Playing Heads-up - Tips
Normally when playing heads-up, the blinds are $200-$400. In such game, players tend to steal the blinds. In other words, they move all-in before the flop. With the same blinds, when you are playing three-handed, one player steals then the next player steals and so one until a player wakes up with a hand that he decides to play against a rival that he thinks he is trying to steal. In such case, A-T will look like a calling hand that he decides to play against a rival has a weak hand and is on a steal. You have to gamble more heads-up. For example, you are heads up in the big blind and your rival limps in from the small blind. With any hand which is better than the average random hand - any ace, any king, any pair - you should move all-in. generally when a rival limps in from the small blind in heads-up play, he has either a strong hand that he is trying to trap you with or he is having a weak hand that he wants to see the flop with. Like online poker games, no-limit hold'em also requires a perfect judgment. Will your rival call your all-in raise? If you think that he will fold you can make a play at the pot, no matter what type of hand you hold. You are gambling all your chips that he won't call. It is obvious that your rival will call you with a strong hand. The chances are better that he has nothing, so you are the favorite to pick up the pot. For example you have pocket aces or kings. Would you limp or raise? You should think that how will you get most money into the pot to make the pot larger. You can do this by making a mini-raise, double the amount of the big blind. Or, if you are against a very aggressive player you might limp with your big pocket pair. Why? This is because you know that he will try to bust you out of the pot. Always use your best judgment when you have a big hand in heads-up play. Also use your optimal strategy to get more and more chips in the pot.

Discuss Things with Experienced and Knowledgeable Players You will benefit when you discuss or learn things with knowledgeable players. You will also feel confidence in playing when they give some precious advice to you. It is really a great asset to have someone you can trust to give you good advice to improve your online poker and your skills. When you ask the advisor to help you, be ready to give him all the details of the hand, including the type of the game, the amount of the blinds and how soon they were going to rise, how much money you had, how much your rivals had, what type of players they were (aggressive, tight, loose, passive) and what your image was on that table. What kinds of questions do you want to ask your helper? You might ask whether any other playing options were possible, whether you would have played it differently and how you might maximize your profit or minimize your loss in the play of your hand.
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