Small Stakes Poker Tournaments: Making Moves Part 2
In the last article, I discussed some of the more common moves you see in small-stakes tournaments. Hopefully you are incorporating those into your overall game-plan. It will take some trial-and-error before you find that comfort zone where you can use them effectively. Not forgetting that selective aggression is the key to winning, here are a few more moves for you to try out:
The Orphan Pot. If I have position, I like to see a lot of flops in the early stages of a tournament. If you pick your opponents wisely, there will be a lot of pots that you can easily win with a small bet on the flop. If you think your opponents missed the flop, try betting about 1/2 the pot size. It’s a small enough bet that you are not tying yourself to the hand, but enough of a bet that most opponents who miss will fold.
The Limp-Reraise. If you see a player limp in under the gun, another player raise, then the initial limper move over the top it’s generally a safe bet they have… Continue reading Small Stakes Poker Tournaments: Making Moves Part 2
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- WALK - A pot won by the last blind when no one opens.
- SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
- MUCK - [1] A collection of face-down cards near the dealer composed of discards, i.e., folded hands, burns and discards for drawing purposes. [2] To throw one's cards into the muck, thus folding.
- LOOSE - Playing more hands than the norm. Antonym: TIGHT.
- GOOD GAME - A game with players worse than you so that you can expect to win a lot of money.
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