Texas Holdem poker

Loose callMay 28, 2008THE SITUATION -


I'm playing on Poker Stars , $25 NL. A player I'm targeting raises to .50. That's what he's raised to every hand. So I call. I have A♠ - 8♦

WHY DID I DO WHAT I DID HERE?

You need to be careful with minimum raises. That sometimes ... Read more

Forcing mistakes from your opponentsMay 15, 2008THE SITUATION -


I'm playing $25 NL on Full Tilt .

I'm dealt A-A. OK, very cool.

I raise to $1.50. I always try to raise big when I've got a big pair. I suppose an observant player might pick up on this, but it's worth it to me to try to weed out all those ... Read more

Limiting your lossesMay 10, 2008THE SITUATION -

I'm playing $25 NL in a full ring game on Bodog Poker. I called a raise from late position with K♠ - 10♠. I am in middle position. It's mostly a position call. It's not the best call I ever made, but I want to see what happens. I've had a lot of bad cards and I just want to play a hand. Plus the raise is only .50 more.

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A set against a big drawMay 8, 2008THE SITUATION -

I'm playing with a full stack at Bodog Poker at a $.10/.25 NL table. I'm dealt 5-5 and I'm sitting one off the button. Someone in front of me raises to .50, a minimum raise, and another guy in front of me raises to .75. This is a strange raise, almost an annoyance raise. ... Read more

Set Mining Against an Over PairApr 22, 2008THE SITUATION -

I'm at a full ring .25/.50 NL cash game on Ultimate Bet. I'm dealt 10♥-10♠. I have about $55. I call, along with four others, before the Big Blind raises 7xs the blind to $3.50. The Big Blind has $150, so he's hit some hands.

I call.

WHY DID I DO WHAT I DID HERE?

This is almost always ... Read more