How to Play a Flush Draw in Low Stakes Holdem
You don't play NL Holdem Poker in a vacuum, so your next move at the poker table has to be determined with respect to the moves of the others who are offering action. In no limit Texas Holdem, as in all poker games, the same action may mean different things from different types of holdem players. Your response needs to vary according to the type of holdem player you’re up against...
Play Like The Pros -- And Go Broke
Imitating the poker strategy of the experts is usually unwise, since you probably haven't even seen that strategy in its full context. If you just watched an episode of the World Poker Tour and you saw Gus Hansen take down a monster pot with 3-8 offsuit, then you may be thinking, "I should start playing more like Gus, since he's a winner!" My advice to you is this: If you play like Gus, you will go broke...
Bad Beats and Lucky Draws
There is a reason Phil Hellmuth Jr. wrote a book titled "Bad Beats and Lucky Draws," as I found out personally at a table in New York City’s East Village. One of the developments that came out of the poker explosion of the past few years -- besides getting everyone on earth playing online -- is that companies began using poker as the new way to get people to attend events...
Poker And The Art Of The Bluff
Bluffing and poker go together like scotch and soda. The game of poker just calls out for a player to occasionally bluff. Some players are unbelievably good at it and others are hopeless failures at the art of bluffing. Why this happens can be analyzed and some conclusions stand out like sore thumbs...
5 Rules For Playing Casino Poker So You Don't Look Like An Idiot
You’re a home game poker player. Or maybe you’ve never played anywhere but online. Regardless, you’ve decided to visit the nearby poker room and play there. Or maybe you’ve played a little a while ago, felt stupid because you didn’t know what you were doing, lost a good chunk of change, and vowed never to return. Either way, this article is for you...
The Hidden Value of Folding
Folding is your friend. It's how you get yourself in position to make the big plays in poker. Here are numerous instances of times you ought to be folding. It might seem that you'll make the most money in poker by winning a big pot or getting that big flush draw to hit. While, indeed, winning a big pot or getting lucky on a given hand can be the key factor in a session, the real profits in poker are made when you heed the words of Ben Franklin: A penny saved is a penny earned...
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