Imagine you’re in a Texas Holdem tournament or Sit and Go, and you are starting to get close to the money. Unfortunately for you though, you are one of the shorter stacks, and your prospects for making the money are grim. You are, however, in control of your destiny for the moment as the blinds are not yet crippling your stack and are merely an unwelcome nuisance. What do you do in this situation? Do you sit [...]
In my last article, I explained many factors to consider when deciding whether or not to play small pocket pairs before the flop. Now, I will continue to explain small pocket pair strategies, this time dealing with the factors that should be considered once the flop has been revealed.
The first situation I will describe is also the simplest one, where you got a cheap look at the flop, while there are several other players in the hand. If [...]
Poker is a game where if you know more than your opponents you will have a significant advantage over the competition. While luck is a big factor in poker, it is the fight for information that is most important, as it allows people to play poker professionally, because they do have an edge. Most of the time you will want to conceal information about yourself, but you also have to be aware of what information you are letting [...]
After six hours of debate, the Massachusetts House voted 106-48 against the Massachusetts Casino Expansion Act, which would have allowed Massachusetts to license three large casinos. Contained within the bill was a provision that would have outlawed online gambling, slapping online poker players with penalties of up to a $25,000 fine and two years in jail. The bill had been proposed by Governor Deval Patrick
The bill had also been disapproved of by [...]
Last month a poker game that was taking place at the Wild Quail Golf and Country Club in Delaware was robbed by masked men. Shortly afterwards a Delaware state trooper playing in the game, HyunJim Kim, was arrested for being the group’s “inside man” after he was seen buying pillowcases at a store, the same pillowcases that were used as masks during the robbery.
Police have now arrested three more men, a set of [...]
Playing small pocket pairs can be a very challenging aspect of poker, because while they can form a monster hand if a set forms on the flop, which will happen about once every seven and a half times, they are also very easily beat by players who hold overcards and improve their hands with the community cards. Small pocket pairs are also weak if a big hand forms on the board, such as two pair, as the small pair [...]
Poker is a game where players who know more than their opponents have an advantage, and the battle of information has a direct relation to how the ensuing battles of chips and cards turn out. The more information you have, and the sooner you get it, the better you will do. Knowing the tendencies of your opponents is a crucial part of preflop play. If you analyze preflop play accurately, you will end up either winning more [...]
One of the most fundamental and important principles of poker is to minimize your losses and maximize your profits. One of the best ways to do this is to fool your opponents, making them think you are bluffing when you’re not and making them think you aren’t bluffing when you are. You need to suit your strategies to fit the players you are up against, and this requires patient observation of your opponents. However, a strategy that [...]
Several European governments have enacted or are drawing up plans to restrict online poker. Germany recently put into effect a ban on online gambling, and this ban is already facing challenges from the European Gaming and Betting Association, which is urging the European Commission to take legal action against Germany. Austria is getting ready to launch its own state-run online poker room which will restrict the amount of money players may bet [...]
Oftentimes while playing poker, you will need to make your opponents fold, as you are either making a move to pick up chips, or you are fearful that your hand will not hold up if your opponents can see some more cards. You might have made it to the late stages of the tournament, but find your chip stack dwindling, or you might be simply be trying to steal a cheap pot on the flop. Whenever you are [...]
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