Posts Tagged ‘hands’
December 14, 2008 by
maryann
There were two hands in a certain tournament which I am not so sure about. I’m not confident that I’ve played them well. Just an information, in the first hand, I was the shortest stack in the tourney at 45,000 chips and in the second hand, there was nothing so ... Click to read more
Tags: bet, big blind, call, check, check-raise, flush, hands, post, river, semi-bluffed, shortest stack, small blind, soft playing, tournament, trap
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December 14, 2008 by
maryann
Hello,
Recently, I was in a multi table fixed limit tournament. I was seriously troubled then as just about more than an hour after the tournament started, entries were gone, stakes went 50/100. I was in a new table with approximately 700 chips. Well, I was somehow behind in ... Click to read more
Tags: 50/100, all in, betting, flop, hands, multi table fixed limit tournament, multi tournament, pre-flop, raise, tournament
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December 12, 2008 by
maryann
Hi,
Along with several friends, I play no limit tournaments regularly. Typically, we have around 8 players and with a $5 buy in are low stakes. Honestly, I’m now not troubled of anything really serious as I believe I’m a decent player and have read several poker books. I was also ... Click to read more
Tags: $5 buy in, 3-4 players, ace, cheap flops, flop, hand ranges, hands, low stakes, no limit tournaments, pair
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December 12, 2008 by
maryann
Hi,
For some time now, I’ve been playing odd multi table tournaments. Most of the time, when I’m in a 6 or 10 seater game, I’ll make move to build a table image by being seriously tight most especially earlier part of the game and then will just slowly mix up ... Click to read more
Tags: blinds, hands, multi-table tournaments, odd multi table tournaments, table image, tight, tournament play, tournaments
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December 12, 2008 by
maryann
Hi,
I believe in most of my holdem tournament plays that were all in fest, I did well particularly when I got to see the flop. However when at times I just depend on chance and wait and be tight, I became behind in terms of chips therefore I just have ... Click to read more
Tags: all in, all-in fest, flop, hands, holdem tournament, position
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December 12, 2008 by
maryann
Hi,
I’m just new to poker and I’ve come to know the game through the WSOP. I was able to watch a few episodes of it actually.
Well, it appeared to me that when the player with a greater amount of chips calls a player with a not so plenty chips all ... Click to read more
Tags: 2006 Main Event, call, chips, fold, hands, poker, World Poker Tour, World Series of Poker, WSOP
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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,
I’ve been playing holdem for some time now. Well, in most of my games, I am the chip leader however I’m troubled as most of the time I also lost my chips in an instant.
Honestly, I am familiar of the basic rules with regards to what the chip leader ... Click to read more
Tags: advice, aggressive, basic rules, blinds, cheap flops, chip leader, flops, hands, holdem, raises, short stacks
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December 11, 2008 by
maryann
Hi,
For some time now, I’ve been playing 10 player tournaments for about £10-20 entry fee. Well, most of the time I can make it to the last 3, but at times just at the 7th place. I must admit, when I’m already in the last 4 or 5, I’m confident ... Click to read more
Tags: ace high, blinds, cheap flops, draw, flushes, fold, hands, pair, short stacks, straights, tournaments, £10-20 entry fee
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December 11, 2008 by
maryann
Hello,
For about a month now, I’ve been playing no-limit holdem. Most of the time I play online. Because I want to improve my skills, I started reading some books and articles from some websites just recently. Well, there’s one thing I notice, almost everything talks about assessing your opponent’s style ... Click to read more
Tags: bet, betting pattern, bluff, bluffing, bluffs, flops, hands, holdem, no-limit, online, position, pre-flop raises, slow plays, tournaments
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