Bet the right amount for the situation Simplistically speaking when you have a strong made hand you want to get as much of your money in the pot as possible without your opponent folding. What this amount actually will be will vary on a number of factors, not least of which are who your opponent […]

3-betting in No Limit Hold Em Part 2 – Typical 3-betting situations   3-betting from the blinds versus a steal Be late for a raise One of the most common times to raise in Hold Em is in late position; this can be done with a wider range of hands as since there are fewer […]

Stack sizes in no Limit Hold Em – Part 2 the impact of stack size on game play

Stack size matters A crucial factor in no limit hold em is the quantity of chips that players have in their stack.  Stack size not only has a major impact on what strategy a player should be looking to employ in the poker game, but also says a lot for the psychology and the type […]

Increase in stack sizes means an increase in the impact of skill Larger stack sizes in a game greatly increase the value of speculative hands. Deeper stacks give more tools in the form of chips for the skilled professional poker player to work with, so in effect the element of skill is far greater in […]

No limit Hold em bankroll considerations Part 2 – Moving up levels     Further important considerations when considering whether to move up levels If you are constantly playing at a 1% risk threshold i.e. you are moving up limits as soon as you reach the ‘required bankroll requirements’ then your chances of going bust […]

3-betting in No Limit Hold Em Part 3 – The Squeeze Play   What is a squeeze play in poker? The Squeeze is a special form of the 3-bet strategy, it happens when one player raises, and gets one or more cold callers. A player in late position or the blinds can then make the […]

Part 2 – Hands that increase in value in No Limit Hold Em   So if high cards go down in value, which hands go up in value in no Limit Hold Em you may well ask? Hands that increase in value in No Limit Hold Em are ones with high implied odds. These include […]

3-betting in No Limit Hold Em Part 1- Introduction to 3-betting   What is 3-betting? 3-betting is when a player re-raises the original raiser.   Let’s look at the effect of an initial raise When someone raises preflop, they are effectively saying they have a good hand, and most of the time this is the […]

Delayed Continuation Betting in No Limit Hold Em  Part 1 Introduction   What is a continuation bet? A continuation bet is where the preflop raiser follows through on the flop with another bet. Strange as it might seem to the newbie poker player, this can be done for two very different reasons, either as a […]

Short Stacking in No Limit Hold Em – Part 1 Introduction and Attitudes   Get shorty! Playing a short stack, around 30 big blinds or less, properly in no Limit Hold em poker involves a very basic poker strategy. It basically involves staying patient, waiting for premium or near premium hands, with the intention of […]

Delayed Continuation Betting in No Limit Hold Em Part 2 A Case Study   6-max No Limit hold Em – Example of a delayed continuation bet in action Say we raise UTG + 1 (under the gun + 1 i.e. second to act preflop) to 3 big blinds and everyone folds to the player in […]

Rubbish hands are no trouble at all As poker players we often bemoan our luck when we continually get dealt trash hands such as 72, 84, 95 or when we raise preflop with pocket Aces or pocket Kings and get no action. While neither is a desired or favorable outcome, perhaps we should not feel […]

Play the big picture cards cautiously So, you might say well if they are so much trouble then should we even be playing these picture cards. The answer is actually yes, often they are still playable. But we have to realize that they play far differently in No Limit than they do in Limit Hold […]

Short Stacking in No Limit Hold Em – Part 2 Ups and downs and defending against short stack   Mirror the short stacker Your big stack is irrelevant when confronting a short stacker heads-up, since you can only ever win the amount of his stack, you are effectively playing the same short stack as your […]

Part 1 – Hands that decrease in value in No Limit Hold Em   High picture cards go down in value in No Limit Hold Em The starting value of hands differs quite a lot between No Limit and Fixed Limit Hold Em. The prime reason for this is something called implied odds, which while […]