Texas Holdem Strategies & Tactics

Texas Holdem Tip of the Day #88 – 03/24/2010

Texas Holdem Tournament Strategies: Keep the Average Stack Size in Mind

Let’s say I’ve reached the later stages of a tournament where the average stack size is about twenty to twenty-five big blinds. That’s not a lot of room to work with. Nearly every player in the game will feel pressured, resulting in wilder, looser play. I can counter this trend, assuming my stack size allows it, by playing more conservatively.


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Texas Holdem Tip of the Day #87 – 03/23/2010

Texas Holdem – After the Turn: Semibluffing

I’ve found that semibluffing works best if my opponent shows weakness either on the flop or after the turn. I seize on that weakness and hope to semibluff my way into taking the chips. If my opponent happens to call, at least I have some outs and can win by hitting my draw on the river.


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Texas Holdem Tip of the Day #86 – 03/22/2010

Texas Holdem – After Flopping a Draw

When I flop a primary draw, some of the factors I consider when deciding to bet or check:

• If I have the nut flush draw, I am more likely to slowplay than if I have a non-nut flush draw. Very often if I make a flush on the turn, my opponent will have outs in the form of the higher flush.
• If I am pot committed, I try to be the player making the last move. I want to raise or bet all-in, not call all-in, if possible. I gain "folding equity" when I make the last move.

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Texas Holdem Tip of the Day #85 – 03/21/2010

Texas Holdem – Before the Flop: Know When a Player Is Pot Committed

Great tournament players can get away from their hand when they only have one third of their stack committed and they know they’re beat. But no matter how good a player is, if he folds after committing more than two thirds of his stack, he is almost always making a mistake.


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Texas Holdem Tip of the Day #84 – 03/20/2010

Texas Holdem – Before the Flop: Raise the Limpers

Raising the limpers is one of my absolute favorite plays in No Limit Hold’em.
I see it all the time: An early position players limps in, the next player calls, the action gets around to me in late position.
I do my best to punish players who limp before the flop. When they are weak, I’m going to make them pay a price for playing weak hands in a weak way.


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