Five Poker Trouble Spots
When you’re playing Texas hold em poker online, there are situations that arise that can be real trouble spots. It’s good to know when to recognize these instances when they arise so you don’t automatically bet or fold, but give some thought to the individual situation, the other players and your position.
Five common Everest Poker trouble spots are:
* When you the board gives you high pair, such as Kings with an Ace kicker. Your high pair/high kicker hand looks to be best, but then a player in front of you raises the action. At this point you have to consider how tight this person normally plays, and whether or not you are up against two pair or a set.
* You are drawing to an open-ended straight with 9-10 when the board holds 8-J-2. The turn brings a 7 so you’ve hit the low end of the straight. You raise and another player makes an aggressive re-raise. At this point, you have to decide if you are up against a better straight with a player holding 9-Q. When you hit the low end of a straight, always be aware of whether your opponent may have hit the higher end.
* Any time you are holding what could be a winning hand but not the absolute nuts and you get raised. This is when you must consider your opponent and exactly how the betting action evolved during the hand to determine if you are already dead in the water.
* When the tournament bubble approaches and you are short stacked with a good hand. Due you risk your poker online tournament life at this point or attempt to fold you way into the money? Give it some thought before committing your stack.
* You re-raise a maniac who has been bluffing a lot and the maniac comes over the top with another re-raise. This player is completely unpredictable and could be holding anything. That re-raise could signal the bluffer actually has a real hand.