Sven’s Tight Poker Tips

Not the best flop; picked up a Royal Flush Draw on the turn and BOOM: nuts!

TEXAS_HOLDEM, NO_LIMIT, R5-13131583-426
played at “Elsinore” for USD RM from 2010-01-02 20:23 until 2010-01-02 20:24

Seat 1: SoLivePlayer ($1,943.25 in chips)
Seat 2: FANTASTISKT ($1,032 in chips)
Seat 3: rumanoff ($215 in chips)
Seat 6: china2030 ($185 in chips)
Seat 10: donnydedyne ($1,511.65 in chips)

ANTES/BLINDS
FANTASTISKT posts small blind ($5), rumanoff posts big blind ($10), DEALING_HOLE_CARDS

PRE-FLOP
china2030 folds, donnydedyne raises to $35, SoLivePlayer folds, FANTASTISKT folds, rumanoff raises to $215 and is all-in, donnydedyne calls $215.

FLOP [board cards: AC,JD,9H ]
DEALING_FLOP

TURN [board cards: AC,JD,9H,QC ]
DEALING_TURN

RIVER [board cards: AC,JD,9H,QC,TC ]
DEALING_RIVER

SHOWDOWN
rumanoff shows [ QH,AS ]
donnydedyne shows [ KC,JC ]
donnydedyne wins $432.

SUMMARY
Dealer: SoLivePlayer
Pot: $435, (including rake: $3)
SoLivePlayer, loses $0
FANTASTISKT, loses $5
rumanoff, loses $215
china2030, loses $0
donnydedyne, bets $215, collects $432, net $217

Texas Hold ‘Em Poker is a competition that handsomely rewards a superior play.

One of the best positions in the game is on the button. This advantage makes the player play the last turn in almost three betting rounds out of four that is post the flop, after the turn and the river. When you have to play your turn you have gained an insight of how many players are proceeding into the game and it gives you a comprehensive understanding of betting in the game.

One of the most horrible positions is the small blind because you would be the first person to play your game after the flop, the river and the turn. This may put you in a precarious position. But good players use this situation to their advantage and play an aggressive game.

You must focus on all the players playing the game. You should examine their style of playing and betting. Always remember that the lesser number of players would provoke you to bet and you would have to be an aggressive player like Yukon Brad.

Playing bluff in poker is not a taboo. It is one of the mannerisms adopted by the players to dupe the opponents. You should avoid winning pots if you have premium cards. Sometimes you should severely punish the other players on the table by either bluffing or semi-bluffing and you should win the pot and laugh your way to the bank.

You should concentrate on your own hand and observe the opponents as well. You should be aware of the chips being used and a sketchy idea about their game play which would facilitate your playing strategy.

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So so so sick. Poker genius Kenny Hallaert busts from the final table of the Masters of Poker Main Event (€6.000/$10.000 buy-in) holding QQ against maniac and donkey Németh András.

You’ll get your big live cash soon, Kenny!

David Benyamine plays this hand to the hills. Quads are a good hand. ^^

I feel a little bad for Daniel Negreanu, he ran so Bad in High Stakes Poker Season 5…

I love Mike Matusow, I hate Tony G. How bad is this for Ralph Perry – he doesn’t deserve this!

I love Mike Matusow. If you read Mike’s book you understand the emotions going on in his head, and you just feel what he feels. I feel for you, mike. Greg Raymer ends up winning, obviously.

Professionalism is praised and appreciated in every sphere of life. So why not be professional when playing a game of poker too. It is imperative to know that poker is a game of gambling and has a separate lingo which players use over the table, for instance the lingo “tapped out” means that you have lost all the money. The game of poker is played with a deck of 52 cards and features 4 suits namely diamond, club, spades, and hearts.

While playing on a poker table every player has his/her different sign language to describe their partner the ‘hand’ on which they are playing. Hand basically means the cards which that player holds during the game. Right after the deal one declares his combination as “ace low” or “ace high” depending upon the number of aces you got after the deal. An “ace full” means that you have a full house containing of aces.

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Pay Off Wizard!

Joe Hachem would never minraise there unless he had it. Plus, why did that guy smoothcall pre-flop? I know he’s scared to go out on the last hand — but his play it to re-raise hard there and take that hand down — no way AK would have pushed either for the same reason. Pocket Queens should have won a small pot there, that’s it.

He just gets punished for his bad play pre-flop, that’s it. Good thing for him he didn’t push on the flop, that would’ve been the TRUE killer play.

A pair of aces may be the strongest hand in poker but there is more to poker that you need to know. You have to be familiar with the worst hands that are most likely always folding hands.

Knowing which hands to play and which hands to fold will help you not to be tagged as a donkey on the table.

Here are some of the worst hands in poker:

2-7

This is the worst that there can be in Texas Hold’em. Sometimes it is known as the hammer for those who play online poker. These two cards cannot make a straight with about four cards in between. Do not ever ever play Seven Deuce, even with a bounty – it’ll lose you money!

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LOL if he was making that much money playing poker he’s get liposuction and a decent shirt, right?

(oh and by the way, it’s PREMIUM hands, not PREMIUN hands, fatso!)