Poker Tips

Recently I played an interesting hand at a fairly small tournament. There were about seventy players, only a few of them were any good. It was a timid table with players limping all the time and playing mediocre hands. The blinds were 50/100 at the second level, with chip stacks starting at 5000.
I picked up KJ in middle position. There had been a few limpers before me but since I knew these players would easily dispatch of their hands I decided my KJ was good enough to play it and thus I raised it to 300, the standard three times the big blind.

Some players sit down at the table looking for a good laugh and a bit of playing, and drink a beer in the proces. However if you’re serious about the game, then don’t you make the same mistake. Drinking will seriously affect your judgement so stay far from it (unless you’re an experienced pro of course, but then again, you wouldn’t be needing my help). In stead, you should try to make some money by looking for these players at the table and making them feel comfortable when drinking and playing, and sending some money your way at the same time.

Just a short tip today. Actually it’s quite simple. When you’re playing and things don’t seem to be going so well, just take some time off before you start tilting. When you’re on tilt you will only give your money away and that certainly can’t be why you sat down. So whenever you feel the rage coming, be smart and get out.

The maniac can sometimes difficult to handle because you never know what he is going to do and playing back at him is certainly not the trick, unless you absolutely know what you’re doing. When you start playing back by re-raising you’re just allowing yourself into his area of expertise, playing with crap hands, and you probably will get smacked. Unless he’s a maniac-sucker, but you’ll find out soon enough. 
Here’s a little tip on how to take on the maniac at the table: Call more. 

Because I get asked a lot about the best way to play tight aggressive, I thought it’s time for a nice tip on how to…
Let me first explain the words ‘tight’ and ’aggressive’.

Many poker players seem to forget that one of the most important poker strategies is required before you even sit down: table selection.

There’s a big difference between cash- and tournamentplay, I suppose you know that by now. But exactly what is it that makes the difference? Allow me to let you in on some of the secrets.

You remember how I’ve been stressing to play tight in the early stages of a Sit & Go match?

Bluffing is the art of making other players believe you have a better hand than you really have. If used correctly bluffing can help you enhance your profits from poker and win big. Here are ten tips to help you bluff successfully.
Tip 1: Bluff when “someone” might have made a good hand. An example is when the third of a suit hits the board. “Someone” might have a flush. If you bet as if you have the flush, the other players may believe you.

AS you can see, everybody has those moments ...