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The standard preflop raise in online poker games varies based on a few factors. These factors are: 1) Are there just blinds, or are there antes as well? 2) What is your stack size? 3) Are there any limpers? 4) Will your opponents fold to a smaller raise as frequently as they will fold to [...]
10 times big blind rule
Here is what it comes down to for me. A free online poker tournament is not an epic confrontations between two premium hands in the later rounds when it all is decided. They are generally 60/40 or closer confrontations, which ultimately decides the outcome of a free online poker game. With 10 times the big [...]
How to hold back a winning hand
There’s nothing better than catching the nuts hand in a game of low-limit holdem. You might have been sitting there, whether in a live game or online, folding hand after hand of bad cards. Generally, a good player will only play 20 to 25 percent of all hands. Naturally, once in a while you must [...]
Poker bot rules
Should poker bots be allowed or not? Some players actually feel they are not as threatening as some make them out to be. In reality, poker is about really about playing the cards you are dealt and knowing who your opponents are, and what they are likely to do. You also have to be bright [...]
Bankroll building
You have reloaded several times at several different websites. Those $50 deposits sure start to add up when you have nothing to show for them. Ok, maybe you’ve had an occasional win, placed in a tourney, and won a couple sit and go tables. The truth is you are still among the vast majority of [...]
When to ignore your poker calculator
Your online poker calculator is probably the best internet friend you could ever have, but as with most friends, sometimes you have to use your own better judgment. You see, the magic of using an online poker calculator keeps you in check more often than you can keep track of, but there are certain situations [...]
The psychology of poker calculators
You’re down fifty-six bucks. It’s only been 40 minutes at a 2/4 hold’em, online table where you were determined from the start to play smart, aggressive poker. It’s Friday night and you know the competition is going to be solid. You have been watching all the players and now have 4 of them pegged, while [...]
Sit and Go Strategies for poker
My previous articles on poker calculators have not included information on Poker Prophecy because in essence it is NOT an online poker odds calculator. However, it does something equally as valuable in that it displays your opponents overall win rate at the poker site you play. Whether you play at Party Poker, Poker Stars, Ultimate [...]
Using a blocking bet
A blocking bet is used when you think you might have the best hand after the river card, but you are not entirely sure. A blocking is usually made against a single opponent, when you are out of position so that after the river card is turned over, you are first to act. Even though [...]
Bad poker players online
Online poker is growing more and more every day as time goes by. With this comes many beginners and different styles of poker players. There are so many poker players that are just simply bad at online poker. They don’t know the game, and they are really just giving money away. Some think that after [...]
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