7 Easy Ways to Read Their Poker Hand

Use these 7 simple strategies to quickly read their poker hand. These are the top hand reading tactics used by today's top poker pros.

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The poker strategy advice in this video is for educational purposes only. If you choose to play poker for real money, always play responsibly and within your limits.

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[JosephMakem]

been watching your videos after 20+ years of playing and never played better. up $5000 this year alone but more importantly having lots of fun

[cam]

I Love these videos. Especially when I look back and say, I used to do that!

[PedroHenrique-xedf]

The "acting too quickly" i use exactly when i have a monster, and i've always extracting the maximum because everyone thinks i have nothing and they think i'm just calling because they have nothing, and i let them make the mistakes and the bets, and i shove on the river everytime and they call everytime thinking "he has nothing, so he's shoving to win a big pot". Thanks for your vids man, the last months i've started to be a profitable player and not just a recreational player, and your content is making a huge difference.

[jordi.lozano.v]

I love these vids. They are quick and jam packed with useful info!

[rogerpod]

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[alansalazar]

Your videos been helping me out man; thanks!

[pot_kivach]

these 7 all make sense. 1 single sign could be and usually is deceiving. It's very helpful adding the player's profile and your profile (!) to their action. That'd secure the reading. When a NIT x/r large, that's always a monster hand. When LAG x/r large on a scary board, slamming the chips on table, looking in the eyes against a NIT - that's a bluff (a little dog with big bark). 

When something does not make sense, then look at their profile. NIT - you're being trapped; passive CS suddenly raises you large - that's a monster hand; TAG bets huge on a plain board with lot of chips in the middle - bluff; TAG bet/raises you huge on a connected board - that's a monster hand (protection bet); LAG does excessive thinking then calling - you're being trapped; strong thinking player keeps calling you on a plain board - they have a monster hand; LAG 3!-bets you large on flop after you raised him - a drawing hand.

[DoctorSteele]

A lot of these tips seem to work in reverse in order to make people think you're bluffing (the first time they see it) when you have a badass hand. Especially betting with zero hesitation when you actually have something awesome 👌

[PeytonFen]

been watching your videos to get better at home games, was in texas last weekend for the eclipse and was able to go to a casino under 21. bought into a $1 $2 game with $250 and left with $1863 while I got lucky no doubt watching your videos helped me maximize my profit

[ITubeRealFun]

Tip 3. LAG don't always 3bet with KQ since you already raise preflop and they don't have to do that any and they're in position. KQ is a good hand but still loses to a lot of other combos.

Anyway thank you for posting these videos. Very informative.

[WvhKerkhof]

If i have a strong hand i start looking depressive and i start to tremble with my underlip ( I learned that 20 years ago) always works out very well.

[KherojitSingh-dkek]

From your lesson coach I won many matches never before..😂❤❤❤🎉

[Gearth]

I personally try to be consistent with my actions at the table. Doesn’t matter if I’m bluffing or have the nuts I’m staring off blindly into oblivion until they call /raise or fold.

[kiranjain]

Is your play style fitting more with MTT or cash?

[RottTheGamer]

Number 4 is one of the ways sharks extract the MAXIMUM value for their hand against good players. So... be careful.

[derekxavier]

When I was a beginner, I would look people in the eye when I was weak 😂 so true

[JG-nesd]

Grabbing a stack of chips while you deliberate has been 100% a weak hand in my experience. I've bet every time and never been called.

[chrismcnally]

My amateur-ness would lead me to believe on example #7 that on 883 the bb would have a bb special hand like 68, 78, 89 and hit trips....

[indianapatsfan]

#8 If you have a tough decision to make as to whether to call or fold, always call if your opponent is wearing sunglasses and a hoodie. Nothing says "I love to bluff" more than that outfit.

[danielmeuler]

Nearly all of the "Obvious Bluff Tells" I do the opposite. I talk when I have it. Shut up when I bluff. Over bet with the Nuts. #1 tell I do. I'll check call all the way to the River, than jam with any of the sets or straights.