Balance

If you made all of your raise sizes the same then no one would ever be able to pick up a bet sizing tell from that information alone. This is a good example of balancing your play.

There are lots of other examples that can be used by those accessing the betfair welcome bonus to explain the concept of balancing your play. In the end they all mean the same thing. Balancing your play is a strategy one will use to prevent their game from being exploited by a skilled opponent.

The key word in the sentence above is skilled. There is absolutely no need for Stevie Wonder’s wife to wear a very expensive and beautiful looking dress if the only reason she has worn it is to please Stevie Wonder. The same can be true in the game of poker.

Those studying the betfair poker tips will agree that balancing your game is extremely important when you are playing in tough games against skilled opponents. It is so important that balancing your game should be part of the poker foundation of every player on the planet. But to draw on the Stevie Wonder analogy, what is the point of balancing your game if you are playing in a game where everyone is blind? The definition of blind being that no one is taking any notice.

Sometimes you can out think yourself and over estimate the skill level of your opponents. Sometimes you find yourself in a game so juicy that balance goes out of the window. In these games it makes absolute sense to bet pot each and every street with the nuts because your opponent will call every time. It makes sense to make your three-bets 6 times the initial raise because you know your opponent will call.
Only be balanced when you need to be. Being wonky is often fine too.