Hot answers tagged online
6
Well, the raise that the SB made preflop is quite big, so he either has a big hand or it's a stone-cold bluff.
The bet on the flop is also big, so I would put him on either a big pocket pair (tens or bigger) or, again, a bluff. The bluff is possible/probable because of the dry flop. Also, I think a set is not out of the question, but less likely.
On the ...
6
When he donkbets the flop his range likely consists of strong draws, pair+FD, pair+gutter, and some strong made hands like AT+. Reads on CO and BTN are important - if either of them is a fish he could have a wider value range. If CO and BTN are regs I expect his range to be pretty damn strong.
Either way, I think flatting flop is best since we don't really ...
5
I play on PokerStars myself so I feel you here. It's the best there is. Now, I never played mid- or high-stakes so I don't know what's there, but I can give you some insight based on my experiences.
I don't think PokerStars needs any more introduction. They have the largest player pool, the biggest variety of games and you can find games non-stop.
Full ...
5
They are talking about Open Face Chinese poker.
See the site below if you are interested in learning how to play:
How to play open face chinese poker
A lot of the top players have started getting hooked on it. Jason Mercier was involved in a 34 hours session or something ridiculous like that.
You can also find more information about it on Wikipedia
5
If there was an agreement to do so I would say that it is a form of collusion and therefore wrong.
If it just happens then it should be considered softplay and may draw a warning acording to most tournament rules.
By not being there the absent player cannot participate in the hand nor can he see the action taking place. That is to his detriment and if he ...
5
The guy just filled up, so this is a fold IMO. His range to do this on the river seems to be pure value or overvaluing a 9 putting you on a over pair. But i aspect a check-call with most 9s such as J9 or a raise somewhere in the hand as he would be open-ended. The way this played and without more information I fold, as I expect to see 89 and 9T.
5
So typically if there is something like a server update this sort of situation won't happen (they'll just deal a "final hand" until the update completes).
If a player gets disconnected during a hand sites typically do one of the following:
Treat him as if he were all-in
Force him to check all streets and fold to any bet
So in the case of a server crash ...
5
To answer your question directly, I bet the river. Hero was lucky to avoid a third heart and see two seemingly worthless turn and river cards. If you're willing to call the flop and the turn, why not bet the river?
However, I think the mistake here is not raising the SB on the flop. Hero flops bottom two-pair on a potentially volatile board and doesn't ...
5
I would suggest you play some online freerolls to get the feel for online poker. If you can deposit (not sure based on the US rules) then I would deposit as much as you are comfortable losing. Dont deposit $200 if you can only really afford $75 for example. Then you need to stick to some strict Bankroll Management.
With regards to books, there are hundreds ...
5
If you think about the Full Tilt case, then the non-US players already play real money games on Full Tilt Poker and are able to deposit or cash out at their own will. In the US it's more problematic, though. But I am not from the US and I cannot give you more info.
As far as I can see, you're concerned about the safety of your bankroll on online poker ...
4
Given that there is no information about the players involved, I believe there is no right answer here (I wonder who's answer you're going to accept).
To me it smells like there are 4 possibilities:
a set
big/top pair with top kicker (AJ or AT)
overpair (if he thinks you paired a Ten or a Jack)
flush draw
The flush draw is at the bottom of the list ...
4
I had exactly the same situation recently on one of Poker Maximus events. Just because the guy who was betting on me - was very tight and cautious - I decided to check the river. Questionable decision, but pot was pretty big in my case and reraise would have meant all in. He was holding A5 of hearts.
On the other side: if he didn't have a flash draw - he ...
4
As of July 2012, the two biggest places for US players to play are currently on sites that are part of either the Merge Network (such as Carbon Poker and Black Chip Poker) or the Revolution Gaming Network (such as Lock Poker and Cake Poker). Both sets of sites get a reasonable amount of traffic, offer good rewards and rakeback, and most importantly still ...
4
First, it really depends on who/where you're playing. If you're playing with at least pseudo-serious people, I think limit is the best way to start.
An often unappreciated skill in Hold'Em (and poker in general) is the ability to bet. If you read any reputable book on necessary poker skills it will always contain a section on proper betting. Knowing how ...
3
You want to maximize your EV whenever you can. There are really rare occasions for breaking this rule and take rake or other aspects (time, your extimated EV, length of game) into consideration. These considerations can increase your hourly but usually don't increase your bb/hand stat.
For example : When I play HU SNG versus regular and I know I have small ...
3
Valuebet here is out of question for me - a lot of hands you beat here. I'd put SB on something like AK, AJ, 99, JJ, Axs all drawing hands like 89s, TJ, TK, T9... Gutshot-straight-flush-draws like J8 or K9. Check is surrender here for most of the times.
Make your opponent pay! I'd make it something like $16.50-$21.00 (21 is too much, I think, but he could ...
3
Carbon Poker
As a US player, the only one of these that I can talk much about is Carbon Poker. They are the largest site still operating on the Merge network. The software is good by the standards of most sites that support US players, but lacking in comparison to what I remember of Pokerstars and Full Tilt. The worst thing about Carbon is undoubtedly the ...
3
Full Tilt
Full Tilt is pretty good, and since its now linked to Pokerstars you can send money between the two freely which could be handy if you bust your roll on one, instead of depositing again you could just send yourself money from the other one.
I have always found the Full Tilt software quite nice and I always feel that i get rivered a lot less ...
3
A vast majority of the time it's going to be profitable to rebuy in any tournament. There is a stack below which rebuying is not going to be profitable, but it's not really possible to calculate this point exactly. The basic reasoning is that chip equity and money equity are not related linearly like you have calculated. For example, in a 1,000 player ...
3
I'm pretty much quoting my answer to a very similar question:
There are two major players in this field: Hold'em Manager and Poker Tracker. Both provide the type of in-depth number crunching and statistical analysis/display that you're looking for. They track things that few players would even think to look at without first seeing the information ...
3
I believe plenty of sites offer ways (I am sure PokerStars does ) to play for real money. The trick is you are never "playing for cash".
You purchase some "gaming currency" with real money, then you can gamble with the "gaming currency" and eventually cash out the gaming currency for USD.
edit(1): It appears it's much easier than I thought...
Looks like ...
3
I think SoboLAN gave a lot of great analysis in his answer. There are two major things that I have to add:
With 10 outs, we have about 35% equity against most of our opponent's range (excluding, obviously, the hands that we are already ahead of). That's nothing to sneeze at. If there were no more money behind, we could expect a positive return on calling a ...
3
Almost all legitimate sites offer some kind of play-chip option within their gaming platform. I know Pokerstars.com has one, and it gets a lot of traffic. Using software from sites that offer both play money and real money games will often have superior software functionality so I'd suggest going down that route.
Also, there is another question that may be ...
3
The primary driver for the problems we saw in 2011 was under-handed activities that the sites were taking. These included back-room deals with banks, and shell companies to enable credit card processing in spite of many credit card companies specifically refusing to do gambling transactions.
These and similar activities are what you need to be wary of ...
3
The best way to deal with them in my opinion is to only call them with hands that have a good chance of winning a showdown.
So any pair, any connectors, any suited cards preferably with a high kicker. If you act before them and have a decent hand, put in big raises to try and stop them shoving, if they do call then you hopefully chip up nicely :)
3
You have an interesting point of view about the short stacks, but this point tells me that you lack a few key things about short stack play.
As you might know, in cash games, the blinds never increase. As you might know as well, in cash games you can buy in for any amount which is between two fixed amounts, set by the casino. However, in cash games the pots ...
2
With those limited stats I would have said he could be just a regular TAG, but with the overcall it obviously now looks like he is a weak-passive type.
He has A5 or better around 80-90% of the time. Aces-weak kickers aren't showing up here much. I give AJ/AT/A9 no heart and Kxh 6-8 effective combos vs everything else
So, yeah just fold there. I would ...
2
My first instinct would be to snap call it, but on second thought he might have just filled up here with 89, 9T or 95. I would consider 88, 99 or TT less likely as I would suspect even a bad player to raise those out of position to open the pot.
I would expect A9, K9, Q9 to open too in a blind battle. Certainly A9. Limping and calling, he'd most likely ...
2
I'd put him on T9, 98, A9, K9, Q9. Its a blind battle and hes going to be calling down light and trapping. J9/Q9,97 should prolly be weighted pretty low since he might be a little more fearful of the straight/higher 9s. TT,99,88 essentially never gets here.
16 combos you win...
A9-8
K9-4
Q9-2
J9-1
97-1
12 combos you lose...
T9-6
98-6
You should win ...
2
There are a lot of such software but only a few of them are good.
Note that there are limitations as to what sites do accept. For example on Cake Poker --but this is an extreme case-- HUDs aren't allowed. They obfuscate on purpose the names of your ennemies in the hand histories to make sure tracker do not work, besides for tracking your own results.
But ...
Only top voted, non community-wiki answers of a minimum length are eligible
