Poker strategy
PokerWorks is proud to present one of the most knowledgeable and largest poker strategy collections on the internet. You will find various poker strategy articles written and checked by professional poker players, dealers, and casino employees. Articles are divided into three different categories, and each category has subcategories such as Texas Holdem, Omaha poker and tournament poker. Poker News is updated daily, so please check back often. If you have any questions or ideas you would like to share, they are very welcome at our Poker Forum.
December 29, 2009
As the game gets more aggressive, it's still easy to stick with some basic concepts to pull off bluffs that work.One of the most basic, yet most effective ways to pull off a bluff is to take advantage of a scare card when it hits the board.I've got a pair of 4s in middle position in a six-handed, .25/.50 game on PokerStars. I've got a full stack, so when an opponent who is second to act raises in still relatively early position, I call, hoping to hit my set.The hand gets really interesting, however, when the Small Blind re-raises to $4.50.
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October 14, 2009
There are numerous theories out there about what hands people should play in Omaha 8 including point systems that take into account each of the cards you hold in your hand. However, it's much easier than that, especially when playing at the lower limits. Here are the hands you should play and why:* Any hand containing four cards lower than a 5. Hands like 2-3-4-5, A-3-4-5, or A-2-3-4 are very strong hands in Omaha 8 because they are premium low hands that provide you with something called counterfeit protection.
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November 23, 2009
The problem with playing Holdem cash games is there is an insane amount of literature and sources available to poker players on that subject. While you can find the right game, for the most part you will be facing people that have an understanding of what they are doing and it can be tough to consistently have winning sessions. One thing you can do to expand your horizons and perhaps increase your bankroll is to consider playing other games. Omaha 8 or better is a great game to start out with because the vast majority of players do not understand the game.
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December 28, 2009
A commonly used phrase in the poker world is “the fourth bet is always aces.” This used to be true, but in today's poker world filled with hyper aggressive kids and savvy veterans, players are now willing to put in a 4th bet with nothing. Think back to the Phil Ivey hand against Paul Jackson where the two went to battle with Ivey holding Q-8 and Jackson 6-5 on a J-J-7 board with Ivey winning the hand making a fifth bet all in, and he most certainly did not have aces.
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September 19, 2007
In his article Heads Up , Tony Bromham addresses the special circumstances involved when playing Heads Up, and suggests that aggression is the only successful style. A player simply cannot be tight and wait for the good cards to come. The consistent HU winners do not abandon pots simply because they have bad cards. To win consistently HU, you must pick up the orphan pots, when neither of you have a hand. If you do not bet or raise, you can only win by showing down the best hand. Winning HU poker can be summed up in one of two words, BET or RAISE.
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December 13, 2009
While many poker professionals advocate keeping your bet sizes consistent in order to avoid giving away information, there are times that you will want to vary the amount you bet. Much of bet sizing depends on the situation you are in. With all stacks being equal and deep, a consistent approach to betting and raising is probably the best course of action to take. However at the end stages of a tournament, when stack sizes are different and are smaller in relation to the blinds, all bets are off (pun intended) and the best bet to make will often depend on a number of factors.
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August 30, 2008
Back in my college days, long before the Internet was a gleam in Al Gore’s eye, the game of choice at our all-night poker games was seven-card hi/lo stud. The game was played where the final rounds of betting included a declaring phase, where you would hold one, two or three chips in your hand, indicating your desire to go after the low hand, the high hand, or both ways, fondly known as “the pig”. Any low hand qualified, as long as it was the lowest hand at the table, and, if you were trying to win the entire pot, you had to win both hands, or else you won nothing at all.
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