The Danger of Ace King

Players that know Holdem well are on intimate terms with the math of Holdem and the starting hand rating list.   Ace King is high on the list just after the pair of rockets, also known as aces and the lovely pair of Kings.  The problem with Ace King is it is just a good drawing hand that gets over bet way to often in Holdem games.  On TV you see a lowly pair of fours beat Ace King for all the money a non-paired player has bet.  The hand is a good drawing hand, but that is all it is, just a good drawing hand.   Way to many players over bet this hand before the flop.  Watch a cash game or a tournament at any level, this scenario will be played out over and over with the Ace King winning some times, but losing a lot of the times.

This makes these two cards very dangerous to the stack of player holding them.   They look so good before the flop, but after the fop they can be just a drawing hand.   The Ace Queen can be even worse, but that is another drawing hand story.  This starting hand can easily lose any pot or hand.  [Read][more...]

What Poker Games do online Casinos Offer

A new online poker player may well wonder what games are offered online.

The obvious answer is they all offer Holdem in both limit and no-limit games.

This form of poker is without a doubt the most popular game there is at any online casino.  The game is numerous in cash games and the number of tournaments offered online each week is in outstanding numbers.  One site out of the many online can have well over one hundred or more tournaments.

The next poker version that gets a lot of play is Omaha HiLo.  This two winners in a pot game can have huge pots in small limit games, as the two winners possibility makes players gamble on their hands.  Players who are just learning this game are at a big disadvantage when they play against experienced players.

New players do not know how to value their hand and overplay hands that are really not that good in Omaha.  Holdem players are real pigeons in Omaha, as winning Holdem hands are not of high value in Omaha.  [Read][more...]

How to get out of a losing session

The only way to get out of losing poker session is to start winning.  This is a simple answer to a serious problem that every poker player faces.  When you are coming in second best in every big pot, this situation can become very disturbing and with some players make them go on tilt.  A player on tilt loses perspective and tries to hard to recover the losses.  This causes a player to make riskier plays and therefore end up losing more money.

An experienced player will set back, even take a short break and clear his mind to continue to play with even more severe calculations of the chances of winning .the pot.  He will let the cards speak to him when the losing streak has ended.  When the cards turn after a bad run, they sometimes go on an unbelievable rush.

If this happens push the devil out of it as the losing hands are behind you and the winners are flying to you from the dealer.  When you are even or a slight winner, think about whet you accomplished by staying calm and not on tilt.  This is one of the hardest parts of poker for a player to come to grips with. [Read][more...]