Well, when was it? Was it months ago? Years? Never?
Admittedly, if you fire three barrels every other hand, you’ll be broke by lunch time. But most players don’t do it enough. Some never try it… they will give a bluff one shot or maybe two if they feel frisky, but When Was The Last Time [...]
You’re playing in a live $2-$5 game, and you buy in for the $500 maximum. About thirty minutes into your session, you catch AA on the button. You raise preflop, get called, and a king flops. Two cards later, you’ve beaten AK out of a nice-sized pot, and your stack Q&A #83: Adjusting to a [...]
Tags: 1-2-no-limit, 2-5-no-limit, bluffing, cash-games, commitment-threshold, deep-stacks, doubling-up, live-play, no-limit-holdem, pocket-pairs, poker, suited-connectorsWhen I watched this hand play out, it really stuck out like a sore thumb to me. As I watched the hand, I kept expecting the button to play a certain way, and the button didn’t. Since the button was a decent player, it surprised me at first. But Hand Discussion #8: My Thoughts|311|3.95|USD|| [...]
Tags: 2-5-no-limit, bluffing, commitment-threshold, hammer-of-future-betting, Hand Reading, no-limit-holdem, poker, top-pairIf you haven’t done so already, also check out 4 Common Preflop Plays That Give Away Your Hand.
Hand reading is one of the toughest skills for many aspiring poker players. It’s easy to read a book and learn about 4 Common Postflop Plays That Give Away Your Hand|301|3.95|USD|| pot odds, learn about playing [...]
Hand reading is one of the toughest skills for many aspiring poker players. It’s easy to read a book and learn about pot odds, learn about playing aggressively, and so forth. But many players, especially many new players, are lost 4 Common Preflop Plays That Give Away Your Hand|296|3.95|USD|| at sea when it [...]
Tags: bluffing, giveaways, Hand Reading, limp-reraise, monster-hands, monsters, no-limit-holdem, overcall, overlimp, pocket-pairs, poker, preflop-play, squeeze-play, the-palmsYears ago I read something from Mike Caro that I thought was really a brilliant insight into the poker mind. It’s called “either/or” thinking, and you can read about it in his words. (Skip to the section titled “Today’s word”.)
The basic idea is that people tend to think in …Login/Register for more.
The Mission: Get you winning in your local $1-$2 no-limit game with 7 easy steps.
Welcome to Step 6: Adjust To Your Opponents. If you haven’t done so already, make sure to check out 7 Easy Steps to No-Limit Hold’em Success — Step 6: Adjust To Your Opponents|248|3.95|USD|| the previous articles in the series:
Step [...]
Tags: 1-2-no-limit, Adjusting Your Play, big-pots, bluffing, calling-station, cash-games, loose-aggressive, loose-passive, no-limit-holdem, poker, position, semibluffing, value-bet, weak-tightThe Mission: Get you winning in your local $1-$2 no-limit game with 7 easy steps.
Welcome to Step 5: Pull the Trigger. If you haven’t done so already, make sure to check out the 7 Easy Steps to No-Limit Hold’em Success — Step 5: Pull the Trigger|238|3.95|USD|| previous articles in the series:
Step 1: Play [...]
Tags: 1-2-no-limit, Adjusting Your Play, big-pots, bluffing, cash-games, no-limit-holdem, poker, position, semibluffing“When in doubt, bet.” That’s my philosophy when it comes to playing against bad players. It’s a philosophy that was born in limit hold’em, but it’s one that I think carries over to small stakes no-limit surprisingly often. Bad players are bad in various ways. Some call too often. Some Hand Discussion #5: My Thoughts|220|3.95|USD|| [...]
Tags: absolute-position, bluffing, drawing-hands, flush-draw, hand-discussion, las-vegas, no-limit-holdem, relative-position, thin-value-bet, value-betThis week cpk offers a no-limit hand that has a few interesting decisions. Let’s hear what you think about it, and I’ll offer my thoughts tomorrow.
OK, here’s an NL one where I make a thin value bet. Keep in mind that I really suck at NL and my thought processes …Login/Register for more.
