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Shorthand Hold'em (tables with six or fewer people) is very popular
online. As a matter of fact, most of the higher-limit games are played
shorthand. To be successful playing Internet Poker, therefore, you really
should learn how to play shorthand first. Here are some pointers you might
find helpful as you’re looking around:
What type of game should I search for?
Important question. One of the most important poker skills is indeed knowing
and playing the right game. Unless you’re just looking for practice, there's
no reason at all to play against other pros. In any case you can't expect to
make money with that approach!
Looking at the flop percentage is the best way to determine if a game is
easy or not. Higher than 40% indicates a good game while with 25-30%, you’ll
probably want to stay away. Some sites express the flop percentage as the
avg. number of people at the flop. This isn't as helpful, but generally,
decide to visit if the average is placed at three or more. More people
arriving at the flop means that the quality of hands being played is lower.
So, all YOU need to do is sit and wait to pounce.
Pre-flop starting hands
What exactly are the good hands and the bad hands? A vast amount of
information has been written on this topic, but we can summarize briefly
here what we consider "playable" hands. One thing to remember is that hand
values are relative, so a hand can be good in certain situations while
worthless under others. For example, if there has been a lot of action like
a raise and a re-raise and then someone calling the re-raise, we recommend
folding anything besides an ace-ace or king-king combination. If the
competition is tight, you may even want to fold with 2 kings. Because hand
values are relative, it's important to think about what the other guy is
holding and attempt to guess whether or not you have a better starting hand
before going in.
Hands to RAISE with (non-raised flop):
Paired cards
A-10+
K-Q
K-J
Q-J
J-10
Hands to CALL A RAISE with:
High paired cards
A-Q
A-K
A-J (maybe)
K-Q
Hands to RE-RAISE A RAISE with:
Depends on who’s raising. Re-raise a maniac with any pair or an ace-9+
combination, because you'll probably be winning at the flop. Otherwise,
re-raise with "made" hands:
J-J
Q-Q
K-K
A-A (although you may want to "smooth call" with J-J)
Hands to CALL and hope to build a pot with (early position):
High-suited connectors (i.e., 9-10s).
Flop advice
If you’ve got a "made" hand, bet it. If the flop is A-K-5, bet w/ your K-Q
combination and maybe they'll fold. If someone calls, then you need to make
a decision. If you believe he's drawing, keep betting at him. If he's the
kind of guy who likes to call with the second-best hand, it might be a good
idea to check to him to see if he bets (he probably has a pair too).
When you've got pair but it's not the top pair, DO NOT call a bet. Raise or
fold. Determine where you are on the flop. If you just flat call, that's a
total of five small bets. If you raise and he comes back hard, you can
probably fold and save yourself three small bets (unless he's crazy - then,
just call him all the way up to the river).
Drawing hands and pot odds
Always be aware of the number of "outs" (number of cards that will make your
hand a winner) that you have available. The formula for discover the
percentage of hitting on the next card is:
(# of outs) x (2) + (2) = APPROXIMATE PERCENTAGE OF HITTING
Once you've determined that, you can consider your pot odds by taking the
pot total and dividing it by the percentage of hitting. If the bet is
smaller than that number, call.
An illustration: Let’s say you are on a flush draw in a $10-$20 hand, with
two spades in your hand and two on the flop - it means there are another 9
spades out there. The chances of hitting on the turn are about 20%. If the
pot is $80 and the bet to you is $10, call!
Bluffing
General rule of thumb regarding bluffing: not useful/doesn’t work until
limits have reached $5-$10 or higher.
Semi-bluffing: this is what we call betting when you don't have a made hand
yet, but when you have the chance for one. For example, let's consider
betting on a flush draw. Imagine the flop is ace-6-4, you have a king-queen
suited and there are two additional cards of your suit on the table. You can
go ahead and bet in this situation. There’s not only a good chance you’ll
hit, but you can also steal the pot. Semi-bluffing is only effective at
higher levels though because at lower levels you are just value-betting:
people will call you.
Pure bluffs: These generally don't work too well at limit poker, but they
have their moments. For example, imagine that the flop is a little bit scary
at a higher-level table; ace-queen-9 perhaps. If the action is passed to you
and there aren't many in it, go ahead and bet at it if you've displayed some
strength before the flop. However, we're not making any guarantees.
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