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Changing Gears Poker Strategy
What's the one advantage you always have over every person you play poker with? What's the most important thing in making sure you have a chance of making money? The fact that nobody else knows the two cards you are holding. (Unless you are playing with Daniel Negraneu) You would not be able to win money if your cards where always face up. Therefore you must do everything in your power to safeguard the secrecy of your cards. The first thing you must do is eliminate your tells. This can only be done with nerves and countless hours of live practice. The other thing you must do is learn how to change gears.
Changing gears refers to changing up your style of play periodically to throw off your opponents mindset of how you play. If you play tight for a while, then aggressive, then super aggressive, and then go back to playing tight, nobody at the table is going to have a clue as to what you are playing. Good poker players are going to be able to read you like a book if they can correctly determine your style of play. Once you learn the basics of changing gears, you will realize you have to use this style in the most random way possible. Anything you do repetitively in poker will be a tell when going against good players. Try not to switch it up the same way in a tournament. Do your best to keep the rest of the table on their heels.
When you learn how to properly and effectively change gears, you will find you play much more enjoyable and profitable. It's another form of play for you to employ in an effort to make you the best player you can be.
Written by Jason Bisnett
Jason is a very experienced Poker Player. We are very happy to have him on our staff. To ask Jason a question, visit our Forum our email him at JBisnett@stackspokeronline.com
Want to play with Jason? You can find him playing at Stackspoker.com, his name is theprofessa
Changing Gears Poker Strategy
What's the one advantage you always have over every person you play poker with? What's the most important thing in making sure you have a chance of making money? The fact that nobody else knows the two cards you are holding. (Unless you are playing with Daniel Negraneu) You would not be able to win money if your cards where always face up. Therefore you must do everything in your power to safeguard the secrecy of your cards. The first thing you must do is eliminate your tells. This can only be done with nerves and countless hours of live practice. The other thing you must do is learn how to change gears.
Changing gears refers to changing up your style of play periodically to throw off your opponents mindset of how you play. If you play tight for a while, then aggressive, then super aggressive, and then go back to playing tight, nobody at the table is going to have a clue as to what you are playing. Good poker players are going to be able to read you like a book if they can correctly determine your style of play. Once you learn the basics of changing gears, you will realize you have to use this style in the most random way possible. Anything you do repetitively in poker will be a tell when going against good players. Try not to switch it up the same way in a tournament. Do your best to keep the rest of the table on their heels.
When you learn how to properly and effectively change gears, you will find you play much more enjoyable and profitable. It's another form of play for you to employ in an effort to make you the best player you can be.
Written by Jason Bisnett
Jason is a very experienced Poker Player. We are very happy to have him on our staff. To ask Jason a question, visit our Forum our email him at JBisnett@stackspokeronline.com
Want to play with Jason? You can find him playing at Stackspoker.com, his name is theprofessa