Take Advantage of Every Situation

In life, we analyze ourselves in order to see if we have done the right thing. Sometimes doing the right thing is helping an old lady up if she falls on ice. But sometimes doing the wrong thing is doing the right thing because the outcome is beneficial to you.

For instance, you make a bad call and get lucky on a two outer. What experience players may do is to take advantage of the situation, even though you have done the wrong thing, you can now do the right thing in this particular situation. By “Goating” your opponent and letting him think that you’re an idiot, will put him on tilt and cause him to bluff more or call you down when you have a hand. This method can be very effective as putting your opponent on tilt will make you lots and lots of money. If you are playing an experience player this may not be as effective; as most experience players can control their emotions in the game. However, not all players have the ability to control themselves as they are being taunted by someone that they think is lesser than them. In this case they will take their frustration on the chips by bluffing and call downing, trying to recoup what they loss. Mike Matusow is a good example of what I call “steaming”, after a player steams they eventually go on “full tilt” and blow big opportunities.

Even the wrong moves can become the right moves, just find out what you’re trying to accomplish and do everything it takes to reach that goal. This method is not morally wrong because once you are at the poker table, it is a war. They are trying to take your money as much as you are trying to take theirs. So treat as one.