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Smart: Selecting The Right Table
When selecting a poker room or a table for
short, you should do it with caution. Essentially you
must choose games in which you can stand a chance not
only with your poker skills but also with your bankroll.
This is best explained if we take an easy example. Let’s
say you are the 15th top player in the world and you
only play at tables with the 10th top players
exclusively. It would not be a wonder if you lose more
often than you win. You must include at your table
players th...
Playing Poker Smart: Selecting the
Right Table
When selecting a poker room or a
table for short, you should do it with caution.
Essentially you must choose games in which you can stand
a chance not only with your poker skills but also with
your bankroll. This is best explained if we take an easy
example. Let’s say you are the 15th top player in the
world and you only play at tables with the 10th top
players exclusively. It would not be a wonder if you
lose more often than you win. You must include at your
table players that you know or think are worse than you,
not only players about whom you know for sure are better
than you. If you do this mistake you may find yourself
passed by a player that has worse poker skills but who
only plays with weaker opponents. The best is to look
for those tables with many weak players, you have more
chances to win and to be engaged in a larger pot.
When playing poker and not sure how to select your
table, look for these criteria:
- The number of
players that enter the flop
- The pot size –
average
- Games that have weak known players in
them
Online this information is very easy to
find. Look in the lobby next to the game you are
interested in. The amount of players who see the flop is
the most important way to tell the condition of a game.
If many players see the flop, then there are many weak
players in the game. If on the contrary few players see
the flop this means the games is tight because many
players that are playing it at that moment are expert
players. If you are an average poker player look for
games in which the percentage of the players who
actually enter the flop is over 40%.
The pot has
to be bigger than the small bid at least 12-15 times if
you want to make some money in that game.
If you
know on a certain table there are sitted for sure a
couple of weaker player try to take a sit in that poker
room.
Because players move a lot in online poker
room, you must be aware at all time of the above
indicators. Maybe a game was right for you but in the
mean time the players changed and now it is too tough.
You can very easily walk out and choose a different
table that fits your criteria.
Poker Starting
Hands: Winning Table Strategy
Of
course anyone knows that a hand like AA is better that a
hand like 22. That is the obvious part of the starting
hands and the questions is not posed when talking about
extremes, it is posed when we are dealing with middle
hands that can get us often confused. It is possible
that your pocket aces will loose against a worse
starting hand. Why? Probably because you were playing
against a lot of people and because they played other
types of hands with bigger value in hold'em i...
Poker Starting Hands: Winning Table Strategy
Of
course anyone knows that a hand like AA is better that a
hand like 22. That is the obvious part of the starting
hands and the questions is not posed when talking about
extremes, it is posed when we are dealing with middle
hands that can get us often confused. It is possible
that your pocket aces will loose against a worse
starting hand. Why? Probably because you were playing
against a lot of people and because they played other
types of hands with bigger value in hold'em in this
situation. It is important to know that hands hold a
different value depending on each situation and that it
can not be generalized. A good hand when many players
are at the table is a hand like 8s9s. Sometimes people
find it strange that hands like Ks7s are worse that a
hand similar to 8s7s. This happens because they are not
looking at all at the value of the hand itself, they are
just comparing the numbers printed on each card.
Hands like 10-6s, Q-7s, J-7s, J-4s and K-7s are no good
in hold'em. Why a hand like K-7s is such a bad hand is
actually an obvious thing. Its chances of actually
wining the pot are very low. How can it win actually?
Well first you can hope for your king to hit. Not that
it is that unlikely but think about it, even if it does
hit then what? Then you have a very low kicker for your
pair and that kicker will be easily beaten by another
hand. Or, you can catch the 7-7 pair but it is a very
low pair and most likely there will be other player in
the game to top that hand. To get a flush you have low
chances. For a straight you would need so many in
between cards that it is practically impossible to be
the only one with a flush. Two pairs will be possibly
toped by a better hand. And so go all the draws for this
weak hand. The idea is that if you hold this hand you
should fold it or play only if you are in a position and
a game that lets you play it very cheap.
Another
type of bad starting hand is the Ax off suit when x is a
middle card. Middle cards mean below 10 and above 5. The
reason this hand is also crappy is quite simple. If the
x is not one of the cards above 10 or below 5 them you
can't draw for a straight. For a flush you can't
obviously draw because the cards are off suit in the
first place.
So caution when playing any of
these hands. The books say they should not be played at
all because they involve a great risk but some situation
might arise when you need to play them, but be careful
not to pay too much for this.
What to look for
when buying a Poker Table for your Game Room?
The Best Prices to Purchase Poker Tables
and Poker Supplies Online
Poker Tables, Texas
Holdem Tables, Furniture Poker Tables, and Poker Table
Chairs
What to look for when buying a Poker Table
for your Game Room?
When shopping online for
poker tables there are many things you need to consider
before purchasing your poker table. Depending on the
room size you have available you should consider how
much of that you want to use for your poker table that
which then help you decide what styles are available for
you game room. Then of course you have to consider the
quality differences and pricing. And of course get
permission and opinion from you wife.
What style
poker table would look good?
When purchased poker
tables to play Texas hold'em on you should always try to
consider purchasing a oval shape size table. Oval size
tables usually start from 72 inches all the way to 96
inches. Even though some casinos use 108 inches or
longer you will not find any that size online and plus
it takes up a lot of room. I will consider purchasing a
poker table 92 inches or 96 inches. Texas Hold'em tables
are usually to most common tables to play on and they
are ideal for tournaments and cash games. Most Texas
holdem tables have chip trays built into in and a drop
box to deposit cash or tips. You can find some texas
holdem tables which just a dealer position or just a 10
player position. Round poker tables have been common in
many households before the poker boom.Round poker tables
usually come in 2-3 sizes, 48 inch, 54 inch and 61 inch.
54" round poker table will comfortably accommodate 6-8
people. If you need to seat more then 8 or if you need
to be very comfortable and have the space for it, then I
would diffentely consider purchasing a 61inch table.
Many of the round poker table come with a dining top
which you can place on top on the table when not being
used. This will also make your wife happy because you
can use it when you have guest as a dining table.
How
about Folding Poker Tables?
Folding poker tables are
pretty common for households. You can find the average
folding table starting from $289.99 to $525.00. Folding
tables have improved in the last few years. You can find
very nice fold up poker tables with racetrack and
stainless steel cups. Folding poker tables are perfect
if you have a game once in a blue moon and you don't
want to play on a dining table furniture or on any just
table. For a little investment you can get a nice table
that you can put your beer bottles and drinks and still
sturty enough to play on.Furniture Poker Tables The best
table for game room are the furniture style full size
poker tables.
They look very nice and they belong in
game rooms. Since poker gaming has been very popular in
America more American people enjoy playing on a
furniture style poker tables. The furniture tables come
with matching chairs which match the wood finish from
the table. Most of the furniture poker chairs are
adjustable in height, so you are able to move the chairs
under the table when not being used. When considering to
purchase a furniture poker table and matching chairs you
should give your game room space for your table and
chairs about 10 inches from each size of the poker
tables' length and width.
Where can I find good
pricing and compare quality and styles?
The best
place to do you research and find poker tables and
supplies is online . You can go to a local billiard
place in your area but the prices online and the
comparison you do online does not compare. Most online
stores have many poker tables for sale and they offer
free shipping as well. So do you homework and make a
decision that would be happy with and remember that life
is too short and playing poker you should play on a real
table.