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Poker Strategy
- Intermediate Players
Shorthand Limit Texas
Hold'em
Shorthand (tables of
6 or less people) is very popular on the
Internet; in fact, most of the higher limit
games are played shorthand. Thus, to make
any sort of money playing net poker, you
really should learn how to play shorthand.
What type of game should
I look for?
One of the most important
skills at playing poker is simply playing
the right game. Unless you just want to
practice, there's no reason to play against
other pros! You certainly can't expect to
make money! The best way to tell if the
game is easy or not is to look at the flop
%. If it is 40 or higher, the game is good.
If it's 25-30, stay away. Some sites express
the flop % as average number of people at
flop. This isn't as helpful, but generally
go there if it says the average is 3 or
more. More people going to the flop means
that the quality of hands being played are
lower. Thus, all you have to do is sit and
wait to strike.
Preflop Starting hands
So what exactly are
the good hands and the bad hands? Many books
have been written about this, but I'll summarize
what I briefly believe are the 'playable'
hands.
One thing to remember
is that hand values are relative, so a hand
can be good under some situations and total
trash under others. For example, if there
has been a lot of action, like a raise and
a reriase and then someone calling the reraise,
I would fold anything besides AA/KK and
I maybe would even fold KK if I knew the
players were really tight.
Remember, hand values
are relative, so always think about what
the other guy has and guess if you have
the better starting hand than him before
going in.
Hands to raise with,
non-raised flop: Paired cards, A10+, KQ,KJ,
QJ, J10s
Hands to call a raise
with: high paired cards, AQ, AK, AJ(maybe),
KQ
Hands to reraise
a raise: This depends on the raiser.
Reraise a maniac with any pair or A9+ because
you'll probably be winning at the flop.
Otherwise, reraise with made hands like
JJ, QQ, KK, AA (although you may want to
smooth call with JJ)
Hands to call and hope
to build a pot with (early position) high
suited connectors (i.e. 910s)
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