Reading Opponent's Hands When Playing Poker.

One of the big differences between a professional player and a beginner is the ability to analyze or read the opponent's hands. Think how much better you would play if your opponent always had cards open? Quite a stupid question, but it helps to understand the importance of this integral part of the game of poker. The better you master this technique, the more money you can earn. Consider the process of analyzing the opponent's cards and the factors that affect the correct definition.

When you analyze the opponent's hand, you must consider all possible combinations, despite the chance of their falling out. The task is to calculate the most likely combination, but do not forget that you can and make mistakes, and the opponent's combination can change with the addition of a new card on the table. For example, you have pocket QQ, one of the tight players makes a big bet preflop, maybe he has AA or KK and it's more logical to fold your ladies. But he can have AK, AQ, AJ, KQ and even 10-10, to check that you are re-raising. Next, you should analyze his hand, calculate the most likely combination from his response to your re-raise. If the opponent folded the cards, then he bluffed, if he called or raised the bet, you need to continue to analyze remembering the following factors.
Factors that affect the correct definition of opponent's cards.
1- Qualification of the opponent's level of play.
2- The style and nature of the game.
3- The emotional state of the opponent.
4- Awareness of the opponent about your style of play.
5- Gestures that rivals do at the table.
6- Mathematical calculation of odds.

It is worth remembering that when playing online poker to analyze the opponent's hand at times more difficult, since all physical factors are immediately eliminated. You do not see who is playing with you, what his emotional state is and how he behaves. For mathematical calculations, for online poker there are many useful programs that will help you calculate the chances of getting combinations of your opponent.
The three most common mistakes in analyzing an opponent's hands.
1- Assume that the opponent has one particular combination.
2- There is no time to react, to change a possible combination when adding cards to the table.
3- To think that the opponent is playing in the same style as you are.

And as another important concept in poker is the chances of the bank, but this is already in the next article ...........