Playing Against a Pre-Flop RaiseYou’re playing No Limit Texas Hold’em and you’re dealt a premium hand. A player in front of you opens with a raise. It’s a great feeling, but it’s just as important to play this situation correctly as it is to fold a poor hand or to call when the pot odds are right, if you are to build a bankroll and be a winning poker player in the long term. So what needs to be considered to ensure the hand is played optimally?
Understanding Expected ValueThe term “Expected Value” or “EV” relates to the chances you have of winning the pot, in comparison to the percentage of money you have to put into it. It is a key element of the game for players who win at poker long term because they understand that if the odds are in their favour, even when they lose one hand occasionally, overall they will continue to win money.
Playing Poker when Short StackedBeing short-stacked is a position that no poker player likes to find themselves in. You have to acknowledge that you are getting towards the end of your participation in a game and either hang on in for as long as you can, or take a chance with a shove. Neither option is wrong, but when it comes to choosing which hand you want to be all-in on, you need to be sure you are aware of all the facts.
Leveraging Bets in No Limit Hold'emBet leveraging is a technique used by many of the top poker professionals to initially imply that they have a good hand, and then follow it up with hard chips if they have to. It is a strategy that will add incredible value to your game, as it should win you a lot more hands whilst reducing the potential risks that you may have to take.
Blackjack Strategy: Playing Multiple HandsIt isn't uncommon to see blackjack players playing more than one hand on the same table. Most online casinos also offer this feature to players. Why is this and is there any advantage to be gained by the player in playing multiple blackjack hands?
How To Play The Hand - Pocket Fives In Small BlindYou are in the latter stages of an online Single Table Tournament, with four of the original ten players remaining. The blinds are currently 50 / 100 and you are in the small blind. After posting your blind, your stack is 1,200. The top three finishers in the tournament are paid.
Double Hold'em - Basic Strategy Part 2Following on from the first part of our beginner’s guide to “Double Hold’em“, PartyPoker’s latest creation, let us now have a look at some other important concepts.
Have you ever wondered why the same players keep showing up at your online poker table? Have you ever consider why you frequently lose when they do? The answer is that they probably have the “Edge” – a great piece of software that gives you an amazing array of stats on your opponents and much more!
Whether you play your poker live or online, you know that identifying players’ tendencies is invaluable. If there was a way in which you could track the percentage of hands a specific player enters, how frequently he raises and how often he goes all the way to the river, wouldn’t that give you the edge? Well, we cannot do it live for you, but if you are a regular online player, you should try out the poker odds calculator available from HoldemIndicator.com