pkr.nl – Table Image and it’s effect

Posted by Trix @ 12:00 AM, Thursday Jan 1st, 2009

www.pkr.nl – In some ways you could say that when you play with the same group of people regularly, you do not want them to get an idea of the way you play. If they do, and they begin to play successfully against you because they understand your style of play, you will begin to lose any edge you previously had over them.

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If for instance you become well known for bluffing, putting out tester bets, and sometimes slow playing big hands, as I have at my game, you might be concerned that you cannot bluff anymore. This is not entirely the case, but for the most part, you need to adapt your game and change some aspects of it.

Most of the time, profit in a poker game comes from people making the wrong choices, and so you need to use their expectations to your advantage. If they expect you are going to bluff, tighten up and wait for a hand. If they think you will put out tester bets on a flop even if you miss it, start checking. When you find a big hand, raise with it, because they will be more likely to call because they have you down as that sort of player that will bluff frequently.

It sounds simple enough, but it can be difficult to switch your play around in this way. Players who play online will not encounter this type of situation on the same scale, and that is one of the reasons I feel they sometimes struggle in live games.

Through trial and error, regular opponents will begin to make the right choices with regards to playing pots against you, and it is up to you to make sure they consistently get it wrong.

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