Last month I wrote about 4 Common Preflop Plays That Give Away Your Hand. Recently I’ve seen a couple of players try out a slightly different giveaway play.
This play has been around forever. I saw it in limit hold’em …Login/Register for more.
“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.
Today I answer one of the single most common poker questions I hear. Brian asks,
Should I calculate combined odds of hitting my outs on the turn and river OR just the odds of hitting my outs on the turn alone?
It’s a simple question with a semi-complicated answer. You have a Q&A #63: Calculating Odds on [...]
Here are my thoughts about the hand I posted yesterday. It’s a shorthanded game against aggressive players. One of the most important skills in that environment is adaptation. You have to react and adjust to your opponents. Against loose and passive players, you can often be shamelessly exploitative, playing Hand Discussion #1: My Thoughts|162|3.95|USD|| [...]
Tags: drawing-hands, limit-holdem, poker, semibluff, shorthandedI like the Q&A format because it helps me to zero in on exactly what people are having trouble with. If I just write articles cold, it’s easy for me to write just about stuff that may interest only me and skip the stuff that really matters.
But the Q&A format …Login/Register for more.
Chris asks,
Villian is 80/38/2.38
Will raise garbage preflop, bet with nothing, call with nothing, raise with nothing on any street. He is exceptionally aggressive on the river, stealing pots with huge overbets.
Is this good, bad or ugly. He will call huge bets with Q&A #44: Big Draw Against a Maniac|138|3.95|USD|| marginal hands.
Party Poker No-Limit [...]
