Poker Strategies
After receiving pocket cards, you are immediately faced with a choice: play your cards and either raise or call the blinds, or fold.
Practice Matters
Anytime you see someone put a bet
Anytime you see someone put a bet in on the flop and fold to a raise, make a quick note of it. Just because someone does it once or twice doesn’t make them a LAF. That’s why these types of opponents’ tendencies are much harder to pick up on. In one session, you may not really know for sure if someone is a LAF. This is much more of a long term read that you may have to make against a regular player. There are times however when you will be able to make this read within a session, and it will be quite obvious when that time occurs.
SVB (Slim Value Bettor)
SVB (Slim Value Bettor) It will take some time to make this read, but when you do you want to make sure you're exploiting your opponent’s play properly. Most of the time you'll eventually find this in the regulars you're playing against. Sometimes within a short session you'll pick up on this on players that may not be regulars in your game. You want to keep a sharp eye out for players that are betting slim on the turn and river. This means weak top pair on bad final boards, second and sometimes third pair. Sometimes it can be two pair on really draw heavy boards that have four to a straight and flush possibilities. The bottom line is that it's pretty narrow considering how the hand played and the final board.