Free Poker Strategy

Having recently started posting on the PKR forum, I was pleased to find that there is a poker forum league running here, with a friendly contingent of players taking part.

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102 players took part in the first game, with NL Holdem being the format, and with 3,000 starting stacks each. I had taken a few days off from poker previous to this game, and felt refreshed going into the game. This probably contributed to me playing some of my finest poker, and eventually finishing 2nd place. Several hands during the tournament stood out in particular, one of which involved myself calling a 6,000 bet on the river with ten high. This may seem absurd to many people, and it does a little to me looking back, but I simply trusted my read of the hand without wavering. The board showed (2,6,8,3,2) on the river, with my opponent playing in such a way as to convince me they had a strong draw on the flop. With the rainbow nature of the board cards, my belief was that they had an open ended Straight draw with (5,7) or (7,9) and that the bet on the river was a desperate bid to buy the pot. I was correct and won the pot, but had to make some difficult folds during the game too.

After I had made a preflop raise with (Q,Q) in one of the hands, I found myself heavily reraised, followed by another all in by the next player. I had to fold, and was delighted to see my opponents turn over (J,J) and (K,K). I avoided losing a lot of chips to the (K,K), but later got hurt by an (A,Q) whilst holding pocket Kings myself.

All in all it was a thoroughly enjoyable tournament, but I was more pleased about the fact that I had played to the best of my abilities, than the prize money. Typically, I found myself wondering what I could have done differently heads up to have won it, but I have to be pleased with what was a great result, and the best tournament I have played for a while.

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Online poker has become quite a phenomenon over recent years, with numerous rooms opening to aspiring poker players.

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The reasons so many thousands of people play online poker, are partly based on it’s convenience. In previous years, players had to find a local live game in order to play, and this could be a daunting task, especially for an inexperienced player. These days, if you are unsure of how to play, there is a lengthy guide to poker games on most sites, and you can enjoy a game with players of a similar standard on small stakes tables, or in play money games. This takes away any feeling of insecurity and concern about making mistakes as you learn. The ease with which you can choose your options to raise, call, or fold, mean that you do not have to worry about accidently acting out of turn or making some other etiquette orientated faux pas.

Online poker rooms welcome players however inexperienced, to enjoy the excitement of the game from the comfort of their own home, offering bonuses for cash deposits as well as a vast array of games to cater for everyones individual needs.

To me, these aspects of online play have contributed hugely to the growth of the game in modern times, but I still stand by my belief that nothing can replace the thrill of the live game.

Facing your opponent in person is how the game began, and still holds the most excitement for me. The social aspect of the game is another reason why it is one of the finest games ever invented, and if the whole world played exclusively online, we would be in danger of losing much of that social enjoyment I feel.

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