Category: Adding deception to your game is very important because it makes you unpredictable. If your checks always mean that you are weak or your bets/raises always mean you are strong, the more observant players will have an edge over you.
Creating a Free Card
From the last position you have a good opportunity to show strength simply [...]
A very common mistake for beginner/intermediate players is to play any two big cards or any Ace from an early position and call raises with the same type of hand. This is one of the biggest mistakes a player can make as these hands so easily become trap hands. A trap hand is any hand [...]
The flop is a defining moment in Texas Hold’em as five out of seven possible cards are seen. The flop is the key to whether you want to continue or dispose of your hand. One of the most common mistakes in Texas Hold’em is to not let go of hand on the flop. For example, [...]
( Regular full table, 8 to 10 players )
Glossary of Abbreviations:
RFI
Raise when First In. If no one has called or raised in front of you, you should raise. You do this in order to take the initiative in the hand and/or because of the possibility that you might “steal” the blinds.
R
You should Raise no matter [...]
Playing with a big stack in a poker tournament is a great position to be in. However, overconfidence and overindulgence may lead to a quick depletion of a big stack, and one too many risky bets can quickly turn the big stack player into a medium stack player or even a small stack player. The [...]
