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Logic
Poker logic is not tricks and ploys. In weaker games tricks and ploys
may sometimes work - for example, gesturing as though to fold your
hand and then raising after the third man in the pot has called. However,
a super hustler with an arsenal of tricks and ploys who is not also
a good player will not get the money against tough competition. Some
poker writers make tricks and ploys the essence of poker; the best
that can be said of them is they are misguided. Some players substitute
tricks and ploys for sound precepts and sound play. They act surly,
try to anger other players in the game - in a word, use almost any
gimmick other than good play to win the money on the table. In the
world of professional Las Vegas poker, such players never rise to the
bigger games, and eventually, their tricks and ploys played out, they
fade into the Las Vegas night like so many failed gamblers, earning
a living driving a cab.
Nor is poker logic purely mathematical. Knowing the mathematics of
poker can certainly help you play a better game. However, mathematics
is only a small part of poker logic, and while it is important, it
is far less important than understanding and using the underlying concepts
of poker.
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