Playing holdem poker requires not only a lot of intelligent practice but also some capacity to suspect what is happening in our rivals’ heads. This characteristic makes some analysts compare this game with chess. In facts, knowing how to anticipate the rival’s moves, both in holdem poker as in chess, influences a lot on the possibilities we may have to success in this game.
Sometimes, when we describe the actions which characterize this game, we do it in a very schematic way which may confuse the reader since the game may seem too mechanical.