A Poker Face ONLINE
 The
psychology of poker basically involves creating mystery,
mis-direction and hesitation. Sitting around a table with
your opponents can be a challenge but you have to keep your
poker face, try to read everybody else’s poker face, and not
give away your true intentions when you take a card, raise
and call. After a few hands, you start to notice the
physical aspects of your poker opponents. The hesitation
when it comes time to bet, an air of resignation when some
player takes three cards, the confident betting of someone
with an excellent poker hand and all sorts of little hints
to look for when trying to read that player.
In online poker, the entire game is changed because you
can’t read the other players’ body language and positions.
An internet casino poker game is often reduced to the game’s
bare essence, but you can still take advantage of some
psychological tricks to get ahead. In the online casino,
some do make their game play as consistent as possible to
fool other players when there’s a big hand at stake.
However, others go the opposite way and try to confuse other
online poker players with plenty of bluffing and strategic
folding.
Players such as Doyle Brunson, Chip Reese, Annie Duke and
Barry Greenstein are considered to be among the best poker
players of all time. These players have perfected their game
techniques and worked out how to use poker psychology to
give themselves an edge over their opponents.
Of course, none of this applies if you are simply playing
against a computer program. In that case, the best you can
do is to figure the odds and find a good strategy. In the
case of online poker with other humans, it is still possible
to use psychology. You just have to learn how to read the
game. Internet casinos present a whole new series of
challenges to the seasoned poker player, but over time you
can learn how to adapt and win. Practice by playing in
freerolls to develop your skills and over time, you’ll be
able to pick up that online poker face easily.
Posted: April 11, 2007 |
