Posts Tagged ‘inexperienced poker players’

How do I deal with aggressive opponents?

Guys,

I’m fairly new to online poker and was recently playing with a group of people whose names I recognised. While this might not sound as though I’m extending my poker horizons, it’s a good way to learn the game and the other guys all seemed pretty laid back about the whole thing. There wasn’t a great deal of pre- or post-flop pressure and in truth, the betting was quite tame.
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An Introduction to Rebuys and Add On Tournaments

Littlewoods Poker will introduce rebuy and add-on options to many of its MTT from next week (6th December). We take a look at the different approaches demanded in such tournaments.
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Poker Tells – The importance of timing.

It’s probably true to say that the very best comedians possess one vital skill which differentiates them from the ordinary joke-teller. Most people can recount a funny tale, but many of us fail to deliver the punch line with the impact of a top professional.

Time and again, we can listen to an established comic, unaware of the pauses in his delivery, but it is this uncanny control of timing which separates the guy who has you rolling in the aisles from the one who has you merely rolling your eyes.
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How do I play Queens?

Guys,

Playing in one of your online tournaments recently, I found myself on the big blind with pocket queens. The action meandered around the table, five players limping in before it got back to me.
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Some heads up thoughts

Don’t be fooled into thinking that heads-up poker is a luck thing -you couldn’t be further from the truth.

Whether playing an actual heads-up game (one player versus one player) or in the final stages of a tournament, it is vital to have the upper edge and hopefully here are a few pointers that will improve anybody’s heads-up play.
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Making use of bad Poker hands

When is A5 better than KQ? This may sound a strange question but there are times in a Texas Hold ‘Em game when this combination can give you an edge over your opponents.
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History shows that card skills can help manage a nation

Why is it that politicians of every persuasion are often referred to as knaves or jokers, but rarely as aces? And isn’t it a peculiar fact of life that every negative card-playing connotation, from being guilty of sharp practice to behaving in an underhand manner seem to be associated as much with elected members of Parliament as they are with the dirtiest of poker tables?
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A Bluffer’s Guide to Bluffing

Bluffing is an essential part of poker playing and it is a recognised fact that a poker strategy without bluffing is doomed to failure.
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