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A Hold Em Article to Instantly Improve Your Game
Simple Yet Effective
Time and time again I will play in home games with friends who are respectable players. The minute they step in the casino, however, they are completely different players. I have seen many decent players get discouraged and give up poker for one simple reason... over-thinking things. Here is a great article I found that addresses just that issue.
Keep It Simple
When you start to play poker, you will more than likely be playing low-limit games. Beating these games does not require you to become a masterful poker player, it primarily entails that you are able to outplay poor opponents. Beating good players at high limits can be incredibly difficult, entailing many complex moves. However, winning at low limits is pretty straightforward.What do I mean? Basically, other players won't be paying attention to you. They only care about their own cards; they don't care about you or your cards. They will play their hand as they always play their hand, regardless of whether or not you are in the pot. You are basically a ghost to them... but hopefully you will be a ghost that's slowly taking their money! If you want to beat these types of players, you simply need to a play a straightforward game that will win in the long run. For example, play tight, don't do any fancy bluffs, bet aggressively when you probably have the best hand, and utilize pot odds for your drawing decisions.When it comes to deception with these players, slowplaying can work. These players are easily fooled into thinking they have the best hand when they hit a pair on the turn, so giving them a free card when you hold the stone nuts can be to your advantage. However, bluffing is simply an exercise in futility. These guys want to see if they have the best hand. They'll pay to see your cards just so they can see them sometimes! Don't expect to scare any fish at lower limits with an extra $2 bet.Master the art of choosing starting hands, employing pot odds, and aggressively betting your winning hands. However, psychological strategies are generally useless. Your opponents are not thinking too deeply, and attempting any fancy plays will only hurt you.
Source: http://www.pokertips.org/strategy/keep-it-simple.php
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A Hold Em Article to Instantly Improve Your Game
Simple Yet Effective
Time and time again I will play in home games with friends who are respectable players. The minute they step in the casino, however, they are completely different players. I have seen many decent players get discouraged and give up poker for one simple reason... over-thinking things. Here is a great article I found that addresses just that issue.
Keep It Simple
When you start to play poker, you will more than likely be playing low-limit games. Beating these games does not require you to become a masterful poker player, it primarily entails that you are able to outplay poor opponents. Beating good players at high limits can be incredibly difficult, entailing many complex moves. However, winning at low limits is pretty straightforward.What do I mean? Basically, other players won't be paying attention to you. They only care about their own cards; they don't care about you or your cards. They will play their hand as they always play their hand, regardless of whether or not you are in the pot. You are basically a ghost to them... but hopefully you will be a ghost that's slowly taking their money! If you want to beat these types of players, you simply need to a play a straightforward game that will win in the long run. For example, play tight, don't do any fancy bluffs, bet aggressively when you probably have the best hand, and utilize pot odds for your drawing decisions.When it comes to deception with these players, slowplaying can work. These players are easily fooled into thinking they have the best hand when they hit a pair on the turn, so giving them a free card when you hold the stone nuts can be to your advantage. However, bluffing is simply an exercise in futility. These guys want to see if they have the best hand. They'll pay to see your cards just so they can see them sometimes! Don't expect to scare any fish at lower limits with an extra $2 bet.Master the art of choosing starting hands, employing pot odds, and aggressively betting your winning hands. However, psychological strategies are generally useless. Your opponents are not thinking too deeply, and attempting any fancy plays will only hurt you.
Source: http://www.pokertips.org/strategy/keep-it-simple.php
Latest Hold Em News:
2008 WSOP Event #22 $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.: Jens Voertmann Best of Show
Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:31:00 -0700
16 players out of an original field of 414 returned to the Amazon Ballroom at the Rio for Day 3 of Event #22, $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. at the 2008 World Series of Poker. At the end of three long days of limit mixed games, it was Jens...
2008 WSOP Event #24, $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha: Cunningham Seeks Sixth Bracelet
Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:36:00 -0700
The two major bubbles – the money and final-table bubbles – ground play to a halt in Event #24 Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha at the 2008 World Series of Poker. But after more than 14 hours of play, the $2,500 buy-in tournament at the Rio...
2008 WSOP Event #21 $5,000 NLHE Final: Seiver Prevails for First Bracelet
Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:40:00 -0700
Scott Seiver had two money finishes at the 2008 WSOP prior to the start of the $5,000 NLHE event, just missing the final table in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em event with his 13th-place finish. But with a late surge on Day 2...
2008 WSOP Event #25, $10,000 Heads-Up NLHE World Championship: Round of 32 Set
Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:00:00 -0700
Event #25 in the 2008 WSOP, the $10,000 Heads-Up Championship was capped at 256 players, all vying for the bracelet and $539,056. Three rounds of the event were played in Day 1, each round cutting the field size down by half until 32...
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