Understanding How To Use Observation In Poker
By all accounts, a person’s ability to observe everything that is going on, make sense of these observations, and use them for advantage is a key component to effective poker playing. Like any skill, it takes a lot of deliberate effort and practice to become an effective poker observer, but doing so will radically improve your game and your chances for success. A player’s observational skill is one of the key factors that differentiate good poker players from bad ones. (more…)
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If you watch poker on TV, you probably regard table chatter as an integral part of the game. Professional players seem to joke and discuss various things at the table all the time. Copying them however may not be a good idea for a beginner. 
New day, new blog post. Today, I’m going to give you a quick crash course on an important piece of No-Limit Hold’em. You may already play the game. Or, you may be too intimidated to dive in. Whichever the case, what you’re about to read is going to be valuable to you. I’m going to take you through a critical part of the game. This is the stuff that cause rookies to self-destruct at the table.
Poker is not a science. It can’t be boiled down to a series of events and reactions. It’s an art. The best players learn to roll with the punches and come back swinging. Things go wrong. Cards land badly. Bankrolls dip desperately low. But, each time, a veteran poker player will consider his odds, keep his cool and sometimes, come back to fight another day. On the other hand, novice poker players make a ton of rookie mistakes. And when they do, the veterans on the table move in for the kill. Below, you’ll find 4 of the most lethal (and common) mistakes that novice players make.