Health Upgraders

Some poker online players stick to the virtual game and rarely venture into live casino games. Live games differ wildly from poker online games, and players who are new to live action in casinos and poker rooms, should keep a couple of valuable pointers in mind:

* Put on a poker face. Everyone can see you and will be looking for body language tells. Whether you adopt of stoney still stance or a super friendly chatty presence, stick to it and don’t let changes in your behavior or posture give away your hand and feelings.

* Unlike online poker, where you can constantly see your hand, in live action, you have to carefully peek at yours cards. You should be careful about not exposing them to any other players but cup your hands around them, and expose as little as possible to identify your cards.

* Once you have looked at your cards, remember them! It sounds simplistic but this is fundamental at live poker tables. Players who have to continually look at their cards give off tells about the hand. Memorize your cards when you look at them. If you do have to look again, do so when the pre-flop action completes so you know absolutely whether or not the flop hits your hand.

* Unlike online poker, the pot size is not displayed. You must calculate this yourself to base your betting on pot size. If the chips are piled in such a way as to make it hard to count, ask the dealer to spread them out so you can approximate how much is in the pot. The dealer is not allowed to count the pot chips for you.