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Adjusting to Wins and Losses

Many of your opponents will treat you differently when you're winning than when you're losing. That's because they're conscious of luck and fear you more when you're "running lucky." When this happens, everything is as it should be in the universe, and your opponents are easier to control. You can bet marginal hands for value that you wouldn't be able to otherwise -- because you'd be afraid that these same opponents would be inspired by your losses and would raise aggressively or play deceptively.

It's true. When you're winning, your foes are apt to be docile and well behaved, and this allows you to press every hand for maximum value without fearing that they'll get maximum value for their hands, too. But, wait! What's the best way to adjust, depending on whether you're running good or bad? Simple. Most of your decisions in poker will be "borderline," meaning that the decision isn't especially clear.

Do this: When you're conspicuously winning and faced with a borderline decision between checking and betting, bet... AND between calling and raising, raise.

But... when you're conspicuously losing and faced with a borderline decision between checking and betting, check... AND between calling and raising, call. These adjustments works like magic, and they're pure profit.


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When To Hesitate

In poker, the time to hesitate is when you really need more time to resolve a close decision. Often things will occur to you given a little extra time. Or, under the extra pressure, your opponent may provide you with a tell. You might occasionally also hesitate for deception, so that alert opponents can't determine that your pause always means you have a close decision.

Also, sometimes when you make a final bet with a big hand, you'll be more likely to be called if you don't bet instantly. Well, if you don't bet ALMOST instantly, I mean. Because both a bet delayed for a few extra seconds and an unreasonably quick one are apt to make your opponents suspicious and more likely to be called.

But, unless there's a specific reason to hesitate, you should usually make all your bets, calls, and raises crisply and confidently -- because this enhances your image and speeds up the game.


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