Why you should never discuss your playing strategy

Anyone who has ever watched a televised Poker Holdem game, especially the cash games that are sometimes showing, can't help but notice the friendly camaraderie that goes on at these games, even though the pots can often reach six figures.

Don't forget that these players have known each other for years, have worked the tournament circuit all the way across the United States and even Europe, People who understand what these top players are doing when they chat with each other, always find it very interesting. For a start they will always try to wind each other up, especially if a player has just had a bad beat. They will discuss each hand in depth after it has been played, how it was won or lost, and occasionally a player will even admit that they made a mistake, misread an opponent or should have called instead of folding. What you will never hear any of these players discussing is their overall playing strategy. And why should they. Every hand at Poker Holdem is unique and has to be dealt with individually. To be a poker player at the level these players have achieved and maintained means developing a play strategy that is immense.

Beginners to Holdem Poker, especially when taking part in their first online tournaments, are inclined to get a bit carried away when discussing individual hands and overall play on the poker chat. Other more experienced players will drink up this information, and use it later. There was a familiar slogan that the censor using during World War Two that went along the lines of "loose lips sinks ships". In 2010, that phrase should be adjusted to read " loose lips, sinks hands" Poker players are always on the look-out for "tells" although they are harder to find online than in a real game. One sure sign of a player's weakness and lack of confidence is that they are prepared to explain to anyone who will listen how much they about Holden Poker strategy.

In this case, the person who coined that well known phrase" keep your cards close to your chest" knew exactly what they were talking about.