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You should take risk and gamble when you play Poker, but you must know when. Naturally, you can take risk and gamble when probabilities or odds are on your side. You can also take risk and gamble if you are up for some big hands. And you can also take risk and gamble when happenings at the table are great.

Well, in case probabilities or odds are on your side, there’s no problem with you taking risk and gambling. But you must check very well these probabilities or odds. Even just a little mistake in understanding these probabilities or odds can cause you big bucks.

For big hands, well, they are worth the risk and the gamble. Go and gamble for some hands that will improve or strengthen your bankroll. Gamble for hands like backdoor flush draws, gutshot draws, two pair or set. They can give you the pot.

When the happenings at the poker table are good, then you can also take risk and gamble. Say it seems like your opponents are getting bad cards and you are up for some good hands, you can take risk and gamble. Also, when one of your great rivals is going on tilt, you can take risk and gamble. Players on tilt can’t make good and sound decisions and clouded with so many things and filled with so many emotions. Hence, you can take advantage of the situation and eventually make it big. But of course, still, you must be careful. Although happenings are good, they can easily turn bad most especially if you make some bad moves or decisions. Before your take risk and gamble, plan out very well how you should behave at the poker table. Consider everything most especially the odds and probabilities. They really matter in the game Poker.

Hi,

I really find it hard to analyze the flop, turn and river, for some possible cards that could beat what I have. Any tips or strategy? Please help me on this.

Many thanks,
Antione
Antione,

What I recommend is to take out a deck of cards and deal out some hands to yourself and then deal out a flop. Practice trying to figure out what cards that other people can hold to beat you. Also practice learning to spot potential straight and flush draws.

The only way to get good at this is practice. Take some time to learn this and it will help you make more money.

Hello,

A certain player asked you once about losing or barely breaking even at low limit where no one ever folds and you told him that he has to loosen up a little to adjust with skill or self control matters and then later on be able to play more hands and think about post flop instead of preflop odds.

Recently, I was involved in a particular situation that has something to do with the concern above of a certain player. Well, I’ve seen flop rates of 80-90%. At least half the time, 9 out of 10 players have called or raised the flop. I then concluded that it was a bit impossible for them to later hit a gut shot straight or back door flush however when 9 appears on every hand, maybe just at least one of them might hit any moment.

At the table back then, I was the 10th and was actually bothered of players playing J3 off suit, not folding to my raises while I was on pocket kings, seeing 5 or more go to the river on every hand that comes long and a gut shot straight pulling down the pot itself. Almost everyone were playing baldy then and so no one seemed to lose or win. I badly want to win the pots but it seemed so hard for me as some players had taken down the pots with 38 off in moments when I have raised with my trips.

I’m actually really curious now, I believe I played very tight then however loosened up a little later, how come I lost with a lot of chases to the flop and the like? Maybe instead of loosening up a little, I should have just played more tighter, what do you think?

Well, because a straight or better seems to win every hand, I believe I need to stop playing for pairs, even top ones. Not playing anything less than KTs sounds sensible to me. Maybe I’ll just call any pair to the flop and fold if I don’t hit a trip. Also call suited connectors to the flop and get out if I don’t hit.

What do you think of my plan? Please I need to hear from you.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Anthony
Anthony,

In games that you are in, you need to loosen up your requirements. In hand in which you can see flops cheap, any pair, any suited ace, any two big cards 10 and up. Most suited connectors and gapers from 7-8 and up, and even unsuited connectors 8-9 and up are playable. If you flop or connect with a pair, you are usually staying in to the end as you are getting the right price. The same is true of open ended straight and flush draws. Don’t chase gutshots too much as you don’t have but 4 outs to hit your hand. If you hit a big hand, push the hand and get more money in the pot to win bigger pots when you hit.

Hello,

I’m now into trouble as I don’t know how should I exactly play my cards. I typically play once or twice a week along with some close friends. Well, we all love to buy in to a five dollar tourney as we always get a whole lot of fun doing so.

One time I tried to place in twice. I know I was far better than my friends so I was confident. I decided to slow play. But I was bothered as I know I’m not good at bluffing ever since. Every time I try my friends call or raise to hurt me. And because of this, I just end up chasing and chasing lots of cards to both turn and river, typically flush and straight draws.

As of the moment, we are planning to host a huge tourney, buy in will be $20. Of course I don’t want to lose if in case. So I’m wondering if you have any exercise in mind that you think would be perfect for me. Is there any?

Thanks in advance.

All the best,
Matthew
Matthew,

First, tighten up your hand requirements a bit. Don’t chase flush draws and straight draws unless you have proper odds. If you do not understand what I mean, do some research on pot odds. Also, study up about playing hands in position. Later in the tournament, find spots to steal blinds from the weaker players at the table to help keep your stack healthy.

Another thing you may want to do is play more poker online to give yourself more tournament experience. This way you can work on your game and not rely on your weekly home game.