You raise preflop, and one player calls. The flop misses you. Your opponent checks, and you bet. Your opponent calls. The turn misses you. Or maybe it gives you a draw. Or maybe it gives you a weak made hand. Your opponent checks. Do you bet, or do you check? When To Fire A Second [...]
Tags: bluffing, continuation-bet, double barrelling, no-limit-holdem, overcards, poker, scare-cards, semibluffing, stack-sizesBeing too readable can really hurt your no-limit game. Winning no-limit depends on fear and surprise. If your opponents are uncertain about your holding and fear the hands you could have, you can steal a lot of pots. And if they are surprised by what you have when you get Three No-Limit Plays That Give [...]
Tags: continuation-bet, Hand Reading, no-limit-holdem, overcall, poker, resqueeze, squeeze, weak leadIf 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 [...]
Some people have the advantage (and sometimes disadvantage) of playing against the same lineup again and again. Whether it’s a home game with the same 8 players each week or it’s a nosebleed online game where only a dozen or two names pop in and out, poker is a different Q&A #77: Starting a Session [...]
Tags: Adjusting Your Play, cbet, continuation-bet, no-limit-holdem, poker, sizing-up-opponents, weak-tight, wild-games The No-Limit Toolbox is a new series that showcases the array of tactics available to no-limit players.
The Play: The Continuation Bet
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The short stack strategy in no-limit hold’em is always a popular topic, so I figured I’d answer another question about it today. To be honest, I’ve been skipping some of the short stack-related questions lately because I’m biding some time until Professional No Limit Hold ‘em comes out. I Q&A #66: Short Stack Strategy — [...]
Tags: Adjusting Your Play, cbet, continuation-bet, no-limit-holdem, overcards, pnlhe, poker, poker-books, position, professional-no-limit-hold-em, Short Stack Strategy, short-stack, stack-sizeGoing back through the last questions thread, I noticed a couple of quick questions from Roaming. I figured I’d rapid fire them today.
As a quick note to my readers, if you submit a hand derived from an online hand history, please use a hand converter such as this Q&A #58: Limit Hold 'em Two-fer Tuesday|184|3.95|USD|| [...]
