The Poker Lab Rat

You should, of course, exercise caution when there are four cards of one suit on the board and you don’t have a flush. But sometimes you should bet right into that board without a flush.

The best time to bet is when you have two pair, three-of-a-kind, or a straight against a lone sophisticated player who has checked into you. If there were raises before the flop and parts of the four-flush on the board are high cards, especially an ace, figure it’s more likely that your opponent does NOT have a flush.

He is more apt than usual to hold high cards, and those high cards are likely to MATCH the suited cards on the board. There are fewer likely ranks that will provide your opponent with a flush, and it’s more likely than usual that he has a pair. So, sometimes bet two pair. Not only can this be a profitable decision, the play will enhance your image.

Mike Caro

Mike plays poker online at Doyle Brunson’s poker room: DoylesRoom.com. Join him at a table sometime. Great bounty poker plays most Wednesdays too… scalp a pro? nah… scalp a legend!

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Players can earn their entry into the draw by playing in eligible Sit and Go Tournaments between February 15th and March 14th 2010. Easy!

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It’s easy, just play and cash in the qualifying “Sit and Go” tournaments. 

OK, so what’s the catch? ….

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Qualifying for the Weekly Prizes: Players must play in 5 eligible “Sit and Go” Tournaments that week.  There is a new prize each week of the promotion, so players who want to get in on all 4 draws, can come back every week and earn their entry.

Qualifying for the Freeroll Tournament: Getting into one of the two $5,000 freeroll tournaments, players must cash (receive a payout), in 3 eligible real money “Sit and Go” Tournaments between February 15th and March 14th 2010.  Qualifying players will be notified by Email with registration details.

Good luck! 

Mike

PS: Pity finals tickets to the World Cup Football aren’t included too …but that’s just me being picky!

PPS: New to Bodog Poker? Bodog Poker is easy to play and easy to download. There’s even a great 110% to $1100 welcome bonus running for new players in February) The links on this blog post are geotargeted so if you click through you’ll get your local version of this promotional offer. USA residents, Canadians and UK players are eligible to enter.

For more on Bodog Poker check out these player reviews:

>>Bodog Poker Review at GoonersGuide.com
>>PokerLabRat.com Bodog Poker Review

Some say you shouldn’t ever gamble unless you have the best of it. But most of the really successful gamblers I’ve ever met sometimes are willing to wager when they’re not sure they have an edge.

Why? It’s simple. Suppose someone challenges you to tennis. You know the challenger is no athlete, but neither are you. Fine. You might turn out to have the worst of this bet. But here’s the big secret. It’s often worth finding out! If the challenger is not a sophisticated gambler and seems to have a lot of funds to lose, you should risk taking the worst of it. Ideally, if you find out you’re the poorer tennis player, you’ll back off or just make small sociable bets for an hour to be polite. If you find out you’re the favorite, you’ll keep playing and try to increase the stakes.

This tactic is used by most all-around successful gamblers worldwide, whether they have reasoned it out or just do it instinctively. The point is that you don’t always need to have the best of it. If it turns out that you don’t, you might lose a little. If it turns out that you do, you’ll probably win a lot.

More poker tips and advice, including video tutorials can be found online - free - at DoylesRoom.com Poker (Players from around the world including USA are safe and welcome).

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