Hello,
I’m just 14 years old, actually almost 15 now and I’ve been playing Poker for some time now. Well, I know the game itself is very addictive so I decided to only play $1, $2, or $5 games. Normally, I play with 3-5 players. At times for a dollar I go one on one. I remember one time I only have 200 chips therefore all of us at the table agreed to divide stuff evenly depending on how many players were there, we typically play with 20 chips a piece, and to keep it simple, each chip worth a quarter. To have pot every time, we then just played with antes.
If I were to base it in a certain basic holdem strategy article I’ve read, two of my opponents then were loose aggressive, were actually raising pre-flop and checking every time.
In your opinion, should I re-raise them with a good pre-flop hand next time around? Most of the time when I feel they have something good I’d fold and they’d have my antes. At times when I have an okay preflop hand, I’d call them however on the flop I’d face the odds, fold and then lose majority of my chips. However sometimes they don’t have anything good to show. Any thoughts? I badly need your expertise now, please help me.
I’ll be glad to hear from you soon.
Thanks and more power!
Warm regards,
Brax
Brax,
Yes, reraise them and push your strong hands. Also, when you have speculative hands, take a look at the flop and when you do connect, push your advantages. Overall, I would probably play a little tighter in this game. Now if this is a limit game, open up your hand ranges a bit depending on position and see a few more flops.
Hi,
I’m here again to ask something about the right time to move up in No Limit Holdem. I’ve been into $10 sit n’ goes for some time and luckily have won for several times. In cases I lost, not that bad as I was the second placer then. Before my series of winnings, I fairly take home the pots. Now, do you think it’s already time to move up in the limits? If you think yes, how much?
Another thing, I joined a charity tournament with $20 buy in just 2 weeks ago and something came up. Right after I sat down, I received 45 worth of chips. Blinds were at 1-2 but were increasing every 10 mins. Within 30 mins, blinds went from 1-2 to 4-8, to 10-15. Honestly, with the blinds moving so fast, I was a bit confused on what strategy I should use. Later I thought of picking up solid cards early but I ended up moving all-in preflop for a few times with cards I typically wouldn’t pushed through. Much later I pushed all in with K9 suited with only 15 chips left, blinds were at 10-15. I have no regrets then as I was the next big blind. Any thoughts? Am I right for pushing all in with K9?
By the way, you’re site is so great. Thanks for the effort you’ve invested here. It’s very much appreciated by us readers and visitors. Keep up the good work!
All the best,
Mike Camson
Mike,
When you are regularly winning at the game you are in, you can take a shot at the larger games if you think your bankroll can handle it. If you do not do well at the game, move back down. If you do well, take another shot until you determine if you are comfortable playing at this level. I would move up to the next level. Jumping multiple levels can be a disaster to your bankroll.
As far as pushing with K-9, you were short stacked and needed to push a hand. K-9 isn’t that horrible a hand to push with short stacked. Now in regards to strategy, in fast moving blind structures, play tight the first couple of levels while the blinds are low and really push your advantages hard. Push them harder than normal. After a couple of levels, widen your hand ranges and take some chances to steal blinds and antes if present.
