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Poker Strategy - Intermediate
Players
Shorthand Limit Texas Hold'em
Shorthand (tables of 6 or less
people) is very popular on the Internet; in fact,
most of the higher limit games are played shorthand.
Thus, to make any sort of money playing net poker,
you really should learn how to play shorthand.
What type of game should I
look for?
One of the most important skills
at playing poker is simply playing the right game.
Unless you just want to practice, there's no reason
to play against other pros! You certainly can't
expect to make money! The best way to tell if
the game is easy or not is to look at the flop
%. If it is 40 or higher, the game is good. If
it's 25-30, stay away. Some sites express the
flop % as average number of people at flop. This
isn't as helpful, but generally go there if it
says the average is 3 or more. More people going
to the flop means that the quality of hands being
played are lower. Thus, all you have to do is
sit and wait to strike.
Preflop Starting hands
So what exactly are the good
hands and the bad hands? Many books have been
written about this, but I'll summarize what I
briefly believe are the 'playable' hands.
One thing to remember is that
hand values are relative, so a hand can be good
under some situations and total trash under others.
For example, if there has been a lot of action,
like a raise and a reriase and then someone calling
the reraise, I would fold anything besides AA/KK
and I maybe would even fold KK if I knew the players
were really tight.
Remember, hand values are relative,
so always think about what the other guy has and
guess if you have the better starting hand than
him before going in.
Hands to raise with, non-raised
flop: Paired cards, A10+, KQ,KJ, QJ, J10s
Hands to call a raise with:
high paired cards, AQ, AK, AJ(maybe), KQ
Hands to reraise a raise:
This depends on the raiser. Reraise a maniac with
any pair or A9+ because you'll probably be winning
at the flop. Otherwise, reraise with made hands
like JJ, QQ, KK, AA (although you may want to
smooth call with JJ)
Hands to call and hope to build
a pot with (early position) high suited connectors
(i.e. 910s)
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