Regardless of whether it’s cash game poker or you’ve made it to the final two in a tournament, heads-up poker is vastly different from full ring or six-handed games. For one thing, you’re in the blinds every single hand. In a full ring game, you’ll play from the blinds twice per round, or twice every […]
Good effort! You’re through the worst of it (the early stage and the middle stage) and into the money. You’re guaranteed a cool $0.75! This is a freeroll, remember? You’ll have to work harder if you want to score any decent payout. The reality is that to be happy with the amount you bank in […]
The mid stage of a tournament generally runs from the end of the first break right through until the antes kick in. If you’ve made it this far, congratulations—you’ve done well to stay disciplined during the early stage and have been rewarded for it. Don’t get too comfortable though; it’s not all high fives and […]
The first thing you need to accept when it comes to freeroll tournaments is that nobody has anything to lose. Equally important, you need to realize that most people will walk away from this tournament without gaining anything, despite investing hours of play. Given this, it should come as no surprise that many players will […]
When you’re playing poker, how you bet can often be a tell of your hand. You should consider your bets carefully, as well as how much time you take to make them. Try to throw your opponents off by stalling before you fold a bad hand, then stalling before you place an opening bet. Mix […]
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Pot Limit Omaha has developed a large following in recent years and is a major staple of many online poker sites. The game is simple enough to follow, and there are similarities between this and Texas Hold’em. This can make Omaha easier to get into, but if you want to be really good at the […]
There are many different poker games to choose from, and although they have their own nuances and unique aspects, some elements are similar. To the casual poker player, Omaha is likely to resemble Texas Hold’em. After all, both games are played using five community cards, but this is where the similarities end. Even with two […]
I’m sure we’ve all experienced a heads-up match where our opponent won one or two big pots, leaving us trying to jump out of the rabbit hole. In situations like this, we tend to get on tilt when attempting to rebuild our chip stack. The playable hands we need never seem to come. The real […]
Short Stack Strategy (SSS) is a term you will hear and read about a lot at the beginning of your poker career. It’s known to be one of the simplest poker strategies to play. More importantly, it’s one of the safest possible strategies to apply, making it very hard for your opponents to beat. Because […]