A couple of days ago I posted an interesting hand from the message board. The hand was played by our own threads13, and here’s how it went: PokerStars No-Limit Hold’em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) Poker Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com CO ($50) Button ($21.35) SB ($105.05) BB ($71.60) Hero ($58.25) MP ($44.50) Preflop: Hero is [...]

It’s been a long time since my last Hand Discussion, partly because I haven’t been playing much the past few months due to nearly crushing levels of overall busyness. So I figured it was about time for a good old discussion, and I found an interesting hand from the message board that I thought would [...]

A couple of days ago I posted a relatively routine no-limit hand for discussion. I say it’s routine not because it isn’t important, but because it’s the type of situation that arises regularly. For reference, here’s the original hand. I’m in the big blind in a $1-$2 6-max game with Hand Discussion #13: My Thoughts|444|3.95|USD|| [...]

This hand is a slightly modified version of one I played recently. It’s a routine situation that I think deserves some discussion. As with many hands, I definitely don’t think there’s one “right” way to play it, but that doesn’t mean we can’t talk about it. I’m in the big …Login/Register for more.

Here are my thoughts about the most recent hand discussion. For reference, here’s the original question: This hand is a hand reading exercise. I chose the hand because I think both players’ hand ranges are fairly well-defined by the river. What do you think are each players’ hand ranges? And Hand Discussion #12: My Thoughts|427|3.95|USD|| [...]

This hand is a hand reading exercise. I chose the hand because I think both players’ hand ranges are fairly well-defined by the river. What do you think are each players’ hand ranges? And how well do you think these players played their hands (obviously a somewhat difficult question to …Login/Register for more.

The comments were great on this blind versus blind no-limit hand. To recap, here’s the action so far: It’s a $0.50-$1 game, and the villain has $109 (and I have him covered). Everyone folds to me in the small blind, and I make it $3.50 to go with A Hand Discussion #11: My Thoughts|408|3.95|USD|| 5 [...]

I’ve been playing a lot of 6-max $0.25-$0.50 and $0.50-$1 on Full Tilt for the past few months, and I’ve already played dozens and dozens of noteworthy hands. I’m saving most of my interesting hands for analysis in the second volume of Professional No-Limit Hold ‘em

I played an interesting hand last week that I felt could have been approached in a number of ways. To refresh your memory, here’s the story so far: I was on the button in a $2-$5 game. A reasonable player limped in. I had noticed earlier that he tended to Hand Discussion #10: My Thoughts|338|3.95|USD|| [...]

This hand is a little more open-ended than some of the previous hand discussions. I don’t think there’s necessarily a right-or-wrong answer, but I think a few concepts come into play. I was on the button in a $2-$5 game. A reasonable player limped in. I had noticed earlier that …Login/Register for more.