Knowing some general tips you can use when you play Texas Holdem games is a good idea. It can really help you. Nonetheless, you will know how you should play with certain hands under certain situations. You will know how to act if situation gets worst and eventually win.
Below are some general Texas Holdem tips. Go through each and every tip and use all tips you will learn, later in your games.
Some General Texas Holdem Tips
Before the flop, fast play high pairs and very strong hands. Doing so will put more money in the early pot and will encourage players with weak and garbage hands to fold. If these players won’t fold, they may win if on the flop they get lucky.
Avoid unconnected medium and low cards for typically they are unplayable. Suited cards that can’t flop a straight are actually included.
Never draw to low end of a straight or even both ends. If a 9 8 7 flops, you should not play 6 5 or the 10 6 but instead play the J 10.
Carefully play starting low pairs, from 66 down to 22. At most, not from an early seat and the late positions. Fold if in case you don’t flop quads or a set.
When you have a two way draw after the flop, play aggressively. Bet or raise if you can get a straight and a flush or trips.
After a garbage flop, bet an Ace or two high overcards. Garbage flop could involve three suit rainbow with unconnected medium and low cards.
Avoid suited flops that can complete flush. If avoiding such is not possible, hold the nut in that suit or have two pair or trips that can fill up.
Uniform flops such as 8 7 6 can turn into straights and so should be watched over most especially if you have high pair or the like. They can beat your hand.
Hello,
A certain situation happened not only once or twice but a lot of times, more or less 75% of the heads up matches I have been into. In the said situation I’m typically the aggressor in the beginning. I of course have an opponent and he usually folds a lot which then makes me think he’s actually a tight player or a wise one trying to discover how often do I raise, check, call, and the like. I’m confident most of the time but then suddenly he’d turn around maybe 5 min into the match. He then begins to raise almost all hands preflop and then bets on flop and turns if in case I call.
Oftentimes, I’m supposed to win in 5 hands as I raise or call down and win with high card however he normally be in between and then will start to take over and so I’ll be left troubled, clueless of what to do next. Raises aren’t small. If blinds are 15/30, BB preflop raise will be three times and bet will be pot size by which can be your stack in a while.
Just yesterday, same situation happened. I tried to bully the guy more. With high card A on the flop, I checked raised him and he just called and checked. Quite as I expected, I won the pot. I tried such approach for several times but then to my surprise he turned gears again. When I’m up to do check raising back then, for about 3/4 of my stack he would raise me. Well, I wanted to call however I don’t want to take risk specially I don’t have a top pair or something else good.
Any thoughts? Any strategy I can use to eventually play effectively against such wild player the next time around?
By the way, you’re site is so helpful. Keep up the good work!
Thanks a lot!
Regards,
Merlin
Merlin,
You will have to change gears at different times. When your aggression isn’t working, then play tight. If the player lets you see flops cheap, then see them and punish him when you connect well. Chances are this player is getting tired of getting bullied and is starting to get desperate. The easiest way to beat this player is usually wait for strong hands and push them hard. The blinds are so low that you can sit back and play tight for a while.
