Hand Decision Point

Hand Decision Point

Let’s put you in a tough situation:-

In the early stages of a tournament, we are playing a stack of 8,000. We are happy to look down at , and raise to 350 in early position. We have caller on the button. We put him on a good hand, but within a wide range at this early stage. The flop is a decent looking , and we bet out for 600. The caller now raises to 1,800. A call here would leave us with 5,850. It is time to think… Read more

Escaping the Marginal Hand

Escaping the marginal hand

You hold in the small blind, and call a raise from the button to see the flop four-way. The board comes , and you lead out with a bet. It is passed round to the player on the button, who puts in a big re-raise to put you all in. What do you do Read more

Disguising the Strength or Weakness of a Hand

The disguise level of a hand

Many poker players are keenly aware of their outs and pot odds throughout the hand, but there is one factor that few are aware of – their disguise level.

The disguise level is a measure of how well hidden your hand is. The highest disguise level comes when

1) There are many cards which will concern your opponent if they come, but actually do not help your hand at all.

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2) The cards that do improve your hand will not concern your opponent Read more