One of the primary faults with novice and even many intermediate Holdem poker players is that they look at results in a short term way. There is a strong urge to do this when you have say raised to steal the blinds three times on the trot and then been re-raised on each occasion. Or [...]
Read MorePlaying small pocket pairs from late position
There are strong tendencies with many players to want to limp in with small to medium pocket pairs in no-limit Texas Hold’em games if it has been folded around to them. However I would much rather raise with them for several reasons. Firstly it gains the initiative which can be very important for post flop [...]
Read MoreGetting rakeback in Texas Hold’em changes the dynamic
When you get rakeback in poker then it alters the playing dynamic dramatically. You may ask the question why that is? Well imagine for a minute that you were playing so many tables and so many hours that you were getting $3k a month in rakeback and this is a common figure by the way. [...]
Read MoreAutomating your poker play
There is an awful lot to be said for playing Texas Holdem poker in a conventional ABC solid way. Many people criticise this but yet at the lower levels certainly up to NL50 then it is the best way to get the money. Playing an automatic pilot type style with a good basic strategy will [...]
Read MorePlaying tight will always be your main weapon in poker
Despite how good you become at poker, playing tightly will still be your greatest weapon. The reason behind why this is stems from the average player who will be reading this article. It takes a very high level of skill or a very soft table to be able to get away with a loose aggressive [...]
Read MoreLooking for the poker fish part five
Following on from part four then and we have the fifth and final part of this series here. The reason why I said that this was more subtle was because a player must be at a certain level of sophistication in order to realise what the odds are for hitting outs themselves before they can [...]
Read MoreLooking for the poker fish part four
In the last article, we took a look at some of the things that identify a weak player. In this article, we will start looking at spotting “fish” through the quality of their play. There is a large amount of information on this subject that I feel that I need to share with you and [...]
Read MoreLooking for the poker fish part two
This series of articles will help you identify two very important key areas in Texas Holdem poker. Firstly, how to spot a fish and secondly, realising if you yourself fall into this category. I am going to concentrate on visual and audible information given to us by observing and listening to our opponents in this [...]
Read MoreLooking for the poker fish part one
A “fish” in live poker or online poker is a polite term for a weak player, a losing player or a beginner. In poker games the world over, weak players are known by various names and many of them are not pleasant. Be it “rabbit, fish, mug, live one, sucker, chip dumper, greenhorn” or any [...]
Read MoreAre you suited to limit holdem part three
Carrying on from part two and firstly you don’t know who the eighteen year old kid is and secondly you don’t know how he earns his money and how long he has been playing the game so you don’t really know if he is a winner at all but yet you are trying to emulate [...]
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