Posts Tagged ‘calling’
December 14, 2008 by
maryann
Hello,
Just recently, I was in a one-table tourney online. Luckily, I made it to the final three players. If I remember it right, one of the two others was tight. I was a little looser then because I was the short stack. I believe the other one of the two ... Click to read more
Tags: all in, call, calling, cash game, marginal hands, one-table tourney, online, pot odds, preflop raise, raising, short stack, tight aggressive, tourney
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December 12, 2008 by
maryann
Hello,
I’ve just started playing online limit holdem. Occasionally, I play low limit tournaments with $5-$10 buy-in.
I’ve always been a keen observer. Well, there was one thing that really bothered me for some time, many players always call terrible pre-flop hands and then go on calling bets as well as raises. ... Click to read more
Tags: $5-$10 buy-in, bets, calling, Ed Miller, hand, hands, Howard Lederer, Limit Holdem, Limit Holdem DVD, low limit structures, NL holdem tournaments, no-limit holdem, online, pre-flop, raises, river, Small Stakes Holdem
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December 12, 2008 by
maryann
Hi,
First, I would like to commend you for having a nice site. Congrats!
Well, just last night I was in a tournament with several friends. In late position, I got dealt pocket kings. Just one player then called the blinds therefore I decided to move all in.
At the table, there ... Click to read more
Tags: ace, ace high flush, all in, calling, hand, late position, pocket kings, raise, tounament
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December 12, 2008 by
maryann
Hello,
The other day, I was in a no limit tournament with a $35 buy in by which everyone had $1500 worth of chips. I was two seats removed from the button when the blinds were still $25/$50. I remember I had Kh-Qh then. Few minutes passed and four players limped ... Click to read more
Tags: $25/$150, $35 buy in, all in, backdoor draws, bet, blinds, call, calling, continuation bet, flop, Kh-Qh, no limit tournament, overcards
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December 12, 2008 by
maryann
Hello,
I’ve read a magazine focusing mainly on casino stuff. In one of its articles, it was stated that “If you just call somebody on the river rather than raising them, you hurt all other players in the tournament. It’s not ethical poker, so don’t do it”. I don’t exactly understand ... Click to read more
Tags: bet, call, calling, cheating, nuts, poker, raise, raising, river, soft playing, tournament, tournament poker
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December 11, 2008 by
maryann
Hello,
I joined a 10 buy 8 man tournament Monday night. Later, it was down to 3 handed and in terms of chips I was second. At some point, player leading in chips beaten the other player. He had one or two lead advantage over me going into heads up play. ... Click to read more
Tags: all in, bets, call, calling, flop, fold, hand, heads up, marginal hands, raises, raising, strategies, tight player, tournament
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