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All-In Before the Flop

jen — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:37:51 +0000

“Moving all-in before the flop is one of the most powerful plays in No Limit Hold’em. It’s also one of the most dangerous” – Phil Gordon

When is it right to move all-in before the flop?

- When you have the best hand and believe your opponent will call.
- When you have the worst hand and believe your opponent will fold (The pot must be big enough to steal)
- When you have the worst hand, but even if your opponent calls, you are getting great odds on your money
- When you are getting the right pot odds no matter what your opponent holds
- When you have the best hand, and your opponent has the right pot odds to call, but an all-in bet might scare him into folding.

Think some more!

jen — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:51:08 +0000

After you have answered the first set of questions, then the most important ones come into play:

1. Should I bet?
- If you think you have the best hand, the answer is 99% YES!
- If you think you can fold a weak/passive player to fold, then the answer shoudl be YES!
- If I have a good draw and I think my opponent will fold, the answer is YES!

2. Should I check or fold?
- If you think you have the worst hand, the answer is YES!
- If you think my opponent is strong, the answer is YES!
- If you are on a draw and you are not getting a good price, he ansewr is YES, YES, YES!

If you’re gonna bet….

jen — Sun, 31 May 2009 18:31:50 +0000

Dont give up at the end! A big mistake that happens in poker, is that you realized by the time the river comes – you may not be good. If you realize this, the biggest mistake you can make is Not betting (unless of course, you have absolute rubbish). Make the final bet. You may be surprised, and at the very least, you are putting the decision on your opponent instead of allowing them to do to you.

If you intend to call…

jen — Mon, 25 May 2009 16:51:36 +0000

BET!

Your best defence in poker, is to play the offence! If you are intending to call, you might as well bet. Put the decision on your opponents and keep them guessing!

Don’t follow your mistakes

jen — Sun, 17 May 2009 16:28:46 +0000

Just because you have made a mistake in your poker game, doesnt mean you need to continue it! If you call a bet that you really shouldnt – do not make excuses to call again. If you make a bet that you shouldnt have, do not make a continuation bet just because you started betting in the first place.

Don’t keep calling…

jen — Fri, 08 May 2009 19:46:53 +0000

“Most important thing….is premium hands….If a bet’s good enough to call, you’re in there raising. Tight but aggressive.” – Kevin Canty, Rounders

Calling bets and never raising is not the way to win the war. You need to find the opportunities to play a tight aggressive game, and the best way to do it is use the strategy: If its good enough to call, its good enough to raise.

Flopping The Nuts

jen — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:51:39 +0000

When playing a full ring table or full table poker tournament of Omaha, you must keep in mind – just because you flop the nuts, doesnt mean that you are going to win the hand! Generally speaking, when playing Texas Holdem, flopping the Nut Straight or Nut Flush is a great thing! In Omaha (especially PLO), you need to be careful.

Being that this is a drawing game, players are not going to let go of their draws to a “better nut” hand – and if there are more than 3 players that saw the flop, I can guarantee that you are getting callers.

Rules in flopping the nuts:

1. DO NOT slowplay on the flop – BET THE POT!
2. If you get called, and the turn is a blank – BET THE POT AGAIN!
3. If the turn pairs the board, bet – but be VERY cautious of a caller and FOLD to a reraiser

The Continuation Bet

jen — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:05:21 +0000

In light of my last post about Super System, I wanted to make a quick comment about the continuation bet.

While the continuation bet is a good strategy in a lot of circumstances, you must know when the continuation bet is going to be worth your while. If you are playing against a calling station, stop doing the continuation bet – as the real purpose of this move is to get the opponent out of the hand.

Super System edjucates players to always continue their bet after the flop if they have raised pre flop – and I think that if you want to be a winning player you need to discover when the right time to continue your bet is!

Don’t Keep Betting!

jen — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:57:56 +0000

I understand that when you bet the flop and the turn you feel like you should at least give it another shot on the river. Think about what you are doing when you keep betting. Are you trying to represent you have a hand or do you have a hand and are betting for value? If you bet and bet and you keep getting called you should stop to think what they could be calling you with. This is especially important if you have position on your opponent and they keep check calling you. It is ok to check on the river and save yourself from being in the position to have to call a raise especially if you only have a pair. This will save you a lot of headaches and money in the end.

Betting!

jen — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:23:42 +0000

There are many reasons for betting…You can bet to see where you are in the hand, bet for value or bet to bluff someone out of a hand.

With all the intricate ins and outs of how people play Texas Holdem Poker you are not always going to be right. Like I was always told when I was growing up: that is why there are backs on the cards!

The key in this game of incomplete information is to use your tools (chips) to make the best decision as possible to maximize your profits. The decision in the end may have you folding, even if you have raised to see where you are. You have to just remember that you need to follow your plays and trust what you think your information is telling you.