Archive for Strategies

Seven Card Stud Drawing Odds

Feb 22 | by | Strategies
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Seven Card Stud has been making a bit of a rebound thanks largely in part to mixed games and HORSE tournaments around the world.  Many players make mistakes in the game thinking that their hand is stronger than it really is or thinking that it is proper to chase down hands in certain situations.  As [...]

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Introduction to Blind Stealing

Feb 10 | by | Strategies
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If you want to be successful in poker tournaments and want to make it deep in tournaments more often, then you need to work on your blind stealing skills. Too often, many beginning and tight poker players rely too much on making money with big hands and let their stacks dwindle. You must learn how [...]

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Extracting Maximum Value in Texas Hold’em

Feb 9 | by | Strategies
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It is not enough to be dealt a strong hand; you need to get the maximum value for those strong hands. If you win a small pot with Aces you have not won max value. Likewise, if you flop a set or a flush, and make a bet and take the pot down on the [...]

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Introduction to Turn Play

Feb 1 | by | Strategies
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Importance of Turn Play Most of the strategy you will read focuses on preflop and flop decisions. These are important, but the decisions on the turn are also critical when determining your long-term profitability. The turn is where you can bloat pots, keep them small, and get away from bad hands. A player will often [...]

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Controlling Pot Size in Texas Holdem

Feb 1 | by | Strategies
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Pot control in poker is key in order to build a stack effectively.  Sometimes you want the pot to be large, such as when you have a monster against someone who is a habitual bluffer. Other times you want to keep it small so that you do not put yourself into a tight spot. This [...]

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Strategies for Slow Playing in Poker

Jan 25 | by | Strategies
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Many beginning poker players think that if you have a hand, you have to bet.  While in many spot this is true, there are some situations that require that you slow play a hand in order to get maximum value.  While most of you know what slow-playing is, some of you may have trouble slow [...]

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Exploiting Your Table Image

Jan 19 | by | Strategies
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One of the most important aspects of a winning player is an awareness of table image. They need to be aware of how other players perceive them. This can make or break a session. There are a few different methods to use table image to your benefit. You can exploit other players by tricking them [...]

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Introduction to Trapping in Poker

Jan 12 | by | Strategies
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If you are going to take poker seriously then you need to understand what trapping is. There are some players who never trap, and then there are players who make it the centerpiece of their game. Phil Hellmuth is well known to claim that he traps players. On the other hand you have players like [...]

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Tips for Playing Speculative Hands in Poker – Part I

Jan 2 | by | Strategies
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When you are playing No Limit Texas Hold’Em there are hands that are sometimes worth playing that you would toss in a Limit game. These are primarily played for deceptive purposes. The reasoning behind playing speculative hands is that when you do hit them you can often stack your opponent. Before the flop almost any [...]

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Isolating Weak Players in Live Cash Games – Part II

Dec 28 | by | Strategies
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As a general rule of thumb, patience is a virtue and you should try and wait until you have a strong starting hand in order to isolate the weaker players at the table. Even if you haven’t been raising much pre-flop weaker players are clueless about table image. If you have a strong hand on [...]

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