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Advanced Poker: Checks & Bad Debts

Manipulating an opponent or opponents does not end in a good player's deception and lie. Sometimes, if you know better, you can have a psychological edge over the other players by utilizing reality. And what's real in poker is nothing else but cold hard cash. You can't fake the chips you've raked and you can't lie about your lack thereof. Manipulation in a poker game is truly and simply putting your money where your mouth is, so if you want to win money, you've got to have a certain amount of investment to win. If you lose that in a game, it would be hard (but not impossible) to manipulate your opponents again. If you have money, and have accumulated lots of it, you've got it made. Certain tactics now sides with you in this scenario. For instance:

How to Cash in Checks

In a regular poker game, checks are as good as cash (or sometimes, it's more attractive than cash). If your opponents run out of cash, you can ask them to write you a check instead. Checks are a big deal. Not only do they appear as credit to you, they automatically gives your opponent an obligation to make good of that check against the threat of a legal action in case it bounces. You know when it is a good time to ask for a check because they increase the money at stake in the game. They also enable the losers to get more cash without borrowing money from any players. By cashing in checks, opponents decrease their cash position in the game. Another reason why you need to encourage your opponents to write checks is if there's resistance to extending credit. Checks, however, aren't discouraged except if the opponent has a reputation of bouncing off checks.

Bad Debts

Bad debts in a poker game are rare, so too are bankruptcies. Among the gambling games, generally, poker players are the least bankrupt. There are more reported bankruptcies from players playing roulette, casino and slot machines than do poker players. It's safe to say that poker players have better financial attitude than those who players who stake their money in pure chance than wits. When bad debts do occur in a game, the best policy to follow is to avoid pressuring the player to pay his debts. Let him recover financially. This is to avoid resentment on his part. Pressure may result with just the opposite with the player not paying�or worse, not returning to play to lose more money.

Remember that a bad debt has no legal recourse, except when the debt is represented by a bounced check. Your option is to pull the welcher out of hiding by a tattletale campaign. Or you can make a few telephone calls to his family, associates and friends to subtly force payment.