How to Avoid getting Pegged as the Fish your First Time in the Poker Room

When it comes to poker "Fish" is a term for a player who will lose his money because of a lack of experience. It is an old poker saying that if you do not know who the fish is it is probably you.


The best way to avoid being the fish is to look like you belong. This means do not walk in the room and look overly excited. It has to seem like you have been there before and you know what you are doing at all times. There are many games played in a poker room so make sure you sit at a table playing a game you know well like Texas Holdem for example.


Be prepared, this is not your Friday night card game with the boys. This is not a sit down tell some dirty stories and have a laugh game. The casino Texas Holdem games are taken very seriously. These players come to play a serious game and win some serious money, and the last thing they want is a fish at their table ruining their game. If you are not a very strong player then maybe you should avoid the Texas Holdem table and try some 3 card poker or something easier like roulette. Only once you are sure your skills are strong should you try to sit and play in the casino.


Looking like you belong in a texas holdem poker room is very important and so is sounding like you belong. If you were in Russia and you walked up to someone to get directions you would instantly be recognized as a foreigner because of the way you speak. Well Texas Holdem has a language of its own and if you don’t speak it like a native you are going to stand out as a newbie. If you do a web search for Texas Holdem Poker expressions you will find many websites that offer you all of the most commonly used expressions and what their definitions.


Do not under any circumstances come to the casino to play Texas Holdem dressed like the players you see playing in tournaments you see on television. Many of these players are pros and are sponsored and that is why everything they wear says something about Texas Holdem and poker. If you wear this stuff and no one knows who you are everyone will know you are just some fool beginner trying to look cool, but if you have real poker skills this can be an advantage to you everyone will expect you to be the fish and they will all underestimate you, giving you a big advantage.


Every player at a texas holdem poker table that spots you as the fish will then begin to focus on you till they find your tells, and believe me we all have them. It is just experience that allows some of us to hide them better then others.

About the Author

Stacy Maxgate has won lots of money in online casinos but she always prefers playing texas holdem poker in casino poker rooms more.