AVOID BEING TRAPPED IN POKER

Playing the same way against a tight player as you do a loose one. Take the AJ hand again. Against a tight player's preflop raise in the front, your hand is probably not good. Against a player who raises too many hand, it is a good hand. The better you get, the more you'll be able to take advantage of situations like this by correctly judging the strength of his hand by how he's played in previous hands.

Not adjusting based on position. AJ in blinds versus a preflop raiser in late position, even if he is tight, is different than calling a the same player's preflop raise in early position. You loosen up when you expect the opposition is loosening up — when they are in late position.

Calling preflop raisers with weak hands. This is obvious. For new players with little experience, avoid calling opponent's raises preflop unless you have a solid hand yourself. Some people believe a reraise or fold strategy is best. That might work OK for new players to keep them out of trouble, but you need to work beyond that. A raise/fold strategy is saying either you have a hand worth reraising or you shouldn't play it. One tip I would say here for new players is play strong hands (big cards) and if you are going to play weaker ones, avoid trouble hands and play small pairs and suited connectors. Those hands stay out of the way of big cards so you won't both connect on the same flop often and when you do, you'll be ahead. That gives you an easier time playing since you'll be usually folding on the flop or have a powerhouse.

Posted on 17.10.2025 at 11:58 am Comment »