Posts Tagged Poker strategy

Raising hands for deception

So we talked about betting pre-flop to show strength and to play aggressive poker.  But you can also bet strongly post flop, or even after the turn and river cards.  As if you’ve been waiting for a card, by just checking and then luck suddenly came your way… its my favorite bluff, but once again [...]

The pre-flop bet

Advanced holdem strategy will advise to use pre-flop betting to get profitable returns.   Poker school will teach you the basics of a raise or fold game, which is fine if you want to try and stay in the game and play conservative poker.  However, playing this way will sometimes earn you very little return, as [...]

How much should I raise?

How much should I raise?
One of the key decisions in poker betting is deciding how much to raise.  It takes a while to figure out the normal accepted amounts to raise.  When you are playing with seasoned poker players and you go out of these boundaries… watch the raised eyebrows and puzzled looks – what [...]