It happens to us all more times than we’d like to count. We build a nice pot with pocket kings and then the flop comes and… BAM! There’s the ace. The way you handle it depends a lot on your opponents, the stack sizes, and more. Let’s look at a Q&A #67: Pocket Kings Flop [...]
Tags: big-laydown, no-limit-holdem, no-limit-holdem-tournaments, pocket-kings, poker, poker-psychology, prize-structureSemibluffing plays a major role in any tournament strategy. One of the main differences between good tournament players and not-so-good ones is that the good ones attack “unattended” pots vigorously. They recognize situations where bluffs and semibluffs are more likely than usual to work, and they put their chips in.
But Q&A #61: Semibluffing in a [...]
Justin asks,
No-Limit Holdem
Qualification live MTT for a bigger tournament, but there is a substantial cash prize pool for this tournament. Late tournament, 12 players left out of 70, 7 get paid and a spot in the finals. Blinds 1500-3000. MP solid player limps, SB calls, I check in the BB Q&A #40: A Big Laydown [...]
Ryan,
I just finished watching MATTKUPE win yet another tourney on Absolute Poker. I also notice that there are several players that “almost” always make the final table in the tourneys they play in virtually everyday. MATTKUPE makes the final table in “almost” every tourney he enters including winning the 100k Q&A #28: How Do They [...]
j22jblue asks,
Love the site! I’m a big fan of your work and I am eagerly anticipating your new release, Small Stakes No-Limit Hold’em. I was hoping you might peruse a hand of mine that I played from the Sunday Million event on Party Q&A #26: When to Drop the Hammer with a Flopped Set|94|3.95|USD|| [...]
