Listed on the following pages we have hundreds of gambling articles, dealing with many different aspects of gambling. There are poker articles, casino game articles, strategy articles and a bunch og gambling tips for many different games.
Lose a poker pot by betting -
Did you know that you can lose a pot by betting? When you journey beyond the basics of poker, you start to think about strategy more intricately.
Free cards and position -
I've talked about why seven-card stud is a game in which you should frequently bet, even if you're unsure whether you have the best hand at the moment.
Ego Damage -
Years ago I stopped bragging about my poker skills. Well, maybe I didn't stop, but I slowed down a bit. I'm 51 now, but when I was lots younger it just drove me nuts if anyone thought they were a better player than I was.
Seldom Re-raise As The Big Blind In Hold'em -
But in all other circumstances, while you should vary your play, and you can certainly sometimes justify re-raising when you're in the big blind position, usually you'll make more money by waiting to see the flop.
Whats The Real Value Of Tournament Chips ? -
The basic problem is that in a tournament setting, all chips are not of equal value. In most cases, the chips you lose are going to be worth a lot more than the ones you win. While losing a hand to a marginal call in a ring game might cost you.
Stealing The Blinds -
No matter what the situation is, however, it’s important to remember that once the blinds start to represent a decent percentage of your stack, you want to steal as much as possible.
Big Stack Poker Play -
There are many players who don’t slow down once they reach the final table with a big stack. I’m not one of them. By the time I reach the final table, I’ll have already played a number of hands against about half of the other remaining players.
Keeping A Cool head While Playing Poker -
A day of poker can be seen as a long, drawn out battle. In that battle are many short confrontations that set the tone for future battles. After all the smaller battles have been completed, someone will be broke and going home.
Agression in Omaha Poker -
Omaha is a game in which rags turn to riches and riches turn to rags as each community card appears. Draws dominate the action in Omaha, and because of this, understanding what you are holding is of the utmost importance. Unless you have the stone cold nuts, you rarely want to see any type of connected card hit the board for fear that you have just been outdrawn.
Lowering your main event buy-in -
The strategy for single table satellites and double shootouts is relatively simple. You have to win all the chips to win anything, so that should be all you worry about. If somebody pushes in for more chips than you have, but you have positive expectation to make the call, you should do it. Since the ultimate goal is to beat the table, there is no reason to turn down an opportunity where you have the advantage.
Loosen Up Preflop -
While many pros advocate playing a tight, aggressive game and the importance of choosing “premium” starting hands, I find that there are many newer players who take this advice too far and simply don’t play enough hands. I recently talked with a newer pro who told me he was playing less than 10 percent of his hands pre-flop. This just isn’t enough
Fifth Street In Seven Stud -
While most players these days specialize in No-Limit Hold’em, I know there are many people out there who grew up learning Seven-Card Stud. With the resurgence of HORSE and other mixed games, now is a great time to branch out and revisit some of the basics to help make you a better all-around player.
Running Bad Part 2 -
Obviously, I was on a very bad losing streak, but it wasn’t due to bad beats. I just kept getting my money in bad; every time I had Queens, my opponent would have Aces - every time I had AQ, they would have AK. That’s just how it goes sometimes, but getting your money in badly doesn’t always mean that you’ve done something wrong.
There's No I In Poker -
While most players will never have the opportunity to try and take down a big name pro or make “fancy” poker moves in front of a TV camera, far too many people still let their egos get in the way of playing solid poker. Once that happens, they lose sight of their long-term goals and start playing for purposes other than winning.
Controlling the Pot -
Let's say you're holding pocket Aces and the flop comes 9-8-7 with a flush draw on the board. Chances are that you're ahead, but a canny opponent can easily put you in a tough spot by check-raising your continuation bet.
Omaha Hi Lo Strategys -
If you get quartered in Limit games, you may not lose too much of your overall chip stack because the action is capped on every street. In Pot-Limit games, however, getting quartered can be much more expensive because you may have had to call big bets on both the turn and river before the hand ended
Tilt Controll -
When you become indifferent to winning or losing over the short term, you won't have to worry about going on tilt because you're focusing simply on playing good poker. That's all that matters at the end of the day - playing well. As poker players, we can do nothing more than to play our best game and let the cards fall as they may
Six Handed Sit N goes -
For really fast-paced excitement, however, I play six-handed turbo SNGs where I'm facing both short tables and quick blinds. The structure of these SNGs forces me to play each hand more carefully as the combination of fast blinds and short-handed play means one mistake can be crippling or even fatal.
Mixing it Up -
For beginning players, reading poker books and strategy articles provide a great foundation for learning the basics of the game. These materials teach the importance of strong starting hands, position, and aggression. But, as Phil Ivey recently pointed out, relying too much on other's people advice can actually stunt the growth of your game.
Running Bad -
The same holds true when you're talking about running badly at the poker table. You may not be able to identify what's going wrong, but you know its happening. As far as I'm concerned, there's no single definition or criteria for "running bad" because it means something different to everyone
Bluffing in Pot-Limit Omaha -
Bluffing can be one of the most profitable plays in poker. However, its success is often blunted by the fact that it's also one of the most misunderstood and over-used plays in the game.
Suited Connectors and Small Pocket Pairs -
While it is true that these hands can sometimes take down monster pots, the fact is, playing these kinds of marginal hands can often lead many players - especially newer ones - into a big trap. They start playing suited connectors and small pocket pairs much too frequently and, eventually, find themselves in situations where they're forced to make tough decisions for lots of chips.
Implied odds Part 2 -
In my last tip, I discussed the basic principles of implied odds. As you'll recall, your implied odds are the total amount you can win in a given pot, divided by the number of chips you're putting into the pot. Put another way, implied odds calculate future action and betting that may occur in a hand, while pot odds focus on the here and now of the hand.
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