http://www.onlinepokersecrets.com The little secrets to improve your game... Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:01:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here is a GREAT online poker secret that I learned (and use frequently now) from Phil Gordon: Take a shot at stealing the blinds the last hand before the break, no matter what your position is.  Many poker players will fold hands they would normally call with because they are either ... http://www.onlinepokersecrets.com/poker-book-secrets/little-green-book/last-hand-before-the-break/ Phil Gordon gives some great online poker secrets in regards to how to play when you are the big stack at the table in a poker tournament: 1. Never limp into a pot 2. If the blinds consist of tight players with average stacks, play almost any hand in position 3. Punish limpers ... http://www.onlinepokersecrets.com/poker-book-secrets/little-green-book/being-the-big-stack/ Most online poker sites now have the programming to show you what the average chip stack is, but if they dont, you can use this easy calculation: Average = Total number of chips in play, Divided By, Number of players remaining While this shouldnt affect your game completely, it does help you ... http://www.onlinepokersecrets.com/poker-book-secrets/little-green-book/the-average-chip-stack/ When in a poker tournament, no matter what stage you are at: PLAY TO WIN! DO NOT PLAY TO SURVIVE!!! http://www.onlinepokersecrets.com/poker-book-secrets/little-green-book/play-to-win/ "There aren't too many feelings in No Limit Hold'em that are better than when you flop a set" - Phil Gordon And we all know that this is true, definitely not a poker secret!!! But the online poker secret is: Play these hands.  You make the most money off these hands! http://www.onlinepokersecrets.com/poker-book-secrets/little-green-book/small-pocket-pairs/ You dont always know how a poker player will react to what has happened to them at the table.  Take a time out when the below circumstances take place to determine how the table has been affected: 1. A player just won a big pot 2. A player just lost a big pot 3. ... http://www.onlinepokersecrets.com/poker-book-secrets/little-green-book/time-out/ Here is a great online poker secret from Phil Gordon about Poker Tournament Strategy. "Tournaments are about survival". Doubling up early means much less regarding your chances of winning than doubling up with just a few tables remaining.  The fewer fifty-fifty chances I take, especially early in a tournament, the better ... http://www.onlinepokersecrets.com/poker-book-secrets/little-green-book/staying-alive/ It is better to have a double gut draw than an open ended draw.  The reason for this is, its much harder for your opponents to pick up on it when you actually hit your card. http://www.onlinepokersecrets.com/poker-book-secrets/little-green-book/double-gut-vs-open-ended/ "When the board is paired, the chance of someone having actually 'caught a peice' of the flop is much smaller than if there are cards of three different ranks on the board." - Phil Gordon The online poker secret here is: Regardless of what you have, if no one else has ... http://www.onlinepokersecrets.com/poker-book-secrets/little-green-book/first-to-the-pot/ "When a player enters a pot before the flop and has more than half of his chips in action, I consider him 100% pot committed.  Given the opportunity, he'll put in the rest of his chips before the flop.  if he doesn't get that chance, he'll likely use them all ... http://www.onlinepokersecrets.com/poker-book-secrets/little-green-book/opponents-pot-committed/