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Difficulty in Playing Women Players
I have a problem playing against women, especially attractive women. I have been raised to respect women and not to take advantage of them at the poker table. When I play with women, I tend not to be as aggressive as I would be against men. Attractive women make it worse. I don’t know whether [...]
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Correcting a Dealer During a Tournament
16. September 2009
I was at the final table of a tournament with four players left. A player in the small blind moved all-in with Ac-Jd and was called by the big blind holding Ac-Ks. The big blind only had the small blind covered by a small amount. The board ran out Kd-6s-Ad-2d-3d. After the flop, the small [...]
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Making a Tough Call at the River
16. September 2009
Hi there, I had a situation come up recently in a Limit Holdem game where my friend told me that I made a bad call. I wanted your opinion on the matter. I held pocket 10′s and led out on every street until the river with two players calling my bet the whole way. At [...]
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Learning Patience In Poker
27. August 2009
I have problems with patience at the table. How do you learn patience at the poker table? First, what type of game are you playing? Odds are that you are playing Holdem, but beyond that, are you playing NL or Limit Holdem? Depending on what you are playing, there are several things that you can [...]
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Playing Against a Maniac
26. August 2009
What is the best way to play against a hyper-aggressive player in a cash game? Personally, I love playing against the super aggressive maniacs at the table. They are very frustrating in general, but really are the simplest to play against in a cash game. If I am at a table with a maniac, especially [...]
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About An Exposed Turn Card
9. December 2008
Hi, Before anything, I would like to say first that I admire you so much for all the efforts you’ve done on this site and also for all the great, helpful information you’ve shared. And thanks as your site has been a great help to millions of poker enthusiasts. Well, now, I would like to [...]
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Only Allowed to Call
9. December 2008
Hello, Just the other day, I played no limit at Poker Stars. At some point, I was not allowed to do the raising and all. Blinds by the way were $100/$200. With Qt of hearts, I was small blind. Eventually, for 200 two players called while for $100 I called. Later on, big blind checked, [...]
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Taking a Break
9. December 2008
Hello, I would like to ask something but I don’t know if it would make sense. What will you do if you want to use the facilities or want to get some of the free grub? Will you leave your chips or take them with you in case? Another thing, what if while you are [...]
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The Way You Reveal Your Cards
9. December 2008
Hi there! Assume that the river card was already revealed and no betting to expect. Then when revealing of the pocket cards came, player A flipped just one card over, he had a pair of Q’s. Player B followed and flipped his two cards over, he had a straight then and so started to collect [...]
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When a Player Bets Out of Turn
9. December 2008
Hello, I’m just thinking if what happens next when another player at the table bets out of turn? Any rule to consider? Thanks in advance. Regards, Matthew Gilberg Matthew, When a player bets out of turn, their bet stands if nobody acts before it indeed become his turn to bet. If someone bets before it’s [...]
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16. September 2009
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