Archive for May, 2007

01 May

Know Your Table-Image and Play Accordingly

Everybody has an image, whether you’re aware of it or not.
A table-image, that is.
Your table-image is the way other players see your style of play and respond to it.
For instance, you can be known to play rock-tight, so other players will easily give you credit for having a big hand.
Conversely, if you’re known as a very loose […]

05 May

The Best Way to Play on a Draw

Let me talk you through a hand I played recently.
As we go along I will explain to you why I made the move as I did. There might be some tips to pick up on here.
It was a €10/20 five handed No Limit game and I was sitting under the gun. Of course, sitting under […]

09 May

Playing Tight Agressive

Because I get asked a lot about the best way to play tight aggressive, I thought it’s time for a nice tip on how to…
Let me first explain the words ‘tight’ and ’aggressive’.
Tight means that you are very selective in choosing your starting hands. You play only premium hands like AA, KK etc.
The opposite of tight […]

16 May

Choosing the Best Online Poker Casino

Whenever you feel ready to get in there and start a ‘career’ at online poker, the first thing you face is the choice of which casino to start at.
Now, you might think it doesn’t matter, as long as there’s people playing poker, but that is far from the truth.
In fact there’s a different game going […]

19 May

How to Play a Medium Pair

Should you be happy when you get dealt 88, 99 or TT? Yes! You should be happy. The question just is how to play such hand in different situations?
Let’s say you’re at a 10 handed table (online or at your home game), there are 2 callers before the flop and it’s your turn to act.
Well, with a small pair […]