by Neil Patel on December 21, 2010
Have you ever had a bad beat? If you are unsure, a bad beat is any unlucky loss where you are way ahead in a poker hand and end up getting outdrawn.
Sadly it’s an inevitable part of poker. Poker is gambling, and all gambling involves some sort of luck. Even professional poker players get bad beat. As Phil Hellmuth once said, “I guess if there weren’t luck involved, I’d win every time”.
Bad beats can knock you out of a tournament or cause you to lose your last dollar in a cash game. But they don’t have too.
Although it is impossible to avoid bad beats, especially online, there are strategies you can use to avoid them or reduce their impact on you. [click to continue…]
by Neil Patel on December 16, 2010
Pocket pairs is the most difficult hole cards for you to learn how to play. You know how good it feels to look down and see pocket Aces, Kings or Queens, but this feeling will usually get you into a lot of trouble because you’ll probably end up overvaluing and playing your pocket pair.
There are two types of pocket pairs. The first is low and midrange pocket pairs, 2s through 9s. And second is high pocket pairs, 10s through Aces. The reason low and mid-range pocket pairs are grouped together is because the strategy behind playing them is the same.
Here’s how you play poker pairs: [click to continue…]
by Neil Patel on December 8, 2010
If you want to become a good poker player, you need to understand the ins and outs of bluffing. There will be times when you are playing poker and you just aren’t getting any good cards. This is when a bluffing can turn things around for you.
But before you start bluffing, you need to understand that there is an art to it. Here is how bluffing works: [click to continue…]
by Neil Patel on November 23, 2010
Last week I broke down the top 5 mistakes that you‘ll make while playing poker. The number one mistake was not understanding the rules of poker. Learning them sounds simple, but there are so many different types of poker games, that it can easily get complicated.
So to make things a bit easier for you, here’s your cheat sheet to poker rules. [click to continue…]
by Neil Patel on November 19, 2010
When you start playing poker, your first instinct will be to jump right in headfirst. Naturally, you won’t think things through such as the rules of the game, but what you need to realize as a beginner is that every single mistake that you make is going to cost you money.
No matter what you do, you’re bound to make mistakes and lose money, which is fine. But when you start out, your goal should be to minimize your losses. With that being said, let’s take a look at the most common mistakes you are going to make. [click to continue…]
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