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Poker Tips

This collection of poker tips was put together by Mike Sexton (host of PartyPoker.com and commentator for the World Poker Tour), and Linda Johnson (a noted poker player and personality).

Pay attention

Watch who’s playing in an aggressive or loose way and who’s playing tight, try to play the loose players and avoid the tight players, unless you’ve got a strong hand.

Watch the chips

Always be aware of everyone’s chip count. Know who has more chips than you and play more carefully against them – a mistake could knock you out. It’s usually better to play pots with players who have fewer chips than you do.

No match

If your cards don’t match any of the community cards, throw your hand away when someone else bets.

Ace in the hand

Don’t play every time you have an ace in your hand. However, play an ace if it’s accompanied by a card of the same suit or by a 10 or higher.

Hands to stay with before the flop

Play with pairs (7-7, 9-9), two face cards (K-Q, Q-J), or hands that can make both a straight and a flush (8-9, 6-7 of the same suit). Be patient and fold other hands, unless you’re in the blind.

Good hand? Bet strong

In no-limit Texas Hold’em, players can bet all of their chips at any time, so bet aggressively when you have a good hand.

Watch and wait

Play fewer hands when you’re one of the first players to act, because you’ll be ‘out of position‘ and vulnerable to raises from the remaining players.

Wait your turn

Do not act until it is your turn; play proceeds clockwise at the poker table.

Be a ‘bettor,’ not a ‘caller’

Being aggressive is good.

Call their bluff

If someone raises in a late position (near or on the button), re-raise them a good amount if you are on the blind. Chances are, they don’t have a big hand and they’re just trying to steal your blinds. (This style of play, known as going ‘over the top’, is probably the strongest play one can make in no-limit Texas Hold’em.)

Be patient

The biggest mistake most players make is to act too quickly. When you’re making an important decision pause to think about how the betting has gone and what your opponent might have. Take your time.

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Playing Ace King or Do not overrate Big Slick

Ace King, also called Big Slick or Anna Kournikova, is one of the most overrated hands in the history of no limit holdem. It’s exactly as the pityful sidename Anna Kournikova refers too: She looks good but doesn’t win alot. Playing Ace King is very hard. How in hells name do you play this hand? How in gods name can you make sure you always win Ace King?

AK ?! When you get it in a cash game or tournament of whatever it is you are playing, you get a little bit of goosebumps. Serious research has pointed out that most people go broke or die at a tournament because ofoverplaying Ace King, especially Ace King suited.

Before we go further with the analysis of AK, please hold in mind that not only with Ace King, but with all suited cards, against unsuited cards the increased winning percentage that comes with suited cards is only a percent!

Ok, so if most people loose more than they win with Ace King, and loose at especially crucial times, then what is it that they are doing wrong playing AK? First of all we are going to take a look at the potential of AK, after that we will follow up with how Ace King, in conclusion, actually should be played and how it should not be played.

AK is the best drawing hand. AK can beat EVERY HAND, it is only a big underdog against AA and KK.

The rest of the hands is either just as strong or slighty stronger or a lot worse than AK. Hence you would say, AK is one of the best hands. This is, mathmatically said, true. But it is one of the most complicated and tricky hands too. AK is no

favourite against 22. 33 is. But then again, it is not much more of an underdog against QQ, one of the strongest hand in NL Holdem.

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How should one play this complicated hand then?

Ace King should be played with caution, but also with aggression. Being aggressive in poker is a good overall strategy anyhow, but especially when you hold AK. In tournaments you can be ultra aggressive with AK. But only as long as YOU push. NEVER call an all in with AK in tournaments as you are no favourite against all pairs and only a slightly favourite against other drawing hands like QJ and 10J. But if you are the one that is raising or

reraising with AK you could make ppl lay down 9-9, 10-10 even Jacks. This is the real strength of AK: representing KK or AA. Never go in a coinflip situation though with AK. Don’t call off your whole stack with AK in tournaments

In cash you should be cautios. Don’t go to far with AK as most of the times you are flipping a coin, and we are not in the

casino but playing poker. Most ppl overrate AK. When the flop doesn’t hit they don’t only continuation bet with AK, they even bet again at the turn cause they just fall in love with big slick. Please don’t do this. Raising prelflop is fine but please don’t bluf everything with AK. This is the biggest mistake made. Ak is nothing better than 23 if it doesn’t hit. Playing drawpoker is to expensive in no limit holdem. Remember that.

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This is a short article to help you play queens and jacks pocket pairs. I hope you will find it worthy

Pocket Queens / Jacks is a hand every poker player loves to see!!!

However, this starting hand also scares more players than you may realize because they don’t know how to play them properly. The first thing you must know is that pocket queens is a very strong and solid hand. Especially heads up. You can dominate most opponents with pocket queens in a heads up game.

Let’s now go over three key Texas Holdem strategies when dealt pocket queens. Just follow this simple advice and you’ll win huge pots!

Table Position

Like all your hands dealt, your table position is key. If you’re in late position then pocket queens gets even stronger. But even from early position you can be confidently aggressive.

Pre-Flop Raise

When dealt a starting hand of pocket queens its important to know that its unlikely that you’ll get more help on the flop. Hitting trips probably won’t happen. So its vital to lay down an aggressive pre flop raise with your pocket queens. You want to get rid of the suited connectors, low pocket pairs and opponents holding king or ace rag. Or even sometimes you’ll push out someone holding king, jack. Typically raising 3 to 6 times the big blind is sufficient.

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Be Willing to Fold Your Pocket Queens / Jacks

I’ve seen it happen many times. A person goes all in pre flop with pocket queens. His opponent has ace, rag. The flop comes out ace, 3, 7. Next thing you know the player is sent home because he got too aggressive with pocket queens. You want to be aggressive with pocket queens just not overly aggressive. By placing a substantial raise pre flop you push out all the crap. Then the people left you can bet they are sitting on an ace or a king. When and if an ace or king hits on the flop you can be confident that you’re beat. Now depending on your opponents play be willing to fold and live to play another hand.

Its much better then going all in prematurely and being sent home. If you’re first to act when an ace or king hits on the flop. No problem. Simply lay down a bet of one-fourth to one-half of the pot. The opponents that don’t have the ace or king will fold to your pocket queens. If they have it they’ll raise you. If that happens. No problem. Fold it.

If an ace or king doesn’t hit you can feel pretty confident about having the strongest hand. You just need to be aware of possible sets. A lot of people like to play small pocket pairs. Watch their betting patterns and know when they have the set. If you feel that they do. Fold it. If they don’t have it. Be aggressive and take home a huge pot.

The argument about limit vs. no limit has become as heated as the ongoing spat over Ginger or Mary Ann. No Limit poker, much like the sultry Ginger, is the movie star of the gaming world. It has flash, dramatics, and scoring can seem easy. Whenever somebody on television is pulling in a big pot you can be sure that they are playing no limit hold’em. The limit game is understated, subtle, and requires a combination of patience and skill to score.

It All Comes Down to Money

When you play either, the cards are the same, the game is the same, so what is the real difference? It all comes down to money. Money is in an integral part of the strategy of poker. It is in the back of the mind of each player when they look at their cards and wonder what to do. Unless Thurston Howell suddenly steps in and backs you with his enormously deep pockets, how much you are willing to lose is going to be tied to your strategy.

What Is the Real Difference?

Limit poker means there is a maximum on how much a player can bet or raise. There are also limits on the size of the pot. Once the pot reaches its pre-set maximum, then all betting is done. The advantage here is that it provides a safety net to the player. Someone who is new to the game will be better able to survive their mistakes because there is only so much they can lose on any one hand. It also requires a higher degree of poker skill to win big in a limit game. By taking away the ability for somebody with a large bankroll to bully and intimidate the field with his massive stack of chips, you force it to come down to actual game play. If somebody is holding a pair of Jacks, and raises by two thousand dollars, there is a pretty good chance that …..

most of the other people at the table are going to fold. They don’t know he has a measly pair of jacks, and most are not going to waste a couple weeks pay to find out. In a limit game those pair of jacks will have to stand on their own against what the rest of the table is holding. To succeed in a limit game, a player must be more patient and content to pick his opponents apart instead of trying to tear out big chunks.

It All Comes Down to Money AGAIN!

No Limit hold’em is the darling of the poker world. It is exciting and the money can be big. The advantage to the no limit game is that the rewards for a good hand are not limited some pre-defined pot maximum. Why should the payout on a royal flush be the same as somebody who has won with three kings? Also, in No Limit game, the money becomes part of the strategy. The more chips you collect, the more control of the table you have. Playing aggressive poker with a big stack will make people afraid to challenge your three kings if you raise the pot beyond the comfort zone of your competitors.

Many beginners who play No Limit hold’em generally get used to life without a shirt. Conversely, many seasoned veterans are bored by the limited game. Generally beginners learn the game in the safety of limits. Then go on to the wild world of No Limit Hold’em.

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Different player types

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Since we are taking our starting hands against other players and their hands, what can we expect to see in the cardroom? Let’s discuss some of the various types of players you will see and how they usually play. This will help you form one of your most valuable tools as a poker player, and that is to put someone into a player category. It helps you narrow down the possible hands they could have and gives you an idea of how good your good your current hand is in comparison with theirs. When you are playing, do your best to categorize each player into the following (better types of players are listed last):

Calling Station:

This is the worst type of player and the most prevalent (sometimes called a “fish”). The calling station does what his name implies, he just calls. He has poor hand selection. On the flop he will call with just about anything, and will continue to do that all the way to the river. This person has very little skill or discipline. They will be in every hand no matter if there is a raise before them. In the face of a better hand (like when a straight or a flush is on the board and they don’t have it), they will just call it down. Most of the money you’ll make will be from this type of player. The reason this play is so bad is that it is the exact opposite of what you should be doing. Instead of being selective and waiting for good opportunities to put your money behind you spread it out over every hand, good or bad, and in the end that can’t work. Remember our bad investor analogy above. With these kinds of people in the pots, you’ll just play your cards and see what happens. What that means is that you can’t really put them on any kind of a hand since they could easily have AK as they could have 92.

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If you have a hand (like top pair with a good kicker) then just bet it and see what happens.

You will want to watch out for them, if they raise you though. Usually a calling station is a fairly passive player and when they raise it means something. If you canmake some good folds now and then, you’ll be a better player. If you can’t fold a losing hand then you’ll be a calling station and a losing player. When a person raises and what they raise with is another important item that you will want to watch for. It helps you not only categorize them but helps you select the hands that you play against them. When a calling station raises before the flop it could mean anything but usually they have a good hand (AA, KK, QQ, JJ, etc). Because of that, be careful about playing against them if you have a hand that could be easily dominated like KQ, KJ, KT, etc. If you notice that they are raising all the time with just about any hand they play then you may have found the next category.

Loose Aggressive:

A loose aggressive player is one who plays as many cards as the calling station does but they are inclined to raise, reraise and cap hands that they shouldn’t (like A5 offsuit, Q9s, etc). You’ll know very quickly if a person is a loose aggressive player. A person can’t get great cards all day and if they are raising three hands in a row then chances are all those hands aren’t premium. When you have two or more of these types of players in a game the pots can be very large, but it can also cost you a lot of money if you lose. Two points when playing against them: remember that when they raise they don’t always have AA so you can play against them with hands that you would normally just call with. A reraise when you have a decent hand to try to isolate them isn’t a bad move. The second thing to remember is that even if they are raising every hand it doesn’t mean that they aren’t going to get a good one now and then. So with that said don’t cap it with a maniac player if you just have top pair. That could be costly. Sometimes you’ll find these loose aggressive players, maniacs, only do that before the flop but afterwards they tighten up some. Try to pick up on things like this. Lastly, don’t be afraid of …them just because they like to raise. If you have a good hand, make them pay. Some typical loose aggressive players are young asian males and guys with a short man complex (no offense).

Rock:

A rock is a super tight player who only plays premium cards. When they raise you know exactly what they have (AA, KK, AK, etc). They will not be in on many hands and when they are, it will most likely be with a raise. Now a rock is better then a calling station and a maniac but they aren’t playing correctly for low limit hold’em (or even other limits). The problem with low limit hold’em they run into is that when 6 other people are in a pot against their AA, it isn’t going to hold up much. In the upper limits they won’t get any value for their hands since the other players can read them so well. What you can learn from a rock though is that they pick good cards and try to put their money behind them. That is correct. They just aren’t playing enough cards. It is the opposite of a calling station. You want to stay out of a Rock’s way if you can. For example you wouldn’t want to bring KJoffsuit up against a rocks raise preflop. But if you are in a multi-way pot with lots of people in and the rock raises then you would want to play your drawing hands. One good thing about playing them is that they are very predictable. When they raise you, the almost always have it so don’t pay them off.

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Anyone who is watching the game at all can see what types of hands they are playing. You will run into some rocks playing low limit. The main reason for that is that if you are a rock it isn’t easy to progress up levels, you’re gonna get stuck at the low stuff because anyone who can play the game at the upper limits will cut them to pieces as fast as a calling station. The stereotypical rock is an old lady.

Weak Tight:

A weak tight player is fairly rare at low limit. This type of player has most of the skills that a wining player possesses with one exception, they are a little scared. Moving up in levels sometimes creates weak tight players. You fear the other players and they can read into that so you can sometimes get bullied around by raises. The creation of a weak tight player can also be the result of too rigid rules. Remember poker is situational. You shouldn’t be tied to any one book, saying, or system. Let your experience mold you into a good player. When you are playing a weak tight player you should watch out for them most of the time since they aren’t going to be putting too many “moves” on you: they won’t try to bluff you at all. It’s interesting to put a loose aggressive player against a weak tight one. The weak tight player gets bullied around waiting for good cards instead of basing his hand selection on the other players. If you do find yourself in a position where something scary hits in a hand and the weak tight player is your opposition, you may have found a good time to bluff. Weak tight players are big believers, especially if the raise is on a later round with the bet size is larger. Bluffing isn’t a big part of the game, but even in low limit it applies to this people since they are good enough to see what you may have and “smart” enough not to call. It is much easier to bluff a good player then a bad one since the bad player doesn’t pay any attention to what you may have.

Tight Aggressive:

This is the top of the pyramid. The tight aggressive player is the good investor, the laser, the sniper, the smart bomb in the poker world. This is your goal. The tight aggressive players ability to adapt to different games and players, as well as the confidence to back their moves with their bankroll makes them fierce opponents. To recognize a tight aggressive player is to see a person who doesn’t play that many cards but when they do they take control. They slow play great hands. They use their position to play weaker cards when the odds justify it. They are able to fold hands that other players would be trapped in. A better hand will be any player but you’ll find it difficult to make any money against a tight aggressive player. The best advice is to just play very good hands against them and hope to break even. You won’t run into many of these at low limit so don’t worry.