Lesson 10: Player Profiling

Poker is not about chips stacks, position, or cards. It is not about having the guts to push your chips in with nothing. Forget about tournament stages, M-zones, EV, and everything else I taught in the basic strategy. All of that matters, but it is not what is most important. Howard Lederer is fond of saying, “Poker is a game of incomplete information.” Poker is about making solid decisions in a given situation based on the information that you have been able to extract. Therefore, extracting information so you can make solid decisions is what is most important. And in order to do so, you must develop a clear understanding of your opponents. Player profiling is the first step.

I have posted Lesson 10: Player Profiling. In this lesson you will learn how to identify winning and losing players. Learn how to:

• Use Sharkscope.com to identify winners and losers.
• Color code the table for easy identification.
• Analyze player trends to fine-tune your profiling.

I will combine the information from this lesson, as well as the next two, to show you how to read your opponents and put them on a small range of hands. Once you know the cards your opponent is holding, it really doesn't matter which cards YOU are holding!!!

Enjoy.