If you throw away the bad hands, youll have the opportunity to observe the other players. This is what you should be doing when you throw away your hands.
After you have folded a hand begin practicing the art of reading a players hand. The art of reading a players hand can take quite a while to learn. But if you are folding you bad hands you will have plenty of opportunities to study your opponents and practice reading hands.
Pay attention to as many things as possible when playing. This is especially true if you are a new player. Do they call a lot or bet a lot? Do they play many hands? Do they play the same hands the same way? Do they have knowledge of the game or are they a weak player?
By studying your opponents you will learn to pick up tells – clues on what kind of player they are, how they play certain hands and what cards they might hold. Needless to say, when you pick up a tell you can exploit your opponents weakness and profit from it!
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