It Improves Your Existing Poker Hand
The flop may make you a complete hand that is capable of winning the pot without any further improvement. You could make top pair two pair, trips or any other complete hand. It gives you a good draw....
View ArticleHow Many Poker Players Are In The Hand?
If you are on a draw, you want enough players in the hand to make it worth your while to continue. If you have top pair, you want to limit the field if possible, because the more players in the hand...
View ArticleGeneral Poker Guidelines
I have advocated seeing the flop as cheaply as possible. If you decide to continue playing once you see it, then it is time for you to become the aggressor and take the lead. If you are first to act,...
View ArticlePoker Overcards
An overcard is any card in your hand that is higher than any of the cards on the board. I start with overcards because you will end up with them a good percentage of the time if you are starting with...
View ArticlePoker Single Overcard
While I'm discussing overcards I need to state again that it is not correct to play a single overcard such as any Ace or King unless you have a flush or straight draw to go with it. I have seen players...
View ArticlePoker Pairs
When you start with two different cards the odds of flopping a pair are 2.5:1, which means it will happen about 29 percent of the time. If you do flop a pair you hope to match the highest card on the...
View ArticlePoker Overpair – Underpair
An overpair is a pair in the pocket that is higher than any cards on the board. It is better than top pair because anyone with top pair will give you action without knowing they are beaten on the flop....
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