Seven Dirty Poker Tricks (and How to Fight Back)

Related TournamentsTo “angle shoot” in poker is to take an action that is not technically against the rules, but which induces an opponent to take some desired action. Fortunately, there are usually easy counters to these moves, but you have to know about them in advance, or you’ll be made the angle shooter’s victim.

Here are seven such moves, along with some advice for not falling prey to them.

1. The pretend fold

Usually in preflop action, the angle shooter holds his cards and flicks his wrist as if he’s folding, but actually retains the cards. He hopes that others will think he actually folded, and act out of turn. If a few more people fold before action is halted, he will know that it’s…