The Hurbicide Guru

Historically, online poker is a game of deception. Poker players are known as liars at the table, as you never want to let on what you are holding. When you do, it is often equitable to death.

With that in mind, sometimes telling the truth under the expectation of lying can be even more deceptive than straight ahead lying. Because players now are so expecting that you are trying to deceive them, they might find it difficult to believe that you are actually telling the truth. It’s a whirlwind circle, but no matter how deep you are, it’s just really hard to believe someone would actually be honest in a game of thieves.

No one has exhibited the value of being honest in online poker more than Jamie Gold. In his World Series of Poker main event win, Gold baffled his opponents time and time again by often telling them exactly what he had. If he had a monster, he would say he had a monster. His opponents were so indignant that he would be so forthcoming, that in effect it seemed like lying, and they tended to pay him off every time just to see it. The effect was brilliant, and won him the title.

The more you can throw kinks in your game, and offset expectations, the more you are going to get paid when you want to, and avoided when you don’t. Remember these things when you play poker online.