Full Tilt Poker, is pretty good, watch out in 250 buy in Sit-N-Go's players tend to push all in pre-flop especially in the opening couple of hands in the tournament, and the number of bad-beats exceeds a ridiculous amount
This was just the other day on Full Tilt Poker, i had Ks Kd, i raised to the pot at the time, whatever it was, 2 people fold, then it comes to this guy, who raises all in pre-flop, everyone bar one person and myself fold
Player 1: Ad Qh
Me: Kc Kd
Donkey: 2c 7c
Flop comes Ac Ks 3c
at this point i am at strong percentage to take the pot
4th Street (aka Turn) comes a Jack of Clubs
River comes an four
Player 1: Pair of Aces
me: Three Kings
Donkey:
Ace High Flush
loose players are oftenly known as donkeys, aka "asses", because they play a wide variety of hands that are even questionable to call, even on small blind, especially in the latter stages of any tournament. any cards that arent connected should be folded, even in a ace high occasion, unless on blind.
BAD CARDS
any cards that arent worth a raise, arent worth playing, unless on blind, hands such as 10 3, 9 2, K 7 or even A 8, are good examples, if 2 of your cards are far away from each other (more than 5 cards) than that is a good reason to fold.
SUITED CONNECTERS
Suited Connecters are cards that both play a part in a 5 card draw for a straight, these cards also need to be suited...aka 6c 7c 8h 9h Ac Kc, at most times these cards can be called or raised.
READING THE FLOP & NUT PLAY
you got to be able to fold a good hand, if there is a slight possibility that one hand can beat you, if you got the "nuts" (Best Possible Hand, Cannot be beaten), then you can "SLOW PLAY" act like your hand is average, and check the flop down, usually doing this until the betting round after the turn, is a good play, the more cards that come out, chances that the other player(s) have hit a pair or better, so when it comes to the river card, you have the power to bet or re-raise them, based on your play, your opponents may believe that you are Bluffing (Trying To buy the pot) if they have hit a decent pair or maybe even a small 2 pair, in most cases they will at least call, or perhaps re-raise your bet. then you can go over the top and Push "ALL IN"
Good Hand Fold Example Kc Kd, there are 4 spades in the community cards, and you have hit a king for 3 of a kind, you have to be able to fold a big hand like that, in order to be a good player, unless you have read this player well previously and knows he bluffs, but even then calling is a risk and only should be done, if the bet he made is a small portion of your stack.
Bluffing:
To Increase your chance of bluffing you have to try and read the flop and your players on the table, you have to try your best to read there betting play in a hand, what is known as a continuous bet (every betting round, you bet despite having not much of a hand), is a good move to try and out-bluff your opponent, if your opponent doesnt have top pair or better, than they will most likely fold unless there Chip Stack is large, and calling this wont INDENT there stack much, dependant if they are chasing a card for a better hand.
Poker Glossary:
now and then you will get a trash talker (a player who may try and make your decision of playing or folding using verbal techniques, and he may claim he has Anna Kournikova when there a broadway straight on the board)
Hands
AK- Anna Kournikova (looks good but doesnt win much)/Big Slick
73- Joe Hachem (the hand Joe Hachem won the WSOP with)
4h 4d- Luke Skywalker (May The Fours Be With You)
4s 4c- Darth Vader (The Dark Side of Fours)
2h 2d- Sydney Swans
10 4- Big Buddy
4 9- Gold Rush (San Francisco 49ers)
AA- American Airlines
Bullets
Antennas
Alcos Anonymous
AQ- Big Chick
QQ- Bitches
JJ- Fish Hooks
K9- Dog Hand
KJ- Kojax
AJ- Ajax
QJ- The Maverick
95- Dolly Parton (nine to Five)
KK- Cowboys
10 2- The Brunson
J 4- Flat Tire (Whats a Jack Four?)
Terms:
Broadway- High Straight A K Q J 10
Wheel- Low Straight A 2 3 4 5
Fourth Street- Turn Card
Mucked- Cards that have been folded and thrown in
On The Bubble- One Player Left To Be Eliminated To Progress to The Next Round
Under The Gun- On Big Blind or a position where everyone has folded to a bet, leaving you and the better, you have a good hand.
Rainbow- This is when the flop comes out 3 out of four different suits, hence there is not much of a flush draw on
Theres Plenty of other Terms just type in google, and go poker terms texas holdem.
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www.australianpokerleague.com
