Learn Texas Hold Em, Poker Tournament Strategy

Successful poker players use every possible advantage available to them in order to secure a win. In a Texas Holdem poker tournament, picking up the right cues from your opponents can be the difference between a trip to the final table and an early exit.

One way that poker tournament pros get an edge is by listening carefully to table talk. This is the chat that players pass back and forth over the course of the game and it can be extremely informative. Depending on the form of tournament, table talk can vary and so can the skill of the players. The rule of thumb is that the higher the stakes are the better and quieter your opponents will get. But say you like to play texas holdem freerolls, the game will probably be looser and the table talk more informative.

Using Table Talk to Gain Information in a Poker Tournament

Listen carefully to the talk during a tournament. Some players will actually tell you what kind of hands they like to play, for example: �Can you believe that guy won with a 6 7 off suit? I would never play a hand worse than T J in the first hour!� It seems hard to believe that someone would actually give up this type of information but they do. Many players want you to know that they are solid players and not �dead money.� Other players may give you information about their experience at the table. If they talk about poker sites like Poker Stars or Full Tilt Poker, you know they are at least in part Internet players. If they refer to pot odds, you know they have some grounding in poker theory, although in many cases it�s just enough to get them in trouble.

Using Table Talk to Deceive Opponents in a Poker Tournament

You can also use table talk against your opponents. If after pulling off a daring bluff you turn over your 6 9 off suit and announce �I always play 69 because I was born that year,� players will assume you are a loose player, even if this has been a calculated bluff. If you tell the person next to you that you are playing in your first tournament (assuming you are lying) you may gain an advantage from players who think you don�t know what you are doing.

Notes on Poker Table Talk

You don�t want to say anything that will give your opponents an advantage. If you tell people you are a professional they will either not believe you or be intent on proving themselves, making them play better and in a more focused way against you than anyone else. If it�s a rebuy tournament and you can�t afford or are not willing to take a rebuy, you definitely do not want to tell your opponents this as it will give them a great opportunity to put pressure on you. Make sure your talk is either innocuous or designed to elicit good information from or transmit bad information to your opponents.

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