Today on the Poker Geeks Poker Tube I found a great example of how to Fast play a hand rather than slow play. If you notice in this hand, he bet, raised , and or Re raised every chance he had. On a flop like this many players will be to afraid everyone will fold to a bet and will check the flop. Phil Ivey Knows that if someone has an Ace he is going to get paid huge. He also knows that if someone holds an Ace that player will have a 25 percent chance of winning. If Patrick Antonius Hits a 10, an A, or the board provides a running pair , he will lose this pot. The idea is to build the pot early on as fast as he can Have the opportunity to get paid of large by the river. If both players hand checked that flop for example the pot would not have been near as big!!

Enjoy this Poker Tube Video and learn to play like the Pros!!

Check outs whats on the Poker geeks Poker Tube Today !! I really like this walk thru of a hand played buy Daniel Negreanu!! He explains how he played this hand incorrectly, and how a great hand becomes not such a great hand anymore when information is gained from the other players actions. He knew that his hand was not any good anymore yet he continued to play it anyway.

Playing Poker requires insight and carefull consideration given each different situation. In this particular hand he had an over bet , and a raise from another good player, he had to know that his 7 kicker was just not any good. Check out this poker tube video and try and apply this type of thinking to your game !!

Everest Poker - NL Hold’em | 8 Players | $0.50 / $1.00 |What Beats What IN poker?? Trips Beat your shite !!

Villian 0 ($116.20)
Hero ($158.15)
Villian 1 ($33.45)
Villian 2 ($102.50)
Villian 3 ($26.00)
Villian 4 ($101.70)
Villian 5 ($19.45)
Villian 6 ($109.30)

Preflop: Hero is dealt 7, 7
1 fold, Villian 2 raises to $4.00, 5 folds, Hero calls $3.00

Flop ($8.50) (6, 7, K) (2 Players):
Hero raises to $6.00, Villian 2 raises to $16.50, Hero calls $10.50

Turn ($41.50) (6, 7, K, 5) (2 Players):
Hero checks, Villian 2 raises to $31.00, Hero calls $31.00

River ($103.50) (6, 7, K, 5, A) (2 Players):
Hero raises to $103.50, Villian 2 calls $51.00

Showdown:
Hero has 7, 7
Villian 2 has A, J

Final Pot: $205.50
Hero wins $202.50.

I have been watching this player, and know that he likes to bet and raise with nothing. On the flop I bet smaller into him hoping he would raise me with rags, or actually have a pair of Kings and raise me.  WIth a good player I would Re raise right here and put him to a decision on the flop. Seen as how I think this player might have air I called the flop and checked to him on the turn hoping for another bet. Thankfully I got my wish. The ace on the river was just pure luck on my part wich made the Villian think he had the best hand and he called my Push !! BOOYEAH !!

TY-FISH

Everest Poker - NL Hold’em | 10 Players | $1.00 / $2.00 | What Beats What in Poker ?? QUADS BEAT YOUR BOAT MOFO, LOL ..

Villian 0 ($309.43)
Villian 1 ($46.35)
Villian 2 ($112.22)
Villian 3 ($299.50)
Villian 4 ($40.00)
Hero ($113.20)
Villian 5 ($197.00)
Villian 6 ($223.85)
Villian 7 ($200.00)
Villian 8 ($349.64)

Preflop: Hero is dealt 8, 8
1 fold, Villian 3 calls $2.00, 1 fold, Hero calls $2.00, 4 folds, Villian 1 raises to $7.00, Villian 3 calls $7.00, Hero calls $7.00

Flop ($28.00) (7, 5, 8) (3 Players):
Villian 1 checks, Villian 3 raises to $20.00, Hero raises to $88.00, 1 fold, Villian 3 calls $68.00

Turn ($204.00) (7, 5, 8, 9) (2 Players):
Villian 3 checks, Hero raises to $16.20, Villian 3 raises to $202.50

River ($422.70) (7, 5, 8, 9, 8) :

Showdown:
Villian 3 has 9, 9
Hero has 8, 8

Final Pot: $236.40
Hero wins $233.40.

One outer for me , hehe. I feel I played this hand well!  The villian in this pot made a horrible turn call so I feel that I got even just fine. The basic rule of poker is that tight players never bluff, and he should have folded the turn. What more can I say. It was lucky for him, but even luckier for me on the river, lol !!

Everest Poker - NL Hold’em | 6 Players | $0.25 / $0.50 | What Beats What In Poker - Same 2 pair But I got you kicked MOFO!! Basic Rule of Poker is play tight!!

Villian 0 ($9.00)
Villian 1 ($47.25

Villian 2 ($53.85)
Villian 3 ($78.35)
Villian 4 ($22.40)
Hero ($52.70)

Preflop: Hero is dealt Q, A
1 fold, Villian 2 raises to $1.75, Villian 3 calls $1.75, Villian 4 calls $1.75, Hero calls $1.50, 1 fold

Flop ($7.50) (8, 3, Q) (4 Players):
Hero raises to $6.00, 1 fold, Villian 3 calls $6.00, 1 fold

Turn ($19.50) (8, 3, Q, 7) (2 Players):
Hero raises to $12.00, Villian 3 calls $12.00

River ($43.50) (8, 3, Q, 7, 8) (2 Players):
Hero checks, Villian 3 checks

Showdown:
Hero has Q, A
Villian 3 has Q, 10 (DUMB FUCK STAYS IN WItH THIS SHIT !! )

Final Pot: $43.50
Hero wins $41.35.

I tried to get tricky on this river. I thougth for sure that the Villian had a draw, and would not call a bet on the river. I was trying to induce a bluff from him and it backfired. Only thing I can do is note him and play him differently next time.

What Beats What In Poker - Full House beats a flush FAWKERS!!
Everest Poker - NL Hold’em | 5 Players | $0.25 / $0.50 |

Hero ($48.78)
Villian 0 ($42.15)
Villian 1 ($44.06)
Villian 2 ($99.82)
Villian 3 ($10.00)

Preflop: Hero is dealt 10, Q
Villian 3 checks, Hero calls $0.50, 1 fold, Villian 1 calls $0.25, Villian 2 checks

Flop ($1.50) (6, A, J) (4 Players):
Villian 1 raises to $1.35, Villian 2 raises to $6.00, Villian 3 calls $6.00, Hero calls $6.00, 1 fold

Turn ($20.85) (6, A, J, 5) (3 Players):
Villian 2 checks, Villian 3 raises to $3.50, Hero raises to $17.00, Villian 2 calls $17.00

River ($58.35) (6, A, J, 5, A) (2 Players):
Villian 2 raises to $58.85, 1 fold

Showdown:
Villian 2 has 6, 6
Villian 3 has 2, A

Final Pot: $58.85
Villian 2 wins $31.20.
Villian 2 wins $25.65.

The basic rule of poker is to only draw when you have odds to do so. On this flop I called 6 dollars purely on a draw but I felt strongly that any club would give me the best hand, or one any one of the kings would be the nuts of course. To the river I am almost a favourite to hit my hand but of course if someone has a set or 2 pair and the board pairs I may hit and lose to a bigger hand. I actually considered raising big on this flop but I wanted the Villian 1 to come along for the ride. Once the turn card gave me the flush I knew that I had the best hand, and was perfectly willing to pay off the King High flush if that be the case. But I would NEVER slow play here.Villian 2 did not follow the basic rule of poker once I bet, and this type of play will win me alot of money over time. He had lots of information to put me on a flush. First of all there was 4 people to see that flop. 2nd , I am a very tight player, and would only bet a flush on that board. 3rd, and probably most important, Villian 3 was all in here, and good players learn fast to NEVER BLUFF A DEAD POT!! Anyway he called of course, and once the river paired the board I absolutely knew that I was beat. Unlike this player I made the right fold

TY-FISH

What Beats What In Poker- Full House Smokes 2 Pair -BOOYEAH !! Basic Rule of poker, Fold when I bet Be-Otches!!

PEverest Poker - NL Hold’em | 10 Players | $1.00 / $2.00 |

Villian 0 ($186.41)
Villian 1 ($205.40)
Villian 2 ($36.00)
Villian 3 ($197.00)
Villian 4 ($216.65)
Villian 5 ($192.70)
Villian 6 ($246.20)
Villian 7 ($131.80)
Villian 8 ($258.10)
Hero ($195.50)

Preflop: Hero is dealt A, A
1 fold, Villian 1 raises to $7.00, 7 folds, Hero raises to $20.00, Villian 1 calls $15.00

Flop ($45.00) (J, A, 2) (2 Players):
Hero raises to $20.00, Villian 1 raises to $50.00, Hero raises to $70.00, Villian 1 calls $40.00

Turn ($225.00) (J, A, 2, 2) (2 Players):
Hero raises to $45.00, Villian 1 raises to $93.40, Hero calls $38.50

River ($401.90) (J, A, 2, 2, 3) :

Showdown:
Villian 1 has K, A
Hero has A, A

Final Pot: $392.00
Hero wins $389.00.
The basic rule of poker is When I get Pocket AA pre flop I almost always Re Raise, and Re raise big. The reason i do not re raise small is I do not want to give odds to land a set or a bigger hand and then try and play at me for my entire stack. The way i see it is that the more money I put in pre flop the less margin the other players have for profiting from me by calling with there marginal hands.
This was a big flop for me. Now most people who flop a Set of AAA in this situation will slow play the hand. NOt me. I like to think outside of the box. If I check to him on this flop he might very well put me on a set of AAA. after all, I Re raised him pre flop and that definately lets him put me on this hand.  Opponnents learn that I will bet this board with KK, QQ, 10 10 , or whatever hand I have re raised him with. I want him to think “if he had AAA would he really bet into me, and normally the answer will be NO. because NOBODY else bets a monster like this. People make moves on me here all the time.!! they think I have KK or QQ and just want to buy so they make some freakish Re raise to steal from me.
TY-FISH

Everest Poker - NL Hold’em | 6 Players | $0.50 / $1.00 |

Villian 0 ($92.50)
Villian 1 ($175.05)
Villian 2 ($98.50)
Villian 3 ($79.00)
Hero ($84.00)
Villian 4 ($112.45)

Preflop: Hero is dealt Q, A
1 fold, Villian 2 raises to $3.50, 1 fold, Hero calls $3.50, 1 fold, Villian 0 calls $2.50

Flop ($11.00) (5, 5, 7) (3 Players):
Villian 0 checks, Villian 2 raises to $11.00, Hero raises to $28.00, 1 fold, Villian 2 raises to $84.00, Hero calls $52.50

Turn ($186.50) (5, 5, 7, 2, 8) :

Showdown:
Villian 2 has K, K
Hero has Q, A

Final Pot: $172.00
Hero wins $169.00.

I am the Hero in this pot. I play villian2 alot and have a good read on this player. I know that he is capable of betting on the flop with a couple of over cards (AK) or maybe a smaller pair And will not want to get involved with my raise on the flop . Unfortunately I read the hand wrong and he re raised me all in on the flop. At this point I have to consider what he might have. Not only do I have the nut flush draw, but I have possibly 2 over cards if he is holding 1010 or JJ . If he has KK I am still almost a coin flip to win. I call and pray that he does not have AA and only leave me at 32 percent to win. WOOT for the river !!

TY- FISH

Online Poker Strategy - Cards

When Playing Online Poker, the cards can seem cruel at times, but this is all part of the game. Nobody can predict exactly what cards will come, just what will happen over time given certain situations over time. For example of we hold two spades as hold cards, and the flop is two spades, and a club, we know that we will land a flush around 32 percent of the time by the river.  Basically 1/3 or of the time or 1/5 per card. So when drawing with these hands we need to determine pot odds to decide whether or not its worth the draw.

People who play very little poker, or players who maybe play a lot of online poker and just refuse to look at the obvious strategies pertaining to cards, will always blame luck, or bad rivers or whatever and refuse to look at the odds. Profiting Poker players know that this is an over time game, and winning will depend on not only their play, but how poorly their opponents play. This is why a big online poker card strategy is to select the right tables!! Once on the loosest tables, just sit back, play quality hands, play them aggressively when hit, and let the amateurs make all the errors. Do not get impatient !! Every time a player makes an error this is a good thing, even if your not in the pot!!

A big online poker strategy that I can offer you is this. The three biggest card draws you can have are a Full house draw (holding a pair) , a flush draw, and an open ended straight draw. They hold almost the exact same odds for hitting !! 1/5 per card, or 1/3 from flop to river, so if someone is betting on the flop and you don’t know if its ok to draw or not , relate there bet to the odds you have and do some very easy math.

Lets say your hold cards are [Ah 10h] and flop of [2h 3h 6c].

Your stack $100

opponents stack$100

amount in pot $6

Opponent bets $6 dollars and its your turn to act. This is good call because we will land our heart 1/5 times. So our math is 5x (bet amount) of $6 dollars witch = $30 . Basically this means that in order to make this call good over time we need to make 30 dollars total just to break even . seen as how he bets $6 dollars, and the pot is already $6, (=12 total) we need to make another 18 dollars from him if we hit (He has $100 so we are gravy) We also have the Ace/10 over cards that might give us the best hand but we wont consider that for this example. If the turn comes our beloved heart, almost NEVER slow play this hand. Bet big because we do not want him to draw to a bigger hand for free. If you miss just check and let him bet again , and do your math over, taking into account the pot size, the 1/5 chance to hit, and the implied odds on his stack. Just be careful of going to deep on implied odds on the turn, because its tougher to get a big bet out of flushed board on the river. If the player bets out on the turn I usually fold unless I find myself against a real fish who pays off flushes consistently.

I hope this online poker strategy helps you with your card game !! Good Luck on the tables !!

TY-Fish

Play Mode: Real Money
Table Name: Bogoria-19
Game Type: Hold’em
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
Stakes: $0.50/$0.50
Currency: USD
Starting Date: 2008-09-18 GMT
Starting Time: 21:13:51 GMT

Seating Arrangement:

cpourqui is at seat 1 with $14.52.
Hero is at seat 2 with $67.45.
chainez38 is at seat 3 with $60.45.
lamobylette is at seat 5 with $62.10.
@@tony06@@ is at seat 6 with $51.30.

Post Blinds:

The button is at seat 6.
cpourqui posts the small blind of $0.25.
Hero posts the big blind of $0.50.

Deal Pocket Cards:

cpourqui: — –
Hero : 6s 6c
chainez38: — –
lamobylette: — –
@@tony06@@: — –

Pre-flop:
chainez38 calls $0.50.
lamobylette folds.
@@tony06@@ raises $2.25.
cpourqui folds.
Hero calls $1.75.
chainez38 folds.
Flop (8c 6h 5c):
Hero raises $5.25.
@@tony06@@ raises $14.50.
Hero raises $43.50.
@@tony06@@ raises $34.55.
Hero calls $0.30.
Turn (8c 6h 5c 5h 4d):

Showdown:
Hero shows 6s 6c.
Hero has 5c 5h 6s 6c 6h: Full House
@@tony06@@ shows Jh Jd.
@@tony06@@ has 5c 5h 8c Jh Jd: Two Pair
Pot Summary:
Total Pot: $103.35
Hero wins $101.35.
House Rake: $2.00

The reason I posted this hand today was to provide an example of how to fast play a set rather than slow play. I forced my opponent to play his hand correctly in most cases (to raise and represent a strong hand on the flop).  I am perfectly willing to bet into the player on the flop and have him fold. After all, he could very well have a draw himself and I do not want to give him the chance to draw. If I had check raised this flop I might have very well gave away my hand.

TY- FISH