Something that many players seem to gain the concept of is that placing a smaller, well thought out bet into a pot once the river card has been placed can in fact save you money! That’s right, the math behind the concept is that when you think that you have the best hand after all […]
Suited connectors are a very interesting starting hand in no limit Texas Hold’em because they are not very strong at first, but with the right community cards they can complete some of the best hands in poker such as a straight, a flush or even a straight flush. The majority of the time you won’t […]
Many online poker rooms run a lot of rebuy and add-on tournaments because they attract players with small bankrolls as well as players with large bankrolls. Players with small bankrolls can just buy-in once for the buy-in price and play the tourney like a freeze out, while the bigger bankroll players can rebuy many times […]
In our last article we looked at what pot odds are and how to calculate them and use them to your advantage when you are deciding whether to call a bet with a drawing hand. This article only looked at pot odds and did not take into consideration the implied odds in the hand. Your implied […]
Related links Odds And Probabilities Calculating Card Outs Definition Pot odds are the ratio between the size of the pot and the size of the call you will have to make to stay in the hand and see the next card. This can also be looked at as a percentage, where the pot odds are […]
Double or nothing sit and go’s have a very unique structure, especially for single table tournaments that aren’t satellites. In a nutshell, double or nothing tournaments are exactly what they sound like. You either double your money by finishing in the top half of the tournament or you get nothing by coming in the bottom […]
In bounty tournaments a portion of each players buy-in goes to the prize pool, with the remaining amount becoming a bounty on the players head. When a player goes broke, the player that took them out wins their bounty. For example if you are playing in a $10 Poker Nordica bounty tournament where 50% of […]
If you’ve been playing Texas Hold’em for some time and you’re now looking for a new challenge, you may want to try Omaha. This variant of Hold’em is very similar in terms of betting rounds and also has a flop, turn, and a river. The biggest difference is that instead of two hole cards, you’re […]
How do you read another players actions while playing online poker? Often, many players make the mistake of misreading opponents on the Internet because of the lack of physical interaction. When you’re staring at an icon on a screen, it’s easy to see why. However, there are ways to not only read your opponents but […]
Poker satellites are a great way to gain entry to larger online poker events without risking large chunks of your bankroll. A typical example would be if you’re looking to play in a $500.00 tournament but don’t want to kill your $1,000.00 bankroll. In most cases, a room like Full Tilt Poker will offer several […]