Short Handed Poker Strategy
Shorthanded poker is rather different from other forms of poker because it will typically involve six or less players at any given time and the effect of this is that the players must be far more proactive to win the game. It is a very exciting form of poker indeed, and little wonder then that so many of the top poker players happen to excel at this particular variation of the game. Shorthand matches tend to be much less rigid in their execution and require a lot more input and skill.
Guide To Multi Tabling
If you’re already a profitable poker player there are 2 ways you can increase your hourly profits – you can move up to higher stakes, but that puts more of your bankroll on the line, and you’re likely to run into better opponents. The other option is to play more than one table at a time…
Rush Poker Strategy
Rush Poker, the fast paced poker format from Full Tilt poker is very similar to a normal ring game in many respects, but with some obvious differences. For a start you’re not playing against the same opponents each hand, since as soon as you’re no longer involved in a hand you’re rushed off to a new table. That of course affects reads and table image, and the fact that players will be folding so many hands means that when you are involved in a pot, you can assume that your opponents actually have a hand – that means you need to tighten up in order to have an edge.
Poker : Luck or Skill?
There’s been a lot in the news recently about whether skill or luck is the defining factor in poker. From a legal standpoint, especially in the United States, the definition has wide reaching implications, especially for the online poker rooms. Since the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (2006) most online poker rooms have not allowed players from the US. Since then the Poker Player’s Alliance has been fighting to have the law changed, and the chances of that happening largely rest on whether it can be proved that poker is predominantly a game of skill.
Plugging The Holes In Your Tournament Play
If you have had the displeasure of being summarily removed from a poker tournament, you will have no doubt agonised over your playing strategy and feel that you made some gross miscalculation in your strategy and that is what left you wide open for defeat. You will no doubt be feeling rather glum about your defeat but every cloud has a silver lining and if you are questioning your strategy then you are already on the path to improvement. It can be difficult at times to identify what areas of your poker playing need to worked upon, and so this article will consider them all in some detail.
No Trash Talk At The Tables!
When you get your money in good and a weak player sucks out it camn be very tempting to put them down, letting them know what you think of their play – but please don’t! Not only can it not help, it can really work against you since you’re effectively “teaching” your opponents not to make bad plays (and that will hurt you in the long run).
Emotional Control (And How To Avoid Tilt)
If there is one thing that all of the world's greatest poker players have in common is that they have a very tight reign on their emotions, and therefore do not allow themselves to give into impulsive decisions or emotive courses of action. Whilst this is commendable and is certainly something to try and emulate where and when possible, it is no means the be all and end all and in order to be truly effective you need to be able to learn the importance of strategy for long term planning.
Jonathan Little Secrets – Poker Video Course Review
If you follow the World Poker Tour you’re bound to have heard of Jonathan Little. He’s just released an amazing 9 video training course, teaching the exact strategies he uses to dominate online poker, and how he consistently wins tournaments both online and offline. This review gives the full lowdown on the course, and a free 41 minute sample video of his strategies.
Backing Off Bluffs – Knowing When To Fold
Bluffing in online poker can often feel like you are backing away from a fight if your opponent doesn’t seem to want to go away. Even though it’s against your natural instinct to back off, sometimes you just got to do it. A typical situation is when you are the first to enter a pot and decide to raise it up because you have some paint cards. The big blind calls you and the both of you see a ragged flop. Normally, he’s going to check to you, the aggressor in a hand.
Improving Your Tournament Poker Game
If you have had the displeasure of being summarily removed from a poker tournament, you will have no doubt agonised over your playing strategy and feel that you made some gross miscalculation in your strategy and that is what left you wide open for defeat. You will no doubt be feeling rather glum about your defeat but every cloud has a silver lining and if you are questioning your strategy then you are already on the path to improvement. It can be difficult at times to identify what areas of your poker playing need to worked upon, and so this article will consider them all in some detail.
