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The game of Poker Part I

Everyone knows that I love playing some Texas Hold 'Em. I'm not a professional or anything, but I have won my share of pots. Now reading people isn't just about noticing movements and reckognizing facial expressions, but it's about reading a person's bet too. Trying to reckognize the style of play from someone should become 2nd nature if you want to get better at Poker. Here's a few types of betters. I'll describe them in my own Presidential Poker Styles

We have:

The Richard Nixon (Bluffer) - Plays the cards he has as if he always has something good which is the correct way to bluff, however, the player bluffs a little too often. When a little pressure is put on this player, he tends to bluff more and continue on, maybe even to the end. If he bluffs to the end, usually he's in a position where he doesn't have to show his cards "I am not a crook", but you just know he is.

The George Washington - "I cannot lie" says George Washington, in the imaginary story of him chopping down a cherry tree. The same goes to these type of players. They cannot bluff. They tend to only look for good hands. Whenever they do bet, everyone else folds unless of course, another person has a very good hand. Then from there we'll see a showdown. These are the easiest people to read.

The George W. Bush - The confused player. He doesn't really know what he's doing, so then how are we supposed to know what he's doing? Can be very dangerous to a couple players from the group, but the overall outcome, he'll probably lose.

The Bill Clinton - This player plays a really good game. He plays fairly well in the aspect of betting, playing the right cards, and not giving off a tell in his facial expressions. He can also bluff pretty well too. However, this player can rouse up some suspicion at some rare moments. If this person gets caught bluffing on those rare occasions, he might of gotten himself into a lot of trouble. He can however make a comeback.

The Thomas Jefferson - This guy plays it by the book. You won't see much change in his style. He'll play it this way to the end. Conservative.

The Andrew Johnson - This guy makes an attempt to play, but man oh man, he's going to take a hard fall. This type of player is what we call "Dead Money." They kind of have the sense to play and tries to do the right thing, but a more aggressive player can just take this guy down. You could feel sorry for this player, but it's actually the type of player you want to play with. He's pretty much ensuring that he's giving his money to whoever wins.

There's a few more, and I'll edit these with a couple more. I just don't have time to write them. Keep them in mind though. End of Part I

posted by Paul @ 3:33 PM