Poker, also known as “card face” is one of the oldest games around and has continued to be the most popular in casinos worldwide. Poker is actually a family of games where players place their bets over which hand is the best according to the rules of that particular game. There are two kinds of poker: straight poker and “lay outs”. The second kind of poker is not played in the casinos.

Poker is very simple, straightforward and consists of two opponents, the one playing the hand and the other one acting as if he holds the same. The two poker players hold their poker hands and look at each other. In lay outs, one player puts his cards on the table, the other one then takes his cards off the table and vice versa. Thus, in lay outs, the role of the one holding the poker hand is assumed. This may seem a simple game but when you think about the strategies involved, it gets more complicated.

If we look at the strategy of poker, we will see that it involves three important steps. Firstly, a player should have in mind that he cannot reveal his entire hand to his opponent. Therefore, a player should know the hand ranking well enough so that the cards that one wants to reveal should not affect the others in any way. Secondly, a player should have a strategy that he will follow during the duration of the poker session. This may include whether to bluff or not and whether to fold or not. It is always better to fold than to raise hands and vice versa.

When there are two players at a poker table, one starts betting with the intention of winning the pot. A player looks at his opponent and calculates the possibility of him winning the pot. The person who is betting with the intention of winning keeps his poker face. Meanwhile, the person who is betting on the losing proposition keeps his poker face even though the cards are revealed.

Once the cards are turned over, the one who had kept his poker face till then blushes. However, this is only if the bet was of small value. He may reveal the card and win the bet if the bet was made of a higher value. Therefore, it is important for the player to calculate the chances of winning as well as losing based on the card revealed.

The third and crucial step is for the player who is bluffing to make his move. Usually poker stars sit opposite the two players they are playing against. This allows them to observe the body language of the other player. This gives them an idea as to what kind of poker tells are being said and which one is being played.