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Implied Odds – Winning Big With More Math

January 27, 2009 on 2:24 pm | In Pokkercards.com | No Comments

More math. If pot odds haven’t convinced you that math is your friend, implied odds surely will. Especially when playing no-limit forms of poker, a player wants to be very conscious of his implied odds at all times, seeing as they will dictate exactly how much value can be extracted from a given situation at all points in a hand.

Like pot odds, implied odds deal with the ratio of potential winnings to investment. However unlike pot odds, implied odds consider potential winnings on all future streets in a hand, instead of just one. Why is this important?

Playing loose-aggressive or LAG

January 15, 2009 on 7:04 am | In Pokkercards.com | No Comments

Continued from last post, playing LAG is another strategy advice that high-stakes players should ignore in microstakes games.

Tons of high-stakes guys advocate a LAG style of play. Basically, LAG style dictates that a player should loosen his preflop range from all positions, and should overwhelm opponents with pure aggression. This is a good strategy against weak-tight players. However, lots of microstakes players find themselves getting sucked into the trap of overdoing LAG against loose-passive or weak-passive players. This can be a huge leak, and can cut into profits significantly.

High Stakes Advice to Ignore in Microstakes Games

January 10, 2009 on 6:39 am | In Pokkercards.com | No Comments

A lot of players like to look up to high-stakes players for strategy advice. There’s nothing wrong with that per se. However, there is a fine line between taking advice into consideration, and misapplying it. As a player, you must always remember to tailor your strategy to the types of opponents you will be playing. I’m sure you can imagine the skill difference between a high-stakes pro, and a gambler at 25NL.

Whenever you read strategy, you need to take into consideration who it was meant for. Advanced metagame concepts aren’t going to apply to basic games full of non-thinking players. Here are a few strategy items in particular that you should be weary of applying to the lower limits.