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A particular kind of strategy in poker games often employed by skilful gambler is the tactics of isolation play. This is evident in games where there are several players vying for the pot. When one of the players start raising the bet in order to force several other opponents to quit the game by folding till only one particular opponent remains and the two of them take part in a one-to-one final showdown, it is an example of isolation play. An application of isolation play is mostly seen when the game table has a super aggressive player who often plays with weak hands. It is also used effectively against players with a drawing hand. In tournament poker games, when a player’s stack of chips is in the verge of being exhausted and the player to stall elimination, starts playing desperately and aggressively, isolation play is favored by many strategic poker players.

Position play is a very important and sometimes under-rated strategy in poker games. It is obvious that the way players are seated in a game table is bound to have an implication on the tactics employed by the players and the outcome of the game. Depending on how a player is seated, he is either in the early position or in the late position. A late position player is said to ‘have position’ as others or most of them have already decided and acted, based on which he can make his decision and act. On the contrary, an early position player is at a disadvantage and is said to be ‘out of position’ as he must decide and act before his opponents. Since almost all poker games that depend on position play, are played in a clockwise manner, the player has the advantage over his opponents seated to his right side unless it is the initial betting round and the game is played with blinds where contributing to the pot is a must.