To be able to successfully play poker, you need to understand and apply the various poker tension strategies to your hands. In this article I will go over the different tension styles of playing poker and discuss why each style of playing is important for you to know about.
The first style of poker that most players will learn how to play is the most traditional poker style that most poker rooms use. This style of poker is based around bluffing and taking advantage of situations where you can lie and make a big move. This style of poker is usually the one that people will pick to get started with since it is the easiest style of playing to learn how to do.
There are two different styles of bluffing that can be applied to this style of poker. One style of bluffing that you will be using is the "I'm not bluffing" style. The second style of bluffing is the "I'm bluffing but" style. Both of these styles of bluffing will use the same strategy and will be discussed in greater detail in the next section.
The "I'm not bluffing" style will basically be applying a bit of deception to your actions so that you will be able to hide from the other people when they try to figure out what you are up to. The strategy here is to hide a bet amount while still having an adequate amount of chips at hand.
The "I'm bluffing but I'm not bluffing" style of bluffing is very similar to the "I'm not bluffing but I am bluffing" style of bluffing. However this style of bluffing will be much more aggressive in its approach because the player wants to get in front of the other players by bluffing aggressively so they will think that they are indeed bluffing. You will still have chips in hand, but the trick is to bluff aggressively so that your opponent will assume you are bluffing even if you aren't.
Once you learn both styles of bluffing then you will want to combine the two styles to give yourself the best chance to win. There are many bluffing techniques that can be used in combination with either style so that your opponent will believe that you are bluffing when in fact you are bluffing and vice versa. I hope you enjoyed my article on poker tension styles.