Raise the Stakes Poker

Making right the right choices during a game of poker is crucial to taking home some chips. What do you do when you make a continuation bet and your opponent calls it? You might be facing an awkward situation and one option is to double barrel.

Double barreling is quit difficult to learn and master. What you do is fire another barrel or make another bet on the turn after your opponent calls your continuation bet.

You have to remember some basics so you don’t end up crying after the game if you plan on trying to double barrel:

Don’t double barrel a calling station

It could be fun throwing money at someone but you need to remember that it will not be productive if you try to bluff someone who rarely folds his card. Double barrel a calling station and say goodbye to your bankroll.

Reads as always are essential

It will be very helpful if you know that your opponent folds when he doesn’t have good cards and it is also very useful when you know that someone loves showdowns with every deal you get. The more you know about your opponent the easier it is to know if its good to double barrel.

Check your equity before double barreling

This simply means don’t force a double barrel if you do not have some chance of grabbing the chips for the hand. Like in other bluffing scenarios, having some equity is always better.

Fire a second barrel when your opponent is scared of the turn card

When you get an over card for the flop, this might be the best situation to double barrel. These cards may hit our range and has a higher chance that you u hold better cards than your opponent. If the turn is a scare card for your opponent then they will be a lot happier to fold and just save their chips when you fire a barrel. Also – you may have improved your potential to as little as a gutshot straight draw, which is enough to continue firing very often…
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This has to be one of the most entertaining Phil Hellmuth videos on the web – I like to think that that’s not Phil’s credit but credit to the ever so lovable canadian Brad Booth from the Yukon.

Yes, Brad bluffed Ivey teh sikc.

Loads of respect for Isaac Haxton, a great player – but just forward to around 3 minutes and enjoy the most girly laugh you ever heard a man do

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Oliver Hudson goes right up against Sammy Farha, also known as the sickest man alive.

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I have to say that when I first started playing poker, there were so many mistakes that I had absolutely no idea that I was making.  There are actually a ton of different mistakes that beginners make all of the time that you should avoid whenever you are trying to break into the poker market.

First – playing too many hands.  I know that when you first start playing poker, you want to jump the gun and actually play, but the more hands you play, the more money you are going to be losing and that is not something that is the name of the game.

Next, playing above your bankroll and not knowing the rules of the game prior to playing.  These are two key mistakes that many beginner poker players actually make all of the time and this is definitely something that you should watch out for!

This is one sight that I never, ever thought that I would see.  While poker is definitely a serious game, Paris Hilton is not a serious person.  She is all about partying and having fun and poker is not all that fun … unless you are winning and heck, in this game she might be winning.

Poker is not just something that you play with your buddies anymore, it is actually a game that celebrities have taken to quite well and Paris is just one of the many celebrities that have been caught playing poker.

So Paris, do you want to give us some tips and tricks that you might have used when you are playing?  Come on, you can share – right?

Now, as in pretty much every other poker game, although it may be called by a different name, you begin 7 Card Stud by paying up the ante. In other words, the players put a set amount into the pot. 7 Card Stud has six stages. They are called: third street; fourth street; fifth street; sixth street; the river; and, finally, the showdown. Following the ante, every player receives two cards face down, known as the hole cards, and one card face up. This is the third street.

Whichever player has the highest face up card starts the betting. He or she either checks or bets. Following that move, the rest of the players either call, raise, or fold. After this, the fourth, fifth, and sixth streets follow, which each player being dealt one more face up card for each street.

The river is marked by the seventh card, and it is face down as well. After it is dealt, the last betting round occurs, making for the showdown.

7 Card Stud is a much loved variation of poker. The problem is that it is also notoriously popular in movies and television shows, and that is where a lot of people “learn” how to play it. Needless to say, the lessons there are not entirely correct, so hopefully the next couple of posts will be able to clear up some things.

First of all, knowing how to play 7 Card Stud makes a great basis for learning other variations of poker, like Texas Hold ‘Em and Omaha. The ranking order for hands and cards is the same as it is in most other versions of poker.

A Royal Flush, for example, is the highest hand you can get, followed by: a Straight Flush; four of a kind; a Full House; a Flush; a Straight; three of a kind; two pair; one pair; and a high card. It is harder to be dealt a high hand in this version, because there aren’t any community cards.

When you think you have the guts and skills for the high limit tables, you might be playing with a blind structure that starts at $15/$30 to as high as $1000/ $2000.

High limit poker can bring in the money to your pockets if you are a good player. It takes time and a lot of practice before a beginner braves the boards of the high rollers.

Luck may play a role but skills spells winning or losing. Here are some strategies you may want to try:

Play with No Fear

At high limit tables, most players have no fear in going for what they think and feel is good. If you think you can’t handle the pressure then walk away since you are not yet ready for this kind of games. The skills that you have developed through out your gaming or gambling career will help you to play with gusto, fire, and confidence in high limit poker.

Be Consistent with Your Basics

Like in basketball, you let the game come to you. There will be nights that nothing happens right. You should know when to call it a day. You should know when to pound it hard. Do not let the money factor ruin the game.

Keep a Very Good Eye

Playing the high limit poker games require the selectiveness that you can draw out from your skills and gut feel. You need to know what time of the day is best for you to play, know which table suits you, and which hands will be good for you. Expect that everyone on the table will be very aggressive, and you control this by being very selective at all times.