Poker is a card game that has more to it than skill and strategy. It is a game about people and about sizing up the opponents. It is a study and analysis of the betting patterns of the other players. You should know the relation of an opponent's betting with regard to his holdings. Mannerisms and gestures of your opponents also tell a story. You must be able to read in between the lines and make your surmises from them. This kind of a subjective appraisal and analysis of the opponents requires experience at the tables in tournaments. These things are even more essential while playing pocket jacks in Hold'em. Cantonrep.com reports:
You need to be able to determine what your opponent's bets mean in relation to his holdings, factoring in position at the table and whether it's an open raiser or a reraise, among other things. Phil Ivey, regarded by many as the best poker players alive, showed how to work through that kind of situation during a no-limit hold'em event at the 2005 World Series of Poker at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas.
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