Tag Archives: all in

Bet Hard or Take Risk and Double Up?

Hi there! In a certain no limit tournament, we were down to 5 players from actually 20 players. As far as as I can remember, we were two there who have almost the same number of chips. Well, I had 85 of clubs back then. Fortunately, I was given the chance to see the flop [...]

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Chasing at the Table

Hello there! I love poker. But just recently, I’m starting to get bothered because of a certain hand that took place in one of my NL, .10/.25 online games. What I can remember is that I had pocket 5′s under the gun and I limped in with some of the players. Then, a player who [...]

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No Limit Holdem Questions

Hello, I hope you have time to answer my questions. I badly need clarity. Thanks! In one of my games, I have a pocket pair 7-7, and then I have a set because of the flop, it was one overcard and 2 suited cards. I guess it gave someone else a flush draw. Eventually, one [...]

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Personal Theory for NL Games

Hello, I don’t know if it will make sense but I have a theory. Well, I believe that this theory can be the bible of all players longing to win at poker. However, I’m not implying anything. And I am not totally sure if my theory is right. I am actually writing to you now [...]

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Set of 2s

Hello, I just played recently at 2/5 NL in Atlantic City. For some reasons, early position player made it $15 to go. Eventually, there are about 5 callers. Flop was 2 6 7 with two hearts, but before that I have 22. Then, I placed a bet $60. At the table, everyone else folded except [...]

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Moving in With a Draw

Hi, I have a question about pushing or calling all in with a draw. Hope you can help me with this one. For an instance, I was at .25/50c no limit cash table online and I was dealt A/8H. Then, I was given the chance to limp in. Finally, the flop came 9s/ 5h / [...]

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So Many Questions

Say for an instance I just laid down pocket sixes against a preflop all in that got called before I acted, then a third six hit, and I’ve taken the pocket. What do you think? Does it makes sense? Well I guess so, I believe that’s poker. I’m sure on what I’ve laid down. But [...]

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Bothered About the Game and How I Played the Hand

Just yesterday, I participated in a No Limit Holdem ring game. In the near mid part of the game, a very interesting hand came up. The blinds were $0.15 and $0.25. I was dealt Kh 10h when I was in the cutoff. Some people then limped in before me, therefore I decided to limp in [...]

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Big Pairs and Sets

A very interesting hand appeared in a no-limit cash game ($0.50/$1.00) where in I participated. At first, I thought things were just on the right track but later on I realized they were not actually and that situation is already hard to handle. I limped in with pocket 3′s in the middle position. In late [...]

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Interesting Questions

Hello, I know I’ve been a tight, aggressive player. But I also know that being tight and aggressive won’t really help at all. By being such kind of player, I know I can’t triple or quadruple my buy-in. Only those who are usually LAGs can get paid off big. What do you think, am I [...]

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