The First Two Cards
- Introduction
- Hand Ranking
- Early Position
- Middle Position
- Late Position
- Late-Position-Blind
- Afterthought
Straight Concepts
- Introduction
- Semi-Bluffing
- The Free Card
- Slowplaying
- Check-Raising
- Odds and Implied Odds
- Bluffing
- Inducing Bluffs
- Folding When the Pot is Big
- Heads-Up Versus Multiway
- Raising
- Heads-Up on Fifth Street
- Afterthought
Miscellaneous Topics
- Introduction
- Being Beat on the River
- More on the Semi-Bluff
- Getting a Free Card
- Staying With a Draw
- Playing When There is No Raise Before the Flop
- Playing When Two Suited Cards Flop
- Playing When a Pair Flops
- Playing Pairs in the Hole
- Playing Trash Hands
- Playing Against a Maniac
- Playing Good Hands When It Is Three Bets Before the Flop
- Playing When the Flop Is All the Same Suit
- Important Fourth Street Concepts
- Other Fourth Street Concepts
- Desperation Bets
- Waiting to Raise
- Afterthought
Playing in Loose Games
Middle Position
- Which hands can you play from middle position ?
In an unraised pot you can play poker all hands in Groups 1-5 when the game is typical or tough. In a loose, passive game it is alright to play Group 6 as well.
- What if the game is loose-aggressive ?
Throw away weaker hands like K♣J
and T ♥8 ♥.
- What if you are not first in ?
Consider the strength of your opponent. That is, be more inclined to play the marginal hands only against poorer players.
- What about the small pairs and medium suited connectors if you are first in and the game is loose ?
Throw them away.
- What is there are already one or more players in and you can anticipate a multiway pot ?
Hands like 2 2♠ or the 8 ♣7♣ may become playable if the poker game conditions are right.
- What if you are first in with a large suited connector ?
Almost always raise.
- If you are first in, what hands should you raise with ?
Hands in Groups 1, 2, and 3.
- What if there have been callers to your right ?
Usually follow the same guidelines. ( Getting a free card. )
- What else should you consider if there are callers to your right and you hold a Group 3 hand ?
How well your opponents play and whether you want a lot of players or a few players.
- When should you raise with Group 4 hands AJ or KQ ?
When your raise is likely to:
- Knock out most of the players behind you.
- Keep the pot playing short-handed.
- And no strong player has voluntarily entered the pot.
- What else would you like ?
Tight players in the blinds.
- What if someone has limped who could hold a dangerous hand ?
Consider folding.
- If the pot already has been raised, what hands should you reraise with ?
AAA, KK, QQ, AKs, and AK, and occasionally other good hands such as T♣9♣ and 8 8 ♥.
- What if the raiser is a loose raiser ?
Use the same guidelines as given for early position play online poker
- When should you almost always raise rather than call ?
- No one has yet entered the pot.
- You have a playable hand.
- You think there is a reasonable chance that all players behind you will fold.
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Playing Short-Handed
- Introduction
- What You Must Realize
- The Hands to Call With
- Another Problem
- Calling or Reraising Before the Flop
- What If it is Three-Handed
- Returning to Play on the Flop and Beyond
- When the Blinds are Very Loose
- Leading on the Flop
- Calling on Fourth Street
- Slowplaying on the Flop
- Fifth Street
- A Note on Tells
- Afterthought
Playing in Other Non-Standard Games
- Introduction
- Wild Games
- Playing in Extremely Tight Games
- Playing Against a Live Straddle
- Playing in Spread Limit Games
- Afterthought
Other Skills
FAQ
- Introduction
- Early Position
- Middle Position
- Late Position
- Live Blinds
- Semi-Bluffing
- The Free Card
- Slowplaying
- Check-Raising
- Odds and Implied Odds
- Bluffing
- Inducing Bluffs
- Folding When the Pot is Big
- Heads-Up Versus Multiway
- Raising
- Heads-Up on Fifth Street
- Miscellaneous Topics
- Playing in Loose Games
- Playing Short-Handed
- Reading Hands
- Psychology
- Afterthought
