Disguises the strength of their future hands to ensure other hands will get paid off in the future.

Good players bluff in order to set up their opponents for future games because bluffing does the following: There are several reasons that good high stakes players bluff and nearly none of them apply to small stakes games. This is something a lot of new players just don’t quite understand because they watch a lot of good poker players pull off great bluffs on T.V. It’s just not profitable to bluff at small stakes poker games. One of the primary reasons that good players win more than most of their opponents is because they know how and when to control the size of the pot, and how much to bet to get maximum value when ahead, or lose the least when they are possibly behind. This is an important factor in winning the most when ahead, and losing the least when behind. You should do your best to keep the pot size small without a big hand and do your best to build a big pot when you do have a great hand.

There will be times when you can invest a large amount of money with only top pair and top kicker, but that’s only with a very good read of your opponent. A very important component of maintaining a healthy poker bankroll is doing your best to play a small sized pot when you have a marginal or small hand, such as top-pair or even two pair, when the board presents the possibility of a much better hand. That is to say, you can bet any amount you have available in front of you in order to provide the improper odds to your opponent, or give the best odds possible when you’re opponents are drawing nearly dead. One of the great things about playing any form of No-Limit is the ability to manipulate the pot size.

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