Look at this great pot on the last hand of the night, AA vs. KK, could Farha fold that great hand?
Jul 9, 2007
Jul 8, 2007
High Stakes Poker (Season 1, Episode 9)
Watch some nice moves by the pro's, Negreanu, Farha, Johnny chan and more:
Jul 4, 2007
Great Fold
This is one amazing hand, I've never seen so many players with pocket pair in one hand, see a great fold by one of the players, would you change my compliment after the flop??? Isn't Texas Holdem the great game ever???
Jul 3, 2007
10 tips for becoming a better Texas Holdem player
I've been asked many times to advice beginner players about how to improve their Texas Holdem playing skills, here is a short list:
1. Know that Texas Holdem is a game of people rather than cards, you must know the players around you and adjust your game.
2. Choose the right game - pick the game where you perform the best, cash games or tournaments, limit game, pot limit or no limit game.
3. Choose the right stakes for you - play in a table where you feel comfortable with the stakes, you should bet an amount that if you lose it on one hand, you would still have money for your bread and milk, and if you win (lets say that you've tripled it), it would make you smile.
4. Choose your hands selectively - it's all about patience in poker, don't play hands that are easily dominated, try to be tighter than the average player in your table.
5. Play aggressively - since you should pick your starting hands selectively, you must play aggressively (by betting and raising) the hands that you do play.
6. Position - many words has written about the importance of the position in Texas Holdem so I'll be concise: don't play out of position with less than your very good hands.
7. Change your style - you mustn't play Texas Holdem 'by the rules' all the time, sometimes be looser and sometimes tighter, make it hard for other players to read your moves.
8. Create an image - know what your image at the table is and use it, if you have a very tight image bluff when the time is right, if you have a loose image you can over bet the pot when you have great hands.
9. Learn Texas Holdem - always keep learning, read books, articles and visit quality content poker sites.
10. Remember that in the play money tables (for points instead of real money) you can learn about the rules of the game, about recognizing the best hands and about the software but almost nothing about poker decision making. Most of the players never folds when they don't lose money.
1. Know that Texas Holdem is a game of people rather than cards, you must know the players around you and adjust your game.
2. Choose the right game - pick the game where you perform the best, cash games or tournaments, limit game, pot limit or no limit game.
3. Choose the right stakes for you - play in a table where you feel comfortable with the stakes, you should bet an amount that if you lose it on one hand, you would still have money for your bread and milk, and if you win (lets say that you've tripled it), it would make you smile.
4. Choose your hands selectively - it's all about patience in poker, don't play hands that are easily dominated, try to be tighter than the average player in your table.
5. Play aggressively - since you should pick your starting hands selectively, you must play aggressively (by betting and raising) the hands that you do play.
6. Position - many words has written about the importance of the position in Texas Holdem so I'll be concise: don't play out of position with less than your very good hands.
7. Change your style - you mustn't play Texas Holdem 'by the rules' all the time, sometimes be looser and sometimes tighter, make it hard for other players to read your moves.
8. Create an image - know what your image at the table is and use it, if you have a very tight image bluff when the time is right, if you have a loose image you can over bet the pot when you have great hands.
9. Learn Texas Holdem - always keep learning, read books, articles and visit quality content poker sites.
10. Remember that in the play money tables (for points instead of real money) you can learn about the rules of the game, about recognizing the best hands and about the software but almost nothing about poker decision making. Most of the players never folds when they don't lose money.
Jul 2, 2007
Jul 1, 2007
My Holdem Tips second version is on
Hi,
I just wanted to let you know that the second version of www.myholdemtips.com is on, we made it clean and simple.
You can check out the poker room reviews section and our free Texas Holdem school with special video tutorials, it's a 10 steps program for beginner or advanced poker players.
Hope to see you on our site.
Enjoy
I just wanted to let you know that the second version of www.myholdemtips.com is on, we made it clean and simple.
You can check out the poker room reviews section and our free Texas Holdem school with special video tutorials, it's a 10 steps program for beginner or advanced poker players.
Hope to see you on our site.
Enjoy
Jun 28, 2007
biggest pot ever
Gus Hanse vs. Daniel Negreanu in the biggest pot ever played on the high stakes poker, a pair of 5 against a pair of 6.
Jun 27, 2007
Jun 26, 2007
Apr 19, 2007
No Limit – After the River
In this situation it helps to read hands. You should analyze your opponent’s actions throughout the preflop to the river, and try to figure out what his hand is.
If someone who played very aggressively until the river, and checks even though the river card was a trash card, it could be a trap. If he played very passively and suddenly bets with no river card that can explain it, it could be a bluff.
Just remember, the better your opponent, the harder it will be to read his hand.
Don’t bet with a mediocre hand. These hands are usually paid or raised by better hands, and are not called by worse hands. Taking this into consideration, you should understand that if a good player bets after the river, his hand is either great or trash. Try to figure out which one by analyzing his previous moves. If you are given the opportunity to go for a showdown without putting extra money in the pot, take this opportunity gladly.
If someone who played very aggressively until the river, and checks even though the river card was a trash card, it could be a trap. If he played very passively and suddenly bets with no river card that can explain it, it could be a bluff.
Just remember, the better your opponent, the harder it will be to read his hand.
Don’t bet with a mediocre hand. These hands are usually paid or raised by better hands, and are not called by worse hands. Taking this into consideration, you should understand that if a good player bets after the river, his hand is either great or trash. Try to figure out which one by analyzing his previous moves. If you are given the opportunity to go for a showdown without putting extra money in the pot, take this opportunity gladly.
Apr 17, 2007
No Limit – After the Turn
Many of the turn cards in No Limit Texas Holdem are the last card you are going to see. By this time you usually have a good feel about your status. If you think you have the best hand you should play aggressively and make it expensive for others to draw on you. As your good hand gets more vulnerable, the bet should be more aggressive.
For example, if you have As, Kh and the board is Ac, Qc, 9d, 3d, you could be up against a straight or flush draw. If you don’t have the best hand, there are a few possibilities:
1. If you have a drawable hand, check and call only if the pot odds are good (a rare situation when playing against good players).
2. If a scary card came (a pair or the third card of the same suit), it’s possible to bluff, especially if you have shown strength before the turn related to the scary card, or if the other player is unlikely to improve by this card. Otherwise, I would give up that hand.
3. Semi-bluffing – A semi-bluff is when your hand is not the best hand but has the potential to become the best hand. You should use a semi-bluff in order to make it harder for your opponents to read your hand. Sometimes, against a passive player who is hesitant about raising, you can bet and slow him down even though he has a better hand, thus making it profitable for you to see the river.
For example, if you have As, Kh and the board is Ac, Qc, 9d, 3d, you could be up against a straight or flush draw. If you don’t have the best hand, there are a few possibilities:
1. If you have a drawable hand, check and call only if the pot odds are good (a rare situation when playing against good players).
2. If a scary card came (a pair or the third card of the same suit), it’s possible to bluff, especially if you have shown strength before the turn related to the scary card, or if the other player is unlikely to improve by this card. Otherwise, I would give up that hand.
3. Semi-bluffing – A semi-bluff is when your hand is not the best hand but has the potential to become the best hand. You should use a semi-bluff in order to make it harder for your opponents to read your hand. Sometimes, against a passive player who is hesitant about raising, you can bet and slow him down even though he has a better hand, thus making it profitable for you to see the river.
Apr 14, 2007
No Limit – After the Flop Specific Hands
When you flop a draw – When you have a straight or a flush draw in No Limit Texas Holdem, it’s very important to know who you are playing against. Good players make it unworthy to chase for a draw. Therefore if you have a drawable hand, calculating the pot odds is very important.
You should consider the following:
1. If you are getting good pot odds up to your entire bankroll, try to be the bettor and not the caller.
2. If you are in an early position you should usually check and call only if the pot odds are worth it.
Remember that even though a flush has more outs than an open ended straight, 9 compared to 8, you are more likely to get called once you catch your straight than after you make the flush.
When you flop top pair – You should bet your strong hands but remember that many of the big loses occur when a player falls in love with his top pair and won’t let go. If a good player calls your bet or raised it, you should consider folding your top pair, especialy with a low kicker.
When you flop two pairs – Because you probably have the best hand, you should carefully consider what the odds are that the next card will make someone else’s hand better, before deciding how much to bet. If you have the bottom two pairs, bet aggressively because a lot of cards can make your hand worthless. On the other hand, if you have the top two pairs and no flush or straight are possible, you can be less aggressive letting another player get the second best hand.
When you flop a set – If you have a pocket pair, the odds of getting a set or better are about 12%. If you do get your set, your primary goal will be to make the other players put their money into the pot. Sometimes the best timing is right after the flop and sometimes you should slow-play till the river. This depends on the board and the players you are up against. You should bet against tight players and slow-play against loose aggressive players. You should bet when there is a flush or straight draw no matter who you are up against.
When flopping a straight – It’s very important to recognize the different kinds of straights. You could flop the best straight possible, if you have King Queen and the board is Jack, Ten and a 9. You can have the worst straight possible, if you have 75 and the board is 986 which is pretty vulnerable. And you can have other kinds of straights. The things you should consider are:
1. How likely are the next cards going to hurt your hand? For example if the board has two or three of the same suit you should bet more aggressively.
2. How big is the pot and what are your opponents pot odds? For example, if you have T8 and the flop is Qh, Jh, 9s. if someone is going for a flush draw than he is getting about 36% to win by the river, therefore you should bet at least half of the pot size to make his call not worthy.
3. How many players are you up against – as the number gets higher, bet more aggressively.
When you flop a flush – If you have the nuts (the best flush possible), you can slow-play and let other players get the second best hand or induce a bluff. When you don’t have the nuts, you should bet at least half of the pot, so if someone is going for the nut flush he would have to overpay in order to get it.
When flopping a monster – A full house, four of a kind, or a straight flush – On these rare occasions slow-play and let others make second best hands.
You should consider the following:
1. If you are getting good pot odds up to your entire bankroll, try to be the bettor and not the caller.
2. If you are in an early position you should usually check and call only if the pot odds are worth it.
Remember that even though a flush has more outs than an open ended straight, 9 compared to 8, you are more likely to get called once you catch your straight than after you make the flush.
When you flop top pair – You should bet your strong hands but remember that many of the big loses occur when a player falls in love with his top pair and won’t let go. If a good player calls your bet or raised it, you should consider folding your top pair, especialy with a low kicker.
When you flop two pairs – Because you probably have the best hand, you should carefully consider what the odds are that the next card will make someone else’s hand better, before deciding how much to bet. If you have the bottom two pairs, bet aggressively because a lot of cards can make your hand worthless. On the other hand, if you have the top two pairs and no flush or straight are possible, you can be less aggressive letting another player get the second best hand.
When you flop a set – If you have a pocket pair, the odds of getting a set or better are about 12%. If you do get your set, your primary goal will be to make the other players put their money into the pot. Sometimes the best timing is right after the flop and sometimes you should slow-play till the river. This depends on the board and the players you are up against. You should bet against tight players and slow-play against loose aggressive players. You should bet when there is a flush or straight draw no matter who you are up against.
When flopping a straight – It’s very important to recognize the different kinds of straights. You could flop the best straight possible, if you have King Queen and the board is Jack, Ten and a 9. You can have the worst straight possible, if you have 75 and the board is 986 which is pretty vulnerable. And you can have other kinds of straights. The things you should consider are:
1. How likely are the next cards going to hurt your hand? For example if the board has two or three of the same suit you should bet more aggressively.
2. How big is the pot and what are your opponents pot odds? For example, if you have T8 and the flop is Qh, Jh, 9s. if someone is going for a flush draw than he is getting about 36% to win by the river, therefore you should bet at least half of the pot size to make his call not worthy.
3. How many players are you up against – as the number gets higher, bet more aggressively.
When you flop a flush – If you have the nuts (the best flush possible), you can slow-play and let other players get the second best hand or induce a bluff. When you don’t have the nuts, you should bet at least half of the pot, so if someone is going for the nut flush he would have to overpay in order to get it.
When flopping a monster – A full house, four of a kind, or a straight flush – On these rare occasions slow-play and let others make second best hands.
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