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by Ross Boatman
When trying to steal pots in No-Limit Hold’em, you have to ask yourself questions like: “How likely is it that my opponent has a hand?” and “Does my bet (bluff) make sense in the context of the way the hand played out?”
Asking these questions is important. Answering them accurately is critical.
A recent example of a bluff and counter-bluff came up at the $5K No-Limit Hold’em event at the World Series of Poker. I was down to the final two tables and had 6-2 off-suit in the big blind. The small blind called and I checked. The flop came down J-T-6 with two diamonds. My opponent checked and I thought, “I’ll take one shot at this.” I had a pair and position, and I was going to try to take the pot right there. When my opponent called, I pretty much gave up on the pot.
The next card came a diamond, making a possible flush, and my opponent checked again. I also checked, giving him a pretty good idea that I didn’t have the flush. The river card was a blank and he came out betting.
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by Erica Schoenberg
The key to succeeding in tournament play is being able to handle the ups and downs, because it’s not always going to go perfectly. Your chip stack is not always going to shoot upwards, which means you’ll often need to make good decisions when you don’t have a lot of chips.
Many players get frustrated when they have a short stack. They look down and see Ace-rag, King-Queen, King-Jack or some similar hand and they just focus on their own cards instead of seeing the whole picture. That kind of short-sightedness can quickly make a short stack even smaller and put the player on the rail.
Successfully playing a short stack takes a lot of determination. I believe it’s like a mental war when you have the short stack because it isn’t fun when you look around and everyone has all those chips. They’re getting to play fun hands like 9-10 suited and Jack-10 suited and you don’t have enough chips to play those hands, so you’re just sitting there watching while everyone else is playing poker.
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Friend of RBN and customer, Tony Dunst is making an impact at this years Main Event. With 300k chips in his capable hands, Tony is going to be a challenge for his Day 3 opponents. The RBN team has been fortunate enough to share office space with Tony and have witnessed his disgusting skills and dedication to the game. A sincere wish of good luck to Mr. Dunst.
Updates on his action can be found in this thread at Neverbeg.
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by Paul Wasicka
Position is crucial in heads-up play. So is aggression and reading your opponent. In fact, playing aggressively in position can often be the deciding factor in whether or not you win the pot. You can have a much worse hand, but if you trust your reads, you can often take the pot with the right board.
Playing Position
I don’t recommend playing that many raised pots out of position – in other words, don’t call a lot of raises from the big blind. Hands like two face cards, A-8 and up, and pairs are worth re-raising with. Hands like 8-7 suited are fairly worthless because suited connectors like these can be easily dominated by larger hands and lose a lot of their value heads up.
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