Gratis Poker

The possibilities of hands and situations that playing poker can create are numerous, and some of these circumstances do not come around very often at all. the most obvious hand that you hardly ever see is the royal flush, because the probability of a player making the hand is so low.

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In many ways, you could say that making a royal flush is not the most favourable of situations in the game, and although that sounds crazy, the reason I say that is because you will usually have the cards held in your hand that would interest an opponent in callig sizeable bets. One of what I would call the most profitable and rare situations to be in, happened to me recently and it was unfortunate that I had reraised heavily and forced my opponent out before it had a chance to happen.

After searching through the cards after my opponent had folded, we saw that his (A,9) would have hit a wonderful flop of (A,A,7). I breathed a sigh of relief as I had been holding (K,K), but as we flipped the turn and river that would have been, I was astounded to see (K) then another (K) fall after the flop. Needless to say, with the top full house, there would have been no escaping his fate for my opponent had he called and seen the flop.

Such situations are very rare which cause a player to be in a lethal hand, as usually with poker, you will not be in such a strong position that you cannot fold, and still be beaten. Whether you are the victim of such a rare hand however, or indeed the victor, remember that these are the hands that make poker the exciting and unpredictable game that it is, and you will have a hand you will remember for a very long time.

Personally, trapping players is something I like to do from time to time, although it is important not to do so too often, or with hands which can be easily outdrawn. There is one player I know who makes a habit of flat calling preflop when he has (A,A), and this is something I would not advise in almost any circumsance.

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I say ‘almost’ because I did the exact same thing myself a few days ago, but only because the circumstances dictated it was right to. With two short stacks and the chipleader behind me and left to act, I knew the short stacks would likely push all in or fold their hands, and if they both folded, the chipleader might try and steal the pot. Because of the circumstances, I was in no great danger of having three or four plyers go to the flop, so it wasn’t an unreasonable play.

Mostly I would say that trapping multiple players is a bad idea, although different situations call for different plays. Assuming you have a strong hand when you are setting a trap the main points to remember are firstly, is your opponent an aggresive player who is likely to raise after your show of false weakness? And if they do, what sort of cards are dangerous to your hand, and might result in you allowing your opponent to make a stronger hand. If for instance, you have a set on a flop of (Kh,8c,9c) I would not advise trying to trap, because although your hand is strong, the wrong turn or river card could get you into deep trouble. So be careful when trapping, and try not to do it with mediocre hands in my opinion.

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After a refreshing 6th place finish in my weekly Wednesday night live tournament, I followed this up with a 4th place on Saturday. Admittedly there were less players on Saturday, but it is the fact that I am feeling better about my play at the moment that counts to me more, as a player.

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I made some good reads and despite dropping down to 1,700 in chips late on, I picked up pocket aces just after my forced all in by the big blind had trebled me up. Unfortunately though, I still had to keep busy to try and get myself into a more comfortable position, and I was caught making a move against the big blind when I was in the small. After it had been folded around, I made an all in bet, my opponent happened to have (K,J) and I was gone.
Online has also seen some joy for me in recent days, with a second place in a bounty tournament on PKR netting me a total of $91 for 7 heads and the 2nd place. Also a 1st place on a $10 STT was helpful amongst other cashes, and I am currently feeling revived in my faith, for both myself and the game of poker. The important thing as a player, is to stick with it and keep playing your game if you ever find yourself disheartened, because things always turn around eventually.
So I approach this week with renewed optimism, and high hopes for my live league game on Wednesday. Although I can also recognise I have been having the run of the cards online for the past couple of days, I would like to think my balance moving in the right direction is partly due to my play too. I hope of course, that this trend also continues.

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