Poker Kiwi

It has often been said in relation to poker, that you ‘play the man, not the cards’ there is some truth in this I feel. People never really understand just how many other factors are involved other than the strength of your hand, and how important these factors can be. Position is of course one important factor, when you are deciding how to play your hand, your decisions can vary a lot due to how many players have acted, or are yet to act.

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The strength of your hand, or lack of it, determine the choices you make regarding your hand, and in this sense you do of course play the hand you are dealt. But if your opponent is the type who is timid about calling big raises, you aren’t going to steam in with a large raise, you need to think small to try and extract some money out of the hand. if you have no hand whatsoever against the same sort of player, then why not put in a bluff if you don’t think your opponent is strong. Bluffing is definitely an area where you play the opponent more than the cards, because it basically does not matter which two cards you are holding. You are purely judging your opponent to be in a position where they cannot call your raise.

With this in mind, you can see how important it is to have a feeling for what your opponent is likely to do and how important the people holding the cards are. What the cards are that these people hold, shapes the way the sparring and tactical battles of poker unfold in a big way. Basically though, there is importance in both aspects, and as a player, you play the opponent, and are guided by the cards, in my opinion.