Small Stakes Poker Strategy

Reasons for Raising…

There are a few different reasons why one raises a pot. First of all, putting in a raise is the act of putting in a bet that is at least double the size of the big blind. A raise typically says “I have a good hand.” But should you raise just because you have a good hand? One would be inclined to say yes, however this is not the case…

I call… not!

The two biggest mistakes one makes before the flop is playing weak hands and calling raises with mediocre and potentially dominated hands. One needs to identify what kind of hand they hold when looking at your cards. Is it a hand that plays well with many opponents? Is it a hand that can stand on its own, and likes few opponents. Is the hand just straight up crap?

Position in Poker…

Why is it important to know how everyone else acts prior to making a play, you ask? Simply put, if you have 7-6s and I have aces, and you act before I do. Wouldn’t you like to know that I am going to play as if I have aces? I know I’d want to know this. If I were holding the 7-6 suited and knew that someone who bet after me was playing like they have aces, I’d probably want to lay down the seventy six suit (unless I had “evil intentions” and could extract more money from them overplaying this hand – much later topic)…

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