November 5, 2007
Putting Your Opponent on Probable Hands
The first topic discussed by presenter Tony Guerrera and Mike Caro prior to the First Annual California Poker Players Conference just last month was putting your opponent on probably hands. You can learn what your opponent might be holding based on probabilities and their actions.
When everyone thinks about poker, they think first about their own hands. They wonder what their probability is for hitting a good hand, but outside of that, poker is really about playing your opponent – being able to put your opponent on hand distribution and their action distributions.
There may be some lucrative bluffing opportunities if you know your opponent well enough. To win at poker, you need to know your opponents hand distributions and how they act as a function of the hands they hold.
Hand distributions can be calculated mathematically, but it is a function of how they are betting or behaving. There are a limited number of combinations they can be holding. Each player has his own table of distribution. Do some quick calculations and pay close attention, and you will have a winning strategy.
Hear more of the interview at http://www.2007cppc.com/#guerrera.
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