Friday, November 07, 2003
Today's Poker Tip - Watch Your Opponents Habits
Especially when you aren’t in a hand. The best time to study is when you aren’t emotionally invested in the hand, and you can make more prudent observations. Watch how opponents bet, and how much they bet, in what position are they betting. Learning how your opponents play is key.
Especially when you aren’t in a hand. The best time to study is when you aren’t emotionally invested in the hand, and you can make more prudent observations. Watch how opponents bet, and how much they bet, in what position are they betting. Learning how your opponents play is key.
Thursday, November 06, 2003
Today's Poker Tip - Choose Less Skillful Opponents
...if you want to win money. Sounds fairly obvious, but you should play at betting limits where you can beat the majority of players. Move down in limits if you are having difficulties winning money. In poker, always leave your ego at the door.
...if you want to win money. Sounds fairly obvious, but you should play at betting limits where you can beat the majority of players. Move down in limits if you are having difficulties winning money. In poker, always leave your ego at the door.
Wednesday, November 05, 2003
Today's Poker Tip - Know when to hold’em, and know when to fold’em
Learn how to fold a hand, and don’t be a calling machine. Many beginners keep betting regardless of the board or what their opponent’s actions are suggesting. Top players frequently say it’s the hands you can lay down that are often the key to profitable play.
Learn how to fold a hand, and don’t be a calling machine. Many beginners keep betting regardless of the board or what their opponent’s actions are suggesting. Top players frequently say it’s the hands you can lay down that are often the key to profitable play.
Tuesday, November 04, 2003
Today's Poker Tip - Playing Too Many Hands
Most beginners play way too many starting hands, in fact top players typically play between 20-30% of their starting hands. Concentrate on higher value starting hands and help remove the luck element of the game.
Most beginners play way too many starting hands, in fact top players typically play between 20-30% of their starting hands. Concentrate on higher value starting hands and help remove the luck element of the game.
Monday, November 03, 2003
Hold'em Hand Matchup
A-K offsuit is a huge underdog against an underpair when it totally misses the flop.
A-K offsuit is a huge underdog against an underpair when it totally misses the flop.
| The Flop | ||
| Q clubs, 7 spades, 3 hearts | ||
| Hand Matchup | Winning % | |
| A hearts, K diamonds | 28.5% | |
| 2 spades, 2 clubs | 71.5% | |
Sunday, November 02, 2003
Today's Poker Tell- Chip Stacking
When you first sit down at a table, study the way the players stack their chips. Although it is a generalization, loose aggressive players typically maintain unorganized/sloppy stacks, while tight conservative players keep well organized/neat stacks.
When you first sit down at a table, study the way the players stack their chips. Although it is a generalization, loose aggressive players typically maintain unorganized/sloppy stacks, while tight conservative players keep well organized/neat stacks.
