[James81]

Hey dangerousuk,

is is only my advice, so a pro player might think it in an other way.

You only can improve your handreading skills by playing. I mean watch the hands when you are not involved and you are involved [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] Try to remind what the players did and at least might showndown.

The best explanation about handreading is Implied Odds. You might read that topic in one of your books [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] OK, lets say you hold 57 on a 63A board. You are on the button and the only early positioned player raised, you call (Heads up situation). He bets out maybe 3/4 of the pot size or more.

Now your reading skills comes along.
-When you saw that your opponent can go broke with his singel ace and good kicker, you might call that bet to hit the draw.
-When you watched that after his 3/4 size bet a big raise from the opponent brings him to lay down top pair. You should do that.
-When you watched after a call or a big raise he can laydown his hand when the street will hit. You shouldnt do anything from above.

Now after your had read in a book, when you get the right pot odds to call or fold you know now that handreading skills are more important then pot odds or anything else. Its a game of people and people make mistakes.

So the only advice I can give is, try, try, try, try and after you failed with you reads, try again [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]