Daily Poker Tips

Playing monsters after losing big pot

hippy — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:37:51 +0000

When you get dealt a monster RIGHT AFTER you bluffed or got caught stealing try your best to make your bets look like a steal. In this spot, players are a lot less likely to believe you have the hand you actually have.

Big hands deserve big pots

hippy — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:27:03 +0000

What’s a big hand? A big hand is any nut hand, hitting a back door draw against an aggressive opponent, and flopping a straight flush against three or more opponents. When your hand is big, get the pot as big as possible.

Short stacked late in tournament

hippy — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:31:43 +0000

If you are short-stacked late in a tournament, you have nothing to lose by getting it all in. The other players may get out of your way as they wait for the big stack to bust you or another player.

Avoiding showdowns

hippy — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:25:14 +0000

In a tournament, when the pot gets big on the turn do what you can to win it without a showdown (unless you have a lock like quads or a straight flush). The river card could be disastrous and with a large built pot, players may be willing to draw if you don’t bet enough.

Stealing blinds time

hippy — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:24:32 +0000

In a tournament, you want to start stealing blinds when the antes kick in. Focus on stealing from the average sized stacks. The big stacks can afford to gamble and the small stacks desperately need to double up so they have nothing to lose.

First bubble

hippy — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:23:30 +0000

There is more than one bubble in a tournament. The first bubble comes when the first payouts are about to occur. However, anytime there is a significant increase in payout, like the jump from group payouts to individual payouts. Players typically tighten up when the bubble hits

Abuse the bubble

hippy — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:22:00 +0000

The BIG bubble in a tournament is very powerful thing. It’s the grey area when players are very close to getting a return on their money and the next few players out will get nothing. Use your stack on the bubble to steal blinds from those players trying to fold their way in to the money.

Small hands multi way

hippy — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:26:25 +0000

What’s a small hand? A small hand is top pair against two or more opponents; split two-pair or a baby flush against five or more opponents, bottom set in Omaha, and an over pair to a well coordinated board. Keep the pot small with a small hand.

Playing KK after the flop

hippy — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:19:55 +0000

When you raise with KK preflop and get called by one or two opponents, it’s best to bet the flop even if there’s an ace on it. When your opponents don’t have an ace, they’ll give you credit for it. When they do, you’ll know by how they respond.

Manipulating pot commited

hippy — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:18:57 +0000

When a player pot commits himself by putting more than half his stack in the middle, you can be sure the rest is coming in UNLESS he completely bricks out. When you think you’re up against AK in this spot, just call and see a flop. If there’s no Ace or King, put him in. He may be willing to ‘uncommit’ himself.