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This is a hand I was involved in the other evening.
At the earliest blind levels, two plyers had called preflop, and considering the very small amount it would cost to see a flop, I called too with (Ks,5s) in late position. The flop came down (4,6,8) and after the first player had checked, the second player put in a small raise. I went ahead and called because I felt I had value to do so when I considered that a King on the turn would probably put me in front if my opponent was betting with any sort of hand.

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My inside straight draw was of course the card I really wanted to hit more than the King however. The 7 came on the turn to complete my straight, but I was wary about the possibility of a bigger straight, despite the fact that his betting patterns would seem strange if that was what my opponent had.

Sure enough, the bet from my opponent on the turn was bigger, three times the amount in fact, and I was concerned, but decided to flat call in the hope he wouldnt make it too expensive for me to call on the river. The river was another 4 and I quickly called another reasonable, but not overly harmful, sized bet. As it happened my opponent had (6,4) and I was in front right up until he hit a full house on the river. So part of me feels that I should have reraised earlier in the hand, but on closer inspection, I feel that any reraise would probably have been called by this particular player with his two pair, and once I had gotten in deep, I would have lost quite a few chips on the river when he made the full house.

Perhaps I never should have limped into the pot in the first place. The main point however, is that I was alert to the fact that my hand was vulnerable, and so by flat calling with my straight, I lost the minimum chips I could have, unless I had made a very unlikely fold on the river of course.

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www.celebpocker.com – With (10s,Js) you decide to limp in from late position, four players go to the flop, and the board shows (8s,9s,10d). This is of course a wonderful flop for you, but if you are first to act, how should you play it? Different players would probably vary in their opinions here, but personally, I would check, as there is a fair chance another player will raise the pot. If they do not raise, and the turn comes down, make your bet then, because the checks on the previous round of betting mean that your bet on the turn looks dubious, and so you are more likely to be called.

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If someone does bet the flop however, you could potentially flat call, but I prefer reraising at this point. Not an all in bet, but a reasonable reraise which should give you a strong hint towards the sort of hand your opponent has if they call or reraise you. As attractive as the flop looks to you at the moment, your main concerns are firstly the bigger flush draw, and secondly trips, which could develop into a full house if the board pairs.

Despite this, you shouldn’t be hoping the spade does not hit, as the chances of both players having suited spades, then the flush hitting on the board, and your opponent having a bigger flush, are slim. Regardless of this, you should be very wary if your reraise is flat called on the flop, as this is a prime indicator of a drawing hand. If your opponent decides to put you all in on this sort of flop, personally, I wouldn’t have to think twice. With the amount of probable outs in the deck being 9 spades, 3 Queens and 3 7′s (we have already counted the 7 and Q of spades) as well as two 10′s for trips, we have 17 outs. With 46 unknown cards out there, and two more yet to hit the board, we have good odds of completing a strong hand, if our top pair is not in front already (and that’s not even counting the three Jacks which would make us two pair, as outs).

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www.pacificpocker.com – There is a theory coined by David Sklansky which states that, if you get your chips in with the best hand, you have already won, no matter what happens afterwards. That is essentially, all a good poker player can ever do in their attempts to be successful. Often luck will step in and take the pot away from you, but that is entirely beyond our control, and will even out over time. So in theory, as long as we keep getting our chips in with the best of it, eventually we will be rewarded for it.

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I like to bear this in mind whenever I take a bad beat at pocker, because as far as playing the game goes, the moment I turn over what is comfortably the best hand, I have won that battle against my opponent, no matter what the river card brings.

The real test of resolve in poker, is to be patient, and to recognise that even if you are going in ahead and losing pots, you should keep doing what you are doing, as it is obviously working well, even if it doesn’t seem that way sometimes.

When we are not being dealt any decent hole cards at all, then it is still possible to pick up the occasional pot, or simply tighten up and wait for a hand. In some ways, this is also a way in which you can win whilst you are losing. Because if you can keep your chip stack afloat when you aren’t getting any cards, you are at least surviving, and in poker, that is essentially winning too.

www.fulltiltpocker.com – Generally speaking, these types of plays will bear most results against a particular type of player, and this is why in pocker, it is important to know your opponents as well as is possible. Those who are loose and aggressive will soon make themselves known if you sit at a table with them for long enough, and these are the types of players who you can slowplay against effectively.

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Before you can attempt this type of play, first you must of course pick up a strong hand, and be aware of the possible dangers of being outdrawn by a bigger hand. If for instance there are two suited cards out on the flop, you must be careful when it comes to playing your hand, because if you let a player see a turn, flat call their raise, then see a third suited card on the river, you can end up in deep trouble. Personally, if I am slow playing on a flop, I might check to my opponent firstly, then reraise when my aggressive opponent raises. If I know I am in front at that point, then there is no harm in picking up the pot that your original ‘check’ has built, by reraising.

If you are the first to act in a pot and you have connected with the flop well, you might sometimes find that your opponent checks also. In this situation, I would put out a feeler bet on the next round of betting to see if they have any part of the board. If they are the aggressive player that we think they are, they may even assume we are trying to pick up the pot, and reraise. As long as the reraise is not too large, I would consider coming over the top with another reraise.

However much you might enjoy slow playing a big hand sometimes though, always be careful not to let an opponent surpass your hand.