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POKER 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 games - 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 games. 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.
It is important to understand that poker is a much more difficult
games than most people realize, that it can be more complex
than bridge or backgammon. The concepts in this site are intended
to make you understand the depth of the games and to make
you a good player against tough competition. (Obviously if
you can beat tough games, you will have little trouble destroying
easier games.) While the concepts discussed often apply to
all poker games, they relate particularly to limit games.
Properly adjusted, they also relate to pot-limit and no-limit
games. However, they do not always relate to games like high-low
split, in which there are two winners in a pot
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