Not all people are very good at hiding their emotions, however, it is one important quality that any poker player must have in him/her. It is this ability to fake your emotions that will make you a good poker player and aptly apply the tag ‘poker face’.
Just like any other game, poker too has its numerous styles and techniques, which players learn and adopt. Poker not only has different versions, but it has characteristic strategies as well which classify the varied players.
The words- tight and loose are closely associated with playing poker. They are used to mean both, players as well as playing strategies. As regards playing styles, they are- tight aggressive, tight passive, loose aggressive and loose passive respectively.
Those players who adopt the tight styles are called ‘tight’ players, and they are the ones, who rarely start a call. The adjectives of ‘aggressive’ and the ‘passive’ are applied according to their style of betting. Both tight aggressive and tight passive players call a bet only if they have a hand, which they are sure is capable of winning.
Though majority of the poker players have always been the males, yet it is remarkable to note here that there are many female players as well, like Annie Duke . She has not just learned the diverse techniques but has mastered them to the extent, that she holds the rank of the third highest earning female member of poker.
Most amateur players in poker are tagged as loose players, because they play quite a few hands, irrespective of the fact that they have a winning hand or not, and are easy bait for the ‘pros’ at the poker table. The ‘loose aggressive’ players are however, difficult to decipher, as they go all out aggressively, even if they do not have good cards in hand.
An understanding and recognition of the poker styles, enables you to judge the progression of the game and enhance your chances of winning. Poker has gained so much impetus over the past years that now it is not just restricted to one type. There are many variations of the game.
Annie Duke , is not only an ace poker player but an under PhD student in Psychology, who feels in addition to employing the sundry styles of poker playing, an understanding of your opponents psyche is extremely crucial to ensure your victory. Extra-ordinary skills in observation, patience and experience are the key ingredients to victory.
The casinos are booming with men and women playing poker, some do it for entertainment, and there are some, who try their fortune at earning some fast money. The Texas Holdem poker, better known as Cadillac of poker, is by far the most popular televised poker. Apart from that, there is the five card draw poker, the Omaha poker, the Omaha Hi/Lo poker, and the seven card stud poker. The seven card stud poker can be further classified as Razz poker, Caribbean stud poker, Pineapple and 3 card pokers.
Be it in actual casinos or virtual online poker rooms, the fever of poker is pretty high. Nonetheless, it is not a piece of cake for all poker players, it takes a lot of experience to turn from amateur to pro, and claim a winning hand.
