch your bank roll.

Mostly you want to play where you are one of the better players on the table. The reason for this is that there is value on the table. This obviously allows you to win money. There is an old adage if you can see the sucker on the table then it is you.

You need to be able to recognize your limits at a table. This will allow you to be more profitable. You need to understand when it is time to move up or move down from a table.

Here a couple more guidelines to look at when were choosing a game. First you don’t want to sit at table that is too tight the looser the players you have a better chance to trap people. Secondly you don’t want to buy in for more than 10% of your bank roll. This way you won’t get in over your head.

Remember choosing the right table can make you a good amount of money and choosing the wrong table can cost you a lot of money. Make sure to be smart.

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