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Poker Lesson: Table Talk
Author: Gavin Smith
I talk a lot at the table. I like meeting people,
and poker
tournaments give me the opportunity to chat with a lot of
nice folks. The conversations I have between hands are not just
pleasant - they can also be informative. What a player shares
about himself will often determine how I'll play against him down
the line.
For example, say I'm playing in a $10,000 tournament.
I ask the young person to my left how he bought into the tournament
and he tells me that he won a $30 satellite. Based on that piece
of information, I can make some assumptions. He's probably not
especially experienced. Most active players don't bother with
low buy-in tournaments. He likely doesn't have a huge bankroll,
so he'd probably be perfectly happy to cash in the event; he doesn't
need to win to feel he had a successful tournament.
Against this player, I'm probably going to run some
bluffs when I think he's only got a moderate hand. I'm also going
to be willing to make some pretty big lay-downs against this guy.
I seriously doubt he's going to put in a lot chips without a very
strong hand.
Now imagine that I ask a man at my table how he
got into the tournament and he tells me he bought in directly.
I ask him what he does for a living, and he says he's a bookmaker
in Dallas.
I've got to assume that this guy's willing to gamble.
He's probably not afraid of a big bluff or a big call. Against
him, I'm going to have to call more liberally and avoid making
any of my own big bluffs. I may even check some reasonably big
hands to avoid getting raised off my hand.
These are just two examples of what you can learn
by drawing your opponents out and listening carefully to what
they have to say. Every piece of information you gain at the table
is something you can use to your advantage.
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