Any tips for learning how to read hands???

[xxtazsterxx]

Does anybody remember any little tips or tricks they had when they first started out trying to learn how to read opp's hands?

TIA

xxtazsterxx

[Phenomenon]

Observe your future opponents while they're playing. Follow the hands throughout their completion and before the hand/hands get shown down tell yourself what you think they may have. I would observe the tables you would normally sit at.

Of course this is lame advice but experience is easily the greatest teacher.

[HoldemPokerPlyr]

I think there is an article in this month's issue of Cardplayer, give me a second.

*Searches the Cardplayer website*

http://cardplayer.com/magazine/article/16518

[Acein8ter]

Sometimes their betting gives off the strength of their hand. I know some of the better players try to hide the strength of their hand to get paid off on later streets...

[smbruin22]

i agree that you have to make an actual guess if you aren't in hand... at first, you may be way off, but think about why you were.

crazy low limit (actual limit, not low$$$NL), it's somewhat pointless though.

i think you should guess at the actual hand but then you have to look at ranges when you're in the hand, especially earlier streets.

[r0eKY]

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I think there is an article in this month's issue of Cardplayer, give me a second.

*Searches the Cardplayer website*

http://cardplayer.com/magazine/article/16518

[/ QUOTE ]

magazines about poker tez ghey

[Gonso]

A general recommendation: try figure out your opponent is trying to get YOU to do. Do you think, based on his actions, that he wants you to fold or stick around? What kind of hands would make sense?

You can get the hang of this by observing and playing one table at a time and watching everything constantly, even when not playing.

Example: a player might make big bets when he's got a hand and wants to chases another player out because it might get drawn out on. That's a hint to his hand - it's decent, but it's nowhere near the nuts.

It's kind of a flow when you get the hang of it against ABC players. It gets much more difficult when you move up. It's also a little more challenging against novice players since they really don't know what the right moves are to begin with (hint: big all-in bets usually means big hand).

[Reef]

put em on a range

[damedley]

Best advice I've read is this:

In an effort to simplify my decisions, every single time it's my turn to act, I try to run through the same script in my head:

Are my opponents playing conservatively?
Aggressively? Tentatively?

What are some of the hands my opponents are likely to hold?

From http://www.pokertipsfromthepros.com/lesson4.htm

(NOTE: if you are so new that you don't even know how to play YOUR hands, you really can't figure out what someone else might be playing. Mastering some basic strategy is a prerequisite to hand-reading.)

[Mike Gallo]

Learn to think backwards. I will let others elaborate.