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  • Writer's pictureNikita Sethi

How to Get an Advantage Over Your Opponents in Poker




There are many mistakes that new poker players, as well as the experienced players, make while you play poker online real money. If you want to be successful in this game, then he needs to practice certain strategies so that more pots and tournaments can be won. So, if you know how to avoid some of the common mistakes, you will get an advantage over your opponents.


Distraction


Winning a poker game is about having skills and luck as well. You obviously need a lot of concentration and patience. You need to concentrate on the detail and what exactly is going in the game. There is an old saying that the devil is in the detail and it’s not true in case of poker- online or offline.


If you are distracted while playing the game, then you tend to stop using your skills and leave everything. If you are a beginner, then you should learn the rules and know how to handle at least 3 to 4 games at a time. Many online poker rooms allow you to do so. Make sure you avoid distractions like phone calls, TV, and other things while you are playing poker. You may miss that important tell or same move by an opponent which you could use to bring them down.


Use of auto-play functions


The function of the auto-play button is to speed up the game which means that more hands are raked in the poker room and thus making more money. If you want to use this button, make sure you know that it is being used at the cost of poker chips. In online, often players are located far from each other and some of the tells in this game are duration taken by a player to act on his hand.

• Delay in check is weakness

• Quick bet is strength

• Instantaneous check is weakness

• Instantaneous call is strength


The first tell is about understanding the psychology of the game, but others are based on autoplay buttons. Clicking on the automatic check button when you have a weak hand will definitely convey your weakness.


Don’t make enemies in poker


Don’t make enemies in this game as it is not a good idea. Try to avoid saying things to opponents when you win a pot instead of just drag the chips in a gracious way. Don’t ever whine if you lose a game as making enemies can mean that they will gun for you.


Too much talking


There are many online players who talk a lot as they think that this will not serve as a tell. They don’t understand that besides the use of the auto-play button, talking can be the biggest online poker tell. So try to stay quiet and ignore everything as it will only distract.


Showcards


Showing the cards can be also seen as a mistake in poker. It can be considered to be a bad thing unless you have gone all in and have no choice. But if you show, then it can annoy other players and they can start gunning for you. Muck them every time and just keep playing. If you play in this way, people will never be able to tell whether you are bluffing or had nuts.


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