After the Hand Is Over

You naturally think more about the next hand than the last one, especially if you weren’t involved in it. This is a great time to learn how your opponents think. You probably think that a hold’em hand has only five streets, but Tommy Angelo’s book, Elements of Poker, goes one street further:
Sixth street starts when the betting stops…. Players relax, which is why it pays not to https://www.suissecasinoenligne.com/mobile/.
While playing…players are stoic, doing their best to give up as little information as possible…. As soon as the betting stops…they start broadcasting information about their thoughts, their feelings, and their cards. Sixth street is when players let their guard down, as if all of a sudden it’s safe to reveal classified secrets to the enemy. It’s like they don’t even know the war is still going on.

You must recognize that—since the information battle never stops—you must never give away information. I wrote about this mistake in “We need a Miranda Warning.”
Every poker room should have a sign saying: ‘Warning, anything you say can be used against you.’…Every time you give away information, you are essentially giving away chips.
“Yet people do it all the time. They tell bad beat stories, show their hands, discuss their strategy, criticize and lecture other players, and give away lots of other information…
“The next time you’re tempted to talk, show your cards, or give away any other information remember the Miranda Warning: Anything you say can be used against you…