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Your Expectations When Playing Texas Hold’Em Online

November 28th, 2009 Leslie Bogaerts

Nowadays it’s possible to play texas hold’em online, which means you can play whenever you want, wherever you want. Before the technologie to makes this possible existed, you needed to get a group of friends together, which wasn’t always the most easiest thing to do, especially not if your schedules weren’t really matching, and play a home game of texas hold’em. And if you really wanted to go out and play poker in Las Vegas or even Atlantic City, you had to plan a trip and take a break from work.

To be able to play texas hold’em online, you need to open an account with an online poker site. You don’t need to pay for an account, so make sure you aren’t charged money. After you have gotten your account, you will need to download a “game room”. Those downloads are free too with most sites. This game room is needed to access the card rooms where you find the different tables to play with friends and strangers. With most sites you have the option to play for real money or with play money.  Read more...

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Advanced Betting Tips for Texas Hold’em Poker

November 22nd, 2009 Daniel L. Cox

Winning poker comes down to being able to squeeze a profit out of marginal situations. The object is not to win every hand played, but to win every hand you play. The best way to do this is to out bet your opponents. Every bet made should have a purpose. Either it is made to induce a weaker hand to fold, or it is made to maximize the winnings on the hand.

Since there are many opportunities to outplay your opponents, you have to know which opponents you can outplay. It is difficult to finesse weak players. The slow play often backfires because one of the loose limpers will hit a hand. The bluff does not work, since these players call with any two cards. The following sections demonstrate many of the advanced aspects of the game and how best to play them.

Representing Your Hand

A strong bet represent a strong hand, especially when betting after the flop. If an Ace or King shows on the flop, you can represent an Ace or King in your hand by betting. Often, it is what you represent that is more important than what you actually have, especially if you have put your opponent on a medium or weak hand.  Read more...

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The Slow Play: Advanced Betting Techniques in Texas Hold’em Poker – Part 1 of 3

November 14th, 2009 Daniel L. Cox

Winning poker comes down to squeezing profit out of marginal situations. The object is not to win every hand played, but to win every hand you play. The best way to do this is to out bet your opponents. Every bet made should have a purpose: Either it is made to induce a weaker hand to fold, or it is made to maximize the winnings on the hand.

Since there are many opportunities to outplay your opponents, you have to know which opponents you can outplay. It is difficult to finesse weak players. The slow play often backfires because one of the loose limpers will hit a hand. The bluff does not work, since these players call with any two cards. The following sections demonstrate many of the advanced aspects of the game and how best to play them.

The Art of the Slow-play

The slow-play is when you intentionally under-bet in order to disguise the strength of your hand and attempt to trap an opponent with a weaker hand. Unlike the bluff, the slow-play is effective against both strong and weak opponents. Bad opponents simply bet their hand, so if they have something or they are simply on a draw, they are going to pay you off.  Read more...

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Texas Hold’em Poker: Chip, Card and Betting Tells – Part 4 of 4

November 14th, 2009 Daniel L. Cox

Chip Tells

The amount of force a player uses in moving their chips to the pot can be an obvious tell (subconscious action). If the player spikes their chips (slamming down a stack past the bet line), they are more likely to have a weak hand.

Be aware that fumbling of the chips may betray inexperience at a brick and mortar casino, and not betray the fact that the player has considerable experience online. Televised poker tournaments that draw their players from online qualifiers, such as Fox Sports Net tournaments sponsored by major online poker sites, can make this very apparent with some players.

When a player moves their chips closer to themselves after making a call or raise, they often have a strong hand. By placing them close, they can be subconsciously keeping their chips within easy reach to rake them back when they win. A player who uses a lot of force in tossing in the chips toward the pot, or flings them away, often has a marginal hand. This tossing away of the chips is often because they feel they have already lost the hand and the chips as well.  Read more...

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