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		<title>Online Poker Etiquette</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a huge valley of difference between playing online and live poker. Few things are there which distinguish online poker from playing live. Both modes could be equally enjoyable and challenging. If you are wondering where there are lesser chances of being abused then it’s your mistake. Just by remembering some points, you can [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=learnholdem.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2169751&amp;post=22&amp;subd=learnholdem&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is a huge valley of difference between playing online and live poker. Few things are there which distinguish online poker from playing live. Both modes could be equally enjoyable and challenging. If you are wondering where there are lesser chances of being abused then it’s your mistake. Just by remembering some points, you can enjoy your online gaming with your opponents.<br />
1) When you are playing online first thing is to keep up to date your internet connection. It is found most of the time that you are about to finish a hand but you miss it due to discontinuation of internet .And that’s very frustrating. Make sure it will not happen.<br />
2) Keep an eye on the table timings, while it is your turn to play. Try to think and decide during the given time limit of the online playing room software. However, the time is sufficient to come to a conclusion about your move.<br />
3) Don’t try to fill the chat box with dirty and abusive language. You will get nothing out of  it but the same garbage in return. It will be a misuse of the facility given to you and can be taken back if not used in a proper manner.<br />
4) Another very irritating behavior is, to discuss your cards and hand with some one else while you are out of hand and he is about to act in the existing hand. By doing so, you are just making him strong enough to pull you down in the next round. So better try avoid such things.<br />
Playing online is a very good way of learning through your mistake and improves the game accordingly. No matter, whether you are playing online or live, the out come should be sheer enjoyment. So, try to gain as much fun and joy from your game by remembering simple things discussed above.</p>
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		<title>How To Be Away From Tilt</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In poker tilt means a condition when most players re-organize themselves after feeling the jerk of bad beat. Really for a player nothing painful than facing a loose game .This brings frustration as a side effect and to cope it up with this situation players start playing in a more wild way. This will also [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=learnholdem.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2169751&amp;post=21&amp;subd=learnholdem&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="style1" style="line-height:11.55pt;margin:auto 0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">In poker tilt means a condition when most players re-organize themselves after feeling the jerk of bad beat. Really for a player nothing painful than facing a loose game .This brings frustration as a side effect and to cope it up with this situation players start playing in a more wild way. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">This will also affect badly to the bankroll of players and make them more losers.</span></span></p>
<p class="style1" style="line-height:11.55pt;margin:auto 0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">However it is always on top of priority of any player not to cross the way of tilt at any cost. Take a chill break and move away from table for a while when you face the bad beat .Once you get rejuvenated, come back as a fresh breeze on the table, in short, start playing with a fresh body, mind and soul. And remember; don’t play in an angry mood.</span></span></p>
<p class="style1" style="line-height:11.55pt;margin:auto 0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Poker player should come up with the technique to realize going on the way of tilt in quite advance. Time management is also very important to learn in addition with controlling your emotions. Playing with ordinary hands is also found common phenomena in players after a bad beat. Whenever you stuck in such situation recall your previous best plays and again drop all the dust down from your hands and play a terrific game ahead.</span></span></p>
<p class="style1" style="line-height:11.55pt;margin:auto 0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">We wrap it up this article with an advice; that forget all the disturbing emotions and feeling while you play. Concentrate upon your best part .Do whatever to keep yourself relaxed. For that you can talk to your loved ones on phone, go to get some light meals, take a deep breath. Last but not the least, <span> </span>“there is no room for emotion in Poker”. </span></span></p>
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		<title>How To Be A Winner of Sit and Goes.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most players ignore sit and goes tournament while they play online .For a player it is very easy to win as well as to grab a large amount of money  if he opt to play in this tournament .Such tournament  has least risk factor. Of course one can be a winner of such tournaments but [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=learnholdem.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2169751&amp;post=19&amp;subd=learnholdem&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Most players ignore sit and goes tournament while they play online .For a player it is very easy to win as well as to grab a large amount of money<span>  </span>if he opt to play in this tournament .Such tournament<span>  </span>has least risk factor. Of course one can be a winner of such tournaments but it will take few seasons to pass.<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Here are some steps which leads you to the throne of a winner.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">1) <strong>Build the bankroll first</strong></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Until you don’t have enough bank roll don’t put much of money to buy in the chips beyond your cash limit. Start with small amount and gradually move ahead.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">2) <strong>Be tolerant </strong></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">One who has less patience will be there in the game for even lesser time. So be tolerant and stop playing marginal hands. Make your hands strong enough to play. Play tightly in the beginning and let your aggression come out later in the game.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">3) <strong>Small pairs and suited connectors</strong></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">If you are looking out for hands which bring money to you then this is the best option at sit and goes tournament. Try to get the advantage of your hand by all means. Limping with early and mid position would be better. Weak opponents are the forces for you to raise and steal blinds. Suited connectors are also very important key point which should not be neglected at any cost because later in the game it will lose their values so it’s better to use them in the right time.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">4) <strong>Play of mid game</strong> <span> </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Till mid of the game keep playing tightly. Calling a bet in this stage would be a bit risky affair .At this movement small pairs push you on the highest level at the same time suited connectors disappears completely. Aggression is the weapon to be used now. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">5) <strong>Late in the game</strong> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">In the late game it’s the position which a main role .Till now there would be less players and blinds reaches to the higher level. The opponent presumes you as a tight player let him be in this illusion now go ahead to raise and steal the blinds.</span></span></p>
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<div><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">6) <strong>Play of heads up </strong></span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Aggression is the sole catalyst of this part of game. Be a wrestler who throws other players out of the ring. <span> </span>High ace is a mamonth heads up and one must take care of it. <span> </span>High king is also not bad.</span></span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Continue playing and maintain your style.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">7) <strong>Position </strong></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Playing position is very important. Calling marginal hands in a comparatively early position is not at all a good move. So don’t do it.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">8 ) <strong>Multi tabling in sit and goes </strong></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Playing with multi tabling option is the key which opens the lock of treasure. Initially two to four tables is enough rather it is a recommendation. If try to go for more tables then your play will get affected.<span>  </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">9) <strong>Be there</strong> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Despite of much bad beats don’t lose your hope and stick to your place .Don’t get afraid if you have chips in less numbers still there are your winning chances but for that you have to act smartly. </span></span></p>
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		<title>Cheating in Poker</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s much skill and less luck in poker. Yes that’s true poker is the game of skills. If a player is having fewer skills than his opponents then he is prone to lose the game. It is also very important to understand the psychology behind poker. So that a new player wont get stuck after [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=learnholdem.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2169751&amp;post=17&amp;subd=learnholdem&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">It’s much skill and less luck in poker. Yes that’s true poker is the game of skills. If a player is having fewer skills than his opponents then he is prone to lose the game. It is also very important to understand the psychology behind poker. So that a new player wont get stuck after making moves bad.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">A player with less experience is the weakest key for other players to open the lock of treasure of cash .The solution for that inexperienced player is to learn as much as he can and learning should reflect in his game time to time. A players common sense also plays an important role .Till that player has not enough cash should not move ahead .There is no sense in feeding the pot un necessary or to call and check without any purpose.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">It happens occasionally for some players a particular day becomes unlucky. They becomes the victim of<span>  </span>bad beat in which the player has the illusion that he is having good cards but in reality the river card clears the picture of his defeat .They should fold or rest for a while till gaining the confidence again. </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">There is a strong relation between a cheater and the loser. Sharper, cardsharps are few synonyms used for cheaters. Cheater always tries to peep in to others hand .And also keep an eye over un dealt cards of his opponents. There are different tricks which they use with an intention to deceive others. <span> </span>Players cheat in a group of 2 or more. There would be a deep involvement of all cheaters and they conspire together .They also send signals to each other about what action is to be performed after a particular hand is dealt .Of course they are partners and they also share the pot after any of them wins though in an undisclosed manner .</span></span></p>
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		<title>Texas Holdem Position</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A player’s position on the table has great importance in Texas Holdem .It affects how you play a particular hand. But it’s equally true that position is neglected by most skilled as well as new players. If one wants to be fantastic player he must be very well aware of strategy and way of utilizing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=learnholdem.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2169751&amp;post=16&amp;subd=learnholdem&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">A player’s position on the table has great importance in Texas Holdem .It affects how you play a particular hand. But it’s equally true that position is neglected by most skilled as well as new players. If one wants to be fantastic player he must be very well aware of strategy and way of utilizing the position to get the advantage. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">After every hand the place of dealer button is changed and player position only decided by this change of dealer button. It goes counter clock wise <span style="color:#000000;">player after player. Begins with the player who is sitting left of the dealer .Early position is the term which is used to denote those who get the very first chance to start the game. Just opposite of that late position contains those who get the chance after the players who played earlier. It is very easy now to deduce who are in the middle position.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#000000;">Late position players get the optimum benefit with compare to the players who played in earlier position the reason is simple they will be playing lately in each round of betting. It gives them the chance to know the action done by every player .They also get to know that what kind of strategy any player has applied. And now they can act accordingly while playing hand of their own. If any one is in the out position it means he‘ll be facing some sort of problem this can hold some one back to possess a strategy</span></p>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 09:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The amount of money which one should spend could be a question for any new player. But there are answers too: One who is new to the game and is seeking for joy instead of real game then it’s an advice for him/her not to spend too much amount otherwise there are chances to lose [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=learnholdem.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2169751&amp;post=15&amp;subd=learnholdem&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The amount of money which one should spend could be a question for any new player.</p>
<p>But there are answers too:</p>
<p>One who is new to the game and is seeking for joy instead of real game then it’s an advice for him/her not to spend too much amount otherwise there are chances to lose the game. Start with a small amount and put the efforts to convert it into big one.</p>
<p>The appearance of bankroll is distinct for every player who some how succeed to prove themselves champions. Such player manages to build high cash in a prescribed limit. This gives them the benefit to cope up with the hard times in the game.</p>
<p>To spend in higher than two hundred big bets would be hazardous for you .If not you are able to establish yourself as a victorious limit player.</p>
<p>Keeping a record of day to day session is a good practice .It will let you know about your progress in the session and what the frequency of your winning .According to income tax point of view is advantageous .to use Check your bet is considered to be helpful if you are a frequent player.</p>
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		<title>Rules of Omaha Poker</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 10:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of other popular form of poker is Omaha. It’s played with both high and low hands. Omaha is known as Omaha high low or Omaha “hi – low “. Omaha limit high is on the leading position in European diasporas .Where as in United States it’s gaining the popularity as “hi low”. One need [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=learnholdem.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2169751&amp;post=14&amp;subd=learnholdem&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;">One of other popular form of poker is Omaha. It’s played with both high and low hands. Omaha is known as Omaha high low or Omaha “hi – low “. Omaha limit high is on the leading position in European diasporas .Where as in United States it’s gaining the popularity as “hi low”. One need to better comprehend the rules and strategies associated with the game before actually playing it. Other wise it would make some one bit puzzled. There is a deep connection between Omaha and Texas Holdem though with some major variations as follows &#8211; </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;"> It is played with four cards which are the pocket cards. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;"> For best hand player should use 2 pocket and 3 community cards.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;"> The limit of players is ten.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:140%;margin:0 0 0 0.25in;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:140%;margin:0 0 6pt;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;">At the time of first betting round every player deal with 4 pocket cards in the face down position. </span><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;">There is no as such difference in the rounds among both the game.</span><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;">All the terms preflop, small blind, flop, turn, river contains the exact meaning as in the Texas Holdem. Just remember one thing one can not play the board in Omaha.</span></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mode of rakeback calculations You are not the only one if wondering to join rakeback program. Rakeback has become the prime choice of all professional players to get higher rate of winning. Discount which online poker room provides to their players to play at their site is known as rackback. Some amount is return back [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=learnholdem.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2169751&amp;post=13&amp;subd=learnholdem&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><strong><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;">Mode of rakeback calculations</span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;">You are not the only one if wondering to join rakeback program. Rakeback has become the prime choice of all professional players to get higher rate of winning. Discount which online poker room provides to their players to play at their site is known as rackback. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;">Some amount is return back to the player out of his fee or rack to play. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;">After calculating the percentages of every pot we get the rake. Rake is depends upon the site we are playing but it is more often not above 5% .And in addition, it is restricted to $4.If it is about a tournament then tournament participation fee work as rake.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;">Some amount is returned back to your account after signing up to a rakeback program. There are other ways for rakeback calculation .Although you can not get 30% of 4 dollar.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;">Two ways are there to calculate rakeback. Very first is contribution and second is a shared technique. The method depends upon the kind of rakeback site you choose to sign up as well its associated online site with help of which you sign up.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><strong><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Here is a clear difference between both of the techniques:</span></span></strong></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><strong>Contributed technique</strong>: in this you get rake depends upon how much you are contributing in the pot. For example<span>  </span>you contribute<span>  </span>10 dollar<span>  </span>in to a 100 dollar pot it means your contribution is 10%<span>  </span>as a result of this<span>  </span>you will receive 10 percent of rake .it is unchangeable<span>  </span>no matter you win or lose. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><strong>Shared technique: </strong>In this players if they have shred the hand will get the shared rake. Then it doesn’t matter whether you take part in the pot or not .till you are receiving the cards you will get credited .So players will get credited by 10% in a ten handed game. </span></span></p>
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		<title>Cometh the Flop -2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not taking it seriously   In most Holdem betting formats, the second round    of betting which comes just after the flop, is at the lower betting limit. For example, in a $5/S 10 hold ‘em game, this second round of betting is a $5 round (the same as the round of betting before the flop). [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=learnholdem.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2169751&amp;post=11&amp;subd=learnholdem&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">In most <a href="http://www.myholdemtips.com">Holdem</a> betting formats, the second round    of betting which comes just after the flop, is at the lower betting limit. For example, in a $5/S 10 hold ‘em game, this second round of betting is a $5 round (the same as the round of betting before the flop). When you first start to play hold ‘em, it might seem to you that many people do not take this particular (lower limit) round of betting seriously! It probably seems quite fashionable to make wild and woolly bets and raises after the flop! Is there rhyme or reason to all this? The answer is generally yes — but, as with many things in life, the aggressive players often overplay the situation. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">In most of these after-the-flop competitive situations, the more aggressive players are jockeying around (especially when the pot has been enlarged by before-the-flop raises) in order to further their own prospects by Intimidating and perhaps eliminating less tenacious competition. Good Players usually understand what they are trying to accomplish (such as “take the initiative,” “narrow the field,” or grab “the raiser’s edge”). But many<span>  </span>players act aggressively on instinct or are imitating the actions of good players (often inappropriately). Or they may be simply reacting to previous events. There are few reliable inferences from most after-the-flop raises. But note very well that most often these bets and raises are based on marginal cards rather than on truly good cards! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><strong>Last raiser’s advantage</strong> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">If no one has a good hand (a situation which occurs often — perhaps more than one-third of the time), the person who bets, often wins the pot by default. Whenever there is a raise (or raises) after the flop, it is the last raiser who is most likely to win the pot uncalled. Although well under half of the pots are stolen (perhaps between ten and thirty percent depending on the game), being the bettor when no one has much is certainly an edge worth having and hence worth fighting for! You might refer to the (extra) percentages of winning by default obtained by betting or raising as “the bettor’s equity” or “the raiser’s edge.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">There are a number of other tangible benefits gained by betting aggressively after the flop. Some of the positional considerations will be discussed later. Sometimes “image adjustment” is a factor. And sometimes these raising battles after the flop degenerate to interpersonal psychological battles. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">An illustrative example of sound aggressive raising strategy after the flop is in the situation where there was a late raise before the flop trapping several callers, thereby creating a big initial pot. The flop comes and one of the early players bet. You have a reasonable (but not great) call, and you would like to compete because of the pot size. But you suspect that the before-the-flop raiser in back of you might raise (frequently on nothing but high cards). </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">In these situations, sound aggressive “hold ‘em mentality” tells us that if you are going to compete, your odds improve considerably if you take the initiative by raising! Note that you are essentially inverting your normal strategy. You raise with lesser marginal hands(!) and merely call with very good hands! </span></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[The flop hits the table. There is perhaps no more exciting moment in all of poker when so much happens at one time. These three up cards, called “the flop,” can easily turn a great two-card starting hand into foldable mush or turn two junk cards (for example, a typical bad “blind” hand) into pure [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=learnholdem.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2169751&amp;post=10&amp;subd=learnholdem&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">The flop hits the table. There is perhaps no more exciting moment in all of poker when so much happens at one time. These three up cards, called “the flop,” can easily turn a great two-card starting hand into foldable mush or turn two junk cards (for example, a typical bad “blind” hand) into pure gold! And note that you see all three of these flop cards (which together with your two hand cards constitutes five of the seven cards), all for the price of one round of betting (the round of betting before the flop). This is quite a bargain, compared with most other forms of poker with open cards, where five cards are seen only after several rounds of betting. <img src="http://www.pokerstars.com/graphics/poker_games.jpg" border="0" alt="" width="255" height="170" align="right" /></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">But, as this flop hits the table, you are strongly advised to look around at the other players instead of feasting your eyes on this latest awesome flop (you can look at the flop later). At this particular moment, some very useful information is available to those who know enough to look for it. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Quite often even good players make spontaneous facial expressions or other motions (referred to as “tells”) which indicate whether they particularly like or dislike the flop. If this is one of the many hands that you have chosen not to play (that is, you folded before the flop), this is a great time to study the active players to check out what kind of hands they bet, call or raise with, whether they play loose or tight, whether they tend to “chase” or fold when behind, “pay off’ at the end, etc. This is information you must have in your memory banks to help you make subsequent close decisions. But observe inconspicuously; you strongly prefer that your opponents do not become aware that they are being watched (even not-too- bright opponents can pick up on this). </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">For example, if you have a high pair, one or more higher cards in the flop often sends you to the showers. Even with aces you may face impending doom when a high pair hits the board, or three of the same suit, or even three to a straight such as jack-ten-nine. On the other hand, if you entered in the blind with 7-2 off suit, and the flop hits with three more of these cards (such as 7-7-2), then you have obviously struck gold. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Mike Caro says: “Watch the players, not the flop, even when you’re not involved in the hand. There’s absolutely no reason for you to watch the flop. If you do, you’ll miss the most important tells in hold ‘em. The flop will still be there when you’re ready to look. Pick out one opponent and watch that player watch the flop. Either the opponent continued to stare at the flop for several seconds or the opponent looked away uninterested. Which was it? Make a decision each time you see that opponent look at the flop. Usually when opponents scrutinize a flop and then nonchalantly look away, they like the flop. They’re simply pretending that it doesn’t interest them. Conversely, if they continue to stare as if studying the flop optimistically, it probably didn’t help them at all. I will not discuss their motives in depth, but I devoted a book (complete with 179 photographs) to that complex topic. It’s called Mike Caro’s Book of Tells the Body Language of Poker.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">The flop hits the table. You have scrutinized the opposition. Now it is time to commence firing. What are the main guiding principles? If the flop gives you a lock hand (very unlikely to lose), you should probably check in an early seat about two-thirds of the time (reasons discussed later). If the flop completely misses you, you will probably check intending to fold at the first bet (in early seat, it is rare to bluff with nothing — unless you have some specific knowledge about your opponents). Very good and very bad hands are relatively easy to play. But planning your campaign after the flop with in-between hands is probably the most skill-intensive area in hold ‘em. And your position with respect to the dealer (button) is an extremely important aspect in your planning.</span></p>
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