Bet on the basis of what your opponent thinks
Most of the successful players suggest that poker is not at all a game to read others. Instead, it is a game to perceive what your opponents are trying to read out from you. For example, if you have nothing on your cards, and your opponent is able to read that you don’t have anything interesting on the cards, then he will raise the bet irrespective of the cards he is having. You have to judge all these kind of things. Before going for a check or a bet, you should always try to perceive what your opponent is thinking of you. If you have got a weak hand, and you have made your opponent think that you have got a very strong hand, then you can bet him out without any difficulty. On the other hand if you have got a strong hand and you have made your opponent believe that you have got a weak hand, then also you can make him curious for getting the hands down at the table. Always try to dominate the minds of your opponents by thinking about what they are thinking and what they are trying to get out of you.