Posted by admin on October 30th, 2008 — Posted in Free Games + More, Gambling, Great Fun
Many poker beginners try to see as many flops as possible. This is hardly ever a winning strategy, as beginners don’t have the post flop tools to evaluate where they are in the hand respective to their opponents. The sole reason why the strategy of seeing a lot of cheap flops is effective for some players is because they are expert hand readers and have a good feel of where they are at in any hand. If this is not you, then consider the following cautions about limping preflop.
Limping is particularly troublesome in that it doesn’t allow you to establish the strength of your poker hand. By establishing your hand as a strong one, you instill fear in your opponents, and discourage them from calling you down if you miss the flop and need to continuation bet or bluff to win the pot. If you just limp in and miss the flop, you have not established that you have any kind of a strong holding, and your chance of taking down the pot uncontested decreases greatly. Raising preflop knocks out other potential limpers, and can also fold out the small and big blind, as they will be weary of getting in a confrontation out of position with a seemingly weaker holding than yours.
Another thing poker novices like to do is limp a monster hand like pocket kings or pocket aces in an attempt to trap someone. This is especially stupid, as slow playing one pair and overvaluing it on the river is a good way to lose your stack. The range of hands that pays you off when you slow play then make a huge raise on the river is very narrow compared to the range that folds or reraises you with a better holding. Limping a big pair from under the gun or from early position then reraising a raise from a late position bettor is a bad play as well, as it clearly defines the strength of your hand to an opponent in position, so he has the positional advantage to make a perfect play against you after the flop. By raising initially when the action is on you, you establish that you have a strong hand, but also leave the margin of doubt that you could be doing something crazy from early position. Only sprinkle in limps from time to time to throw off your opponents reads, but always be careful and recognize the problems associated with limping.
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Posted by admin on October 15th, 2008 — Posted in Free Games + More, Great Fun, The Leisure Center
Throwing a Christmas party this year? You can be creative with a themes like Charlie Brown Christmas or make your party a real bash with fun Christmas party games. Party games will break the ice and get your guests talking. And you don’t need much for this idea. All that’s required is a few Christmas music songs.
Divide your guests into two teams. Pick out Christmas songs and play them until one or two lines of lyrics are sung. Pause the song and ask your guests to say the next line of lyrics, just like on the popular shows like “Singing Bee.” Any correct guess wins one point for the team. Go back and forth between the two teams so that everyone on each team gets a turn, with the host acting like the scorekeeper. You might have to do some preparation ahead of time and print out the lyrics to the songs you’re using so as to avoid any controversy over what the songs lyrics are.
For added suspense and fun, offer a prize or party favor to the winning team.
Mix the song list with popular Christmas songs that every knows, like Jingle Bells and new Christmas hits like “Grownup Christmas Wish,” which might be a bit more challenging and fun too.
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Posted by admin on September 22nd, 2008 — Posted in Free Games + More, Gambling, Great Fun
A poker player often relishes the chance to play in a larger game then they are accustomed to. In other activities like sports, one must wait until they are competent at the next level of play before they can move up, but in poker, all it takes is a minimum buy-in to play in a game above one’s pay grade. You must be aware of the environment you are stepping into, and process all pertinent information of the situation in order to make your shot a profitable one.
The most important way to make your shot a successful one is that you play your game. By this, I mean that you must play the same style you are accustomed to playing in your regular game. You must block out of your head that you are playing in a larger game, or you will feel uncomfortable and play either too tight or too loose, and make poor decisions based not on the situation the play takes place in, but rather the money on the table. Allowing your opponents to put you to a decision based on the proportionally larger loss you stand to take gives them an easy time in taking your buy in. If you play your game, get your money in when you want to get it in, and put other players to decisions, you will have a profitable session, given variance swings your way as well.
A good way to make yourself comfortable is to take a shot after a large winning session in which you aren’t chasing losses, but rather taking a calculated, premeditated shot at a higher limit when you are play is at it’s sharpest, and your confidence in your game is high.
Another approach to take that may prove your shot lucrative is to diligently search for the best game available. Only sit if you know there is a weaker player that you can exploit while learning the ropes in a higher limit. You absolutely do not want to be the player that everyone is gunning for, and by joining a game built around another weaker player, the inevitable holes in your game at that level will not be as transparent to your opponents.
Shot taking is an inevitable part of the game. If your skills are progressing, you are going to want to move up to a more difficult game with higher stakes, and by making sure you are evaluating the situation properly, you can ensure your success in your endeavor.
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Posted by admin on August 27th, 2008 — Posted in Free Games + More, Great Fun, Shopping + More
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