It is best to change your style of play once in awhile. Do something new and unexpected to scare away your opponents at the poker table. Learn to take risk as it is only in taking risk that you will succeed.
Say on the flop comes up AsKs9d and at the turn there’s Js. Latter has [...]
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Texas Holdem Tip: Change Playing Styles Once in Awhile
23 February, 2009
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Playing With Maniacs
15 January, 2009
Published by Texas Holdem in Texas Holdem FAQ
Hello,
I was in a regular No Limit recently. It was a game with 2 maniacs. Well, one of the two has the best numbers on every dimension. Other one has also more or less achieved the same thing if he was not drunk.
On the other side, the rest of us at the [...]
Didn’t Get Any Good Cards at All
15 January, 2009
Published by Texas Holdem in Texas Holdem FAQ
Hello,
Earlier this evening I tried my luck but unluckily didn’t get any good cards at all. In case it happens again, do you have any suggestion, tips, or the like? Do you think bluffing more will work? How about preflop raising?
Hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks and more power!
Regards,
Chen
Chen,
You might want to try and [...]
AK on the Flop
15 January, 2009
Published by Texas Holdem in Texas Holdem FAQ
Hello,
I played poker yesterday. Early position, I had AK off suit and then raised it preflop. No raises appeared but for the flop 4 players stayed. Flop came but not that significant, 10-9-3 rainbow. At such point I had 25% chance for a top pair top kicker by the river. However I was not sure [...]
With Aggressive Players
15 January, 2009
Published by Texas Holdem in Texas Holdem FAQ
Hello,
I’m not implying anything here but I usually win because of my discipline and right strategy. But of course I’m not perfect and so have also experienced being a loser. One of my most unforgettable losing moments was in a limit game 60/120 or 75/150. I remember I was in a table full of [...]
On Wild Games
15 January, 2009
Published by Texas Holdem in Texas Holdem FAQ
Hello,
I have this belief about table experience at various situations being the most important factor to consider in Poker. And that everything you do will be based on what you have learned in the past.
As of the moment, I’m trying to develop a strategy on how I could beat a very wild game where [...]
Aggressive Against Passive
15 January, 2009
Published by Texas Holdem in Texas Holdem FAQ
Hi,
For about 12 months now, I’ve been playing Holdem. Well, in live games, I can actually say what kind or type of opponents I have, weak, tight, aggressive/loose, etc. But when it comes to myself I’m quite not sure. I believe that when I play, I play really tight however once someone call me a [...]
High Average Pot Sizes
15 January, 2009
Published by Texas Holdem in Texas Holdem FAQ
Hello,
I’ve just started playing at micro (.5/$1) tables on-line. Like the usual, before I choose a table, browser will first show a listing of the table name/number, with the number of players and the average pot amount. I believe the highest average pot tables with the most amount of players are the ones on top. [...]
Against a Bettor
15 January, 2009
Published by Texas Holdem in Texas Holdem FAQ
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. [...]
Check Raise
14 January, 2009
Published by Texas Holdem in Texas Holdem FAQ
Hi,
I’m just new to Poker and now I badly need your help. I don’t understand what a check raise is. Kindly explain it to me with sample situation if possible.
Thanks in advance and keep up the good work!
All the best,
Carson
Carson,
A check raise is when you check to another and they bet out, followed by [...]