Switch play around

One of the skills of playing poker well is not to play too predictably so that the other players start to learn how you play and learn your betting patterns. This is more important in "No Limit" games that it is in "Lower Limit" games but still even in the "Lower Limit" games you should be changing things around a bit"

To help avoid this happening you should make sure you switch your play around so they never know what to expect from you. Once you start playing one way and you think people are getting to understand your method of playing then now is definitely the time to switch things round and try another way.

A poker player who is able to constantly do this to keep their opponents guessing is not going to be giving anyone any help into what hand they are playing.

If you are playing online poker then one of the best ways to avoid people getting too used to you're play is to switch tables, it is easy enough to leave one table and join one of the others, unless you are playing in an online poker tournament

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