02Nov
Remember our last post? Teh Jinx Poker is one aggressive player and today he shows off a hand in which he calls down an all-in after pot-committing himself with the big re-raise holding 7d7c.
He explained to me on Instant Messenger that his opponent was raising close to every pot and that he had decided to take a stand with any pair sevens or higher, any ace jack or higher and any KQ suited.
In one of his higher stakes games, i’m happy for him. Always good to flop a set in a race — and the river only made things better…
17Oct
I’m not a big heads-up player myself as I enjoy the fact that I’m way more patient and way more disciplined than most online players, but for those of you who do like to play heads-up tournaments, this Re-Raise/Shove Heads-Up Poker Strategy that’s being explained at Teh Jinx Poker is an excellent play…
It’s basicly taking advantage of the simple basics of heads-up poker: “Be agressive, the flop probably didn’t help the other guy out”. The advantage you have by first re-raising, is that any opponent could (and maybe should) put you on a big pair, or an AK, AQ — depending on what came on the flop.
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