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Deceiving, or leading into opponents, is often referred to as a “donk-bet”, a derogatory term as it is often seen as a weak play to make.

In poker it pays to think outside of the box and to make plays that your opponents are not expecting. Being able to adapt and alter your play based on your opponent type is crucial to becoming successful at poker so the sooner you start to do it the better.

Loose-passive players are always looking for an excuse to call. Usually having third pair is more than enough for them to make the call regardless of the texture of the board or of the action they have been facing on previous streets.

How you cope and deal with losing at poker can often be the difference between you being a winning player and a losing one.

How you deal with bad beats can and will shape you as a poker player, the sooner you get used to them the better because they are not going away anytime soon so you may as well learn how to deal with bad beats and even come to embrace them.

Cash games offer certain advantages that tournaments and sit-n-gos lack.

If you happen to have gotten started playing online poker by jumping into tourneys and SNGs and have never given cash games a try - do check them out, too, as you might find them more enjoyable and/or profitable.

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