Getting to Grips with Pot Control in Poker
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Last Updated: June 8, 2022
Pot Control in poker is a tricky topic that we must deal with in a very careful manner. The reason for this is that often the notion of pot control causes players to make sub-optimal decisions.
If we can blame certain ideas or concepts for causing weak players to lose money at a way faster rate than they should, pot-control is one of them.
It might be for the best if we simply never think about pot control. A far more important concept to keep in the forefront of our mind is the idea of aggressively denying our opponents the ability to realise their equity. This very important poker principle runs at odds to the principle of pot-control.
To learn what exactly the term ‘pot control' means and how you can apply different pot control strategies in your games, be sure to visit the 888poker Magazine to read the full article.
