Poker Strategy and Tips

Omaha Hi Lo Strategy

The game of Omaha Hi-Lo is certainly increasing its popularity regularly among both live and online players. This online poker game is very active and aggressive in nature and seeing a flop in every hand is common for beginners.

Some basic points that you should always keep in mind while playing Omaha Hi- Lo:

• Do not raise until the hand is flop.
• Your main aim is always to win the pot. Winning both high and low should be your primary goal. This is very difficult to do but it is not impossible.
• Always try and fold on a flop.
• Play with the strongest starting hands.
• It is important to select the table very carefully. Always try to get into a game of more than five players who are seeing frequent flops.
• Quick calculation is must.
• Do not play a lot of starting hands.
• Do not go for a call while you only have a low potential.
• Do not raise with A-2 while you are in an early position of the game.

These are very general tips; however, if applied sensibly they can result in a profitable victory. (more…)

Pot Limit Omaha-Starting Hands

Your playing style doesn’t really matter when it comes to the winning of a 5 card Omaha poker game. If you want to win, the first and the most important thing that you should care about is your starting hand.

In Pot Limit Omaha you get twice the number of the cards that you get in a Hold’em game. So the hands should be played with the maximum equity possible. In a situation where you don’t have the pairs and potential combo draw and your opponent has the same, you are starting the game with a disadvantage and you can loose if your luck doesn’t favors you.

(Ah As Kh Ks) and (Ad Ac Td Jc) are the first and the second best starting hands in Omaha Poker. Now, if you compare the two starting hands, in only 33% of the games the first hand can win and around 41% of the games results in a tie. (more…)

4 Tips for Five Card Stud Poker

You should know few of the best moves which can be utilized at any point of the game of 5 card stud poker. While playing online at sites offering the game such as Ultimate Bet, Bodog poker or indeed any other site you should not play your cards right away but be patient and follow certain strategic rules which can help you win.

Tip 1: When two raises are already made, only raise if you have a very good hand. In a game with pot limit, if you have already made two raises, at least one player will run out of all his/her chips. You should know that the players will not withdraw after the amount of raises they have made and thus you should have a very strong hand. If you make another raise, make you sure your hand is supreme or else your opponent may make a re-raise and make the game more expensive. (more…)

Some Useful Information on Texas Hold Em Poker

Texas Hold’Em Poker is an easy game to learn for the beginners compared to other poker variations. In other poker games you would need to calculate odds constantly and which may be difficult for a beginner. In Texas Hold’Em Poker too you need to calculate the odds but it is relatively simpler. It can be learnt in a matter of few minutes. The only thing that is required is practice.

As a beginner most players make the mistake of playing all hands. A good player has the wisdom to play only those hands which have a chance of winning and discard most of the hands. That is why a new player loses heavily when he/she starts to play poker. It is important to know at the very beginning with the pocket cards whether to continue or fold. Some of the best starting hands are a) AA, KK, AK b) QQ, JJ, AQ, AJ, KQ; c) TT, AT, KJ, QJ, JT, etc. If you get a medium to low starting hand it is better to fold right at the beginning. (more…)

Strategies to Win Poker Tournaments

Poker tournament games are different from the regular ones. There is a shift in players, tables break up in little time and even the goals are not same. In tournaments, a player’s strategy should depend on short, medium or a large stack and a few more things that are discussed below.

The theory of “Gap Concept” – Put forth by the famous writer of poker books David Sklansky, this concept speaks of the difference between two hands – the one that is required to call an opening bet and the opening one. While playing tournament poker, you need to be careful with your moves and play with a better hand against the betting opener. The gap width becomes big when your opponent plays tightly and becomes less when played loosely. (more…)