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Hand Decision Point

July 31, 2008 By: trickyrock Category: Poker Strategy 2 Comments →

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 King of Spades - Hand Decision PointKing of Hearts - Hand Decision Point, 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 Queen of Hearts - Hand Decision PointSix of Clubs - Hand Decision PointFive of Spades - Hand Decision Point, 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… (more…)

Escaping the Marginal Hand

July 07, 2008 By: trickyrock Category: Poker Strategy No Comments →

Stuart 'TrickyRock' Rutter

Escaping the marginal hand

You hold Ten of Spades - Stuart RutterEight of Spades - Stuart Rutter in the small blind, and call a raise from the button to see the flop four-way. The board comes Eight of Hearts - Stuart RutterSeven of Hearts - Stuart RutterFive of Clubs - Stuart Rutter, 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 (more…)

Disguising the Strength or Weakness of a Hand

March 02, 2008 By: trickyrock Category: Poker Strategy No Comments →

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 (more…)