Reading poker hands is not most important part of any poker armoury, and it's not very useful for low stakes poker rooms either. Players at this level are not very skilled making them unpredictable and harder to read.

But as you become more experienced and start to move up to higher stakes games you'll begin to find that your opponents will actually be reading your play. And if you don't learn to read their hands you'll be at a big disadvantage.

This skill can only be developed through experience but by following these tips you should be able to accelerate your learning.

How often do you track actions of your opponents, guessing what he is holding begins by reading his bets. Often players forget who actually raised or checked in Flop or Pre-Flop. Keep a close eye on betting in early rounds and use this information to add to in later rounds.

Don't play more than one poker table at a time, you will not be able to follow both games in detail.

Short Hand Texas Holdem Poker games will quickly expose weaknesses of most players, because you will be playing many more hands against same players. Your opponents will eventually be able to pick up your style of play and use it to get an advantage over you - if they're good enough.

The strategy used for these games is dramatically different from strstegy you'll use at a full poker room. The main reason for this is because odds that anyone at table will be dealt strong hands are much lower. So bluffing and semi-bluffing becomes a lot more important and being able to read your opponents' hands will give you edge over them.