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Author: Scrawnybob
Article:
Starting Hands – “AK Big Slick, Playing it right”
Ace King … It’s monster hand and you plan to get as much
money out of everyone as you can.
Big Slick is called Big Slick for a reason. Yes its a monster
drawing hand but it is a drawing hand all the same.
IF you hit either an Ace or a King on the flop then you’ve got
yourself top pair with the best kicker. You might get lucky as
is connected to get the nuts straight, if its suited you have
got the table crippled if you draw that flush. It’s worth noting
A-K suited is 5th best starting hand but A-K off is 9th best.
But this is the thing – when you haven’t seen any cards what
have you got really ? An Ace high … with a King kicker, just
about any starting hand could beat it.
Top players know AK is a great drawing hand but they also know
its can be a killer if it just doesn’t work out. In the hands of
a new player it has 4king bustout written all over it, quite
simply they fall in love with it.
Now here is the next problem with playing AK – OK it’s a
drawing hand so your thinking – don’t play it too hard until you
see the flop and then you can work out how your doing … Wrong.
Omaha hi-lo is an exciting game with lots of actions and big pots.
Players like the game because there are many ways to win a hand and so many opportunities to play and win.
One of the most exciting variations of Omaha hi-lo is when the game is played pot limit.
You can find this game in most online poker rooms, such as Full Tilt Poker.
Here’s how to play pot limit Omaha hi-lo to win.
Pot limit means that players are able to bet or raise the amount that is in the pot at any time.
This is in contrast to no limit where players can bet any amount up to everything they have in front of them at any time.
The reason Omaha hi-lo is played pot limit instead of no limit is that draws are so powerful in Omaha hi-lo that
it would be correct for anyone making a strong hand on the flop to move all their chips in to avoid any draws,
and not too much poker would get to be played.
Because draws are so dangerous, it is important not to slow play, and to bet your hands strongly.
For example, if you have a hand of 9s 9c 3d 4h and the flop is 9d 8d 4c, you may be tempted to slow
play since you currently hold the nuts (note that you only have three of a kind here, not a full house,
as you may not use the 4 in your hand). However, you should bet this hand as strongly as possible.
Any 8, 7, 3, 2, or A will give someone a low and cost you half the pot. Any diamond will have you losing
to a flush unless the board pairs, and even a card as innocuous as a T may kill your hand by giving someone
a straight or three tens.
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Techniques For Winning At Online Poker
*** QUESTION FROM A READER ***
Roy,
Great article.
I had one question to you. Wouldn’t you advise
calling with all pairs even with when facing a
raise?
I play 25 NL on Party and I will call a raise
with any pair as long as the raise is less than
10% of the opposing players stack. My thinking,
with a monster hand like AA or KK that he is
raising; when I do hit my set I am taking his
whole stack.
So I hit my set statistically 1 in 8 times and
call any raise with any pair as long as its 10% or
less of a players stack. I make most of my money
on the no limit tables doing this.
Author: Mike Summers
Article:
In part one, we talked about building a bankroll through
freerolls. And while there are many big freerolls out there, and
it can be a great place to build your bankroll quickly,
especially if you win a big freeroll, it is not the only way. In
this article, we are going to talk about non- deposit bonuses.
By the end of this article you should have a good idea of how
and where to find non-deposit bonuses, and what to do with them
once you get them
Non-Deposit Bonus Non-Deposit Bonuses are the quickest way to
build your bankroll. You instantly are credited with money to
your account, simply for signing up. The best part about this
is, it doesn’t cost you anything. The only requirement is that
before you can withdraw, they put a restriction on the amount of
hands you play. But if you play multiple tables at once, you can
quickly earn this off and have your non-deposit bonus ready to
withdraw. There are few available non-deposit bonuses, however
there are a couple VERY big bonuses.
Author: Sacha T
Article:
Texas Holdem is a poker game where you can make huge profits
from your winning, but you need a winning psychological mindset,
and the right strategy.
Don’ expect to read a book or two on Texas Holdem, and be an
expert. That is not the way it works. This is not something you
learn from books! Knowing how to play is essential, naturally,
but not enough. Why not?
To be successful in Texas Holdem you need some strategy,
certainly – and you must learn to play not only your own hand,
but that of the other players.
For any strategy to be effective you must include in it your
opponent’s strategy as well, and then adapt your own to win.
This is the difficult bit of developing your Texas Hold’em
strategy there is no optimal hand to play like in Blackjack; you
have to BEAT your opponent.
So, you must first however learn all the basics:
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331 to 1.
Those are the odds AGAINST getting dealt an Ace-King suited
before the flop.
220 to 1.
Those are the odds AGAINST getting pocket Aces before the
flop.
Monster hands like these are GREAT when you catch them…
and you’ll definitely have a good shot at raking in a killer
pot.
But the fact is, when you play poker you WON’T catch
monsters very often.
The same is true with wired pairs and suited connectors…
When you hit with one of these hands, your opponents will
usually NEVER see it coming…
And once again, you’ll rake in a nice pot.
The way to play Big Slick (AK) depends largely on your positioning, how many players are in the hand, your read on the situation, and so on.
Remember this mantra:
PLAY THE PLAYER, NOT THE CARDS.
Is Big Slick a monster hand?
Yes, of course it is.
But you’ll get BURNT with it if you don’t take the right
things into consideration.
When you’re in late positioning, you should raise
aggressively pre-flop with Big Slick and try to narrow the
field down to one or two callers.
If you’re in an early position, you should make a raise with the same goal in mind: to narrow it down to a caller or two. Except this time, you’ll have to use more of your “intuition” to decide how large your bet will need to be.
With Big Slick, you want to get RID of anyone at the table who’s holding a deuce… that way you’re not scared about an opponent having a pair of two’s!
It’s so simple…
And so obvious…
Yet no one seems to get it!
What’s this easy-to-use secret for beating Sit and Go tournaments online?
The answer is this:
PATIENCE.
I know… I know… you were expecting something more, um… “secretive”.
But the truth is, winning at Sit and Go’s is pretty damn easy. I find them easier than “real” poker games, actually.
And that’s why every time I turn on the computer these days I feel like a kid in a candy store… ready to clean out the amateurs at the poker room of my choosing.
But I’m getting ahead of myself.
What I want to discuss here is why PATIENCE is so critical for Sit and Go success.
First, let’s get back to some basics. There are four types of poker playing styles:
When playing post flop, generally, if you did not hit a great flop which is 71% of your entire hand, you do not want to call bets all the way down to the river. The first thing you must do after the flop is to think back to what your opponents did pre-flop and how they have played other hands pre and post flop. You must think before you act and know that most players will be holding high cards or drawing hands if they continue past the flop. You must use all the information you have taken in to put your opponent on his hand.
After you think you know what your opponent has, you must figure out the number of outs you have. You must then understand the probabilities of hitting one of your outs, that would give you the winning hand. You can simply do this by deciding which cards would make your hand a winner and counting how many can possibly be left in the deck. For example, if you have 1 king there are 3 more kings left. If you have 2 hearts and 2 hearts are on the board then there are 9 hears left in the deck. Once you figured out the number of out, multiply this number by 4. This number is a rough percentage of your chances of catching one of your outs on the turn and river combined. Please read hand odds for more details. You should also know your pot odds. This will let you know if it is right to call a certain size bet. Knowing your outs and the amount of money in the pot is needed for this.
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In poker you are pretty much playing one way or the other at the table,
but you should be doing both, and at different times. Many pros have a
reputation for being a specific type of player, but actually they are
mixing up their play and making their opponent misread their image.
One of the most important elements of poker is position. You must make
decisions based on where you are seated and where the button is. If you
are seated right after the button, you are in early position. This is
where you are most likely throwing away most hands. You do not want to
get involved with a mediocre hand like A10 and then have someone raise
big after you where you can’t call.
If you are seated on the button, you can be mixing up your play more.
Feel free to limp in or raise aggressively with mediocre hands. I like
to raise on the button with Ax. Most people will fold, and if you get a
caller you can usually raise them out after the flop because they think
you are holding a big pair. Be careful not to do this too often because
the better players know that the button is a good place to try and
steal.
Author: Scrawnybob
