jonslow412

Sometimes, I find it's okay to slow down my betting with a board like that. It's very coordinated with 2 hearts and a ton of straight possibilities. The big blind could be calling with anything in that situation getting good pot odds and knowing you're on the button with folds around to you. The bet on the flop was good, but that is a scary turn, especially after a smooth-call on the flop. You have to at least think there's a good possibilty you're beat on the turn. Maybe a check on the turn would have been a better play IMO. He could have flopped a set, straight, the 9 (with a call on t

Placing a minimum raise can be very effective in a few situations. Pre-flop, you can try to portray a huge hand, but at the same time, it usually gives good pot odds for other players to call. If you minimum raise with a huge hand, it can also be a great way to get a re-raise so you can push.After the flop, turn, river... placing the minimum bet or raise is valuable at times, depending on how your opponent plays. If he/she is a solid player that plays good poker, you can sometimes you can make a mini-raise as a bluff and hope opponents put you on a big hand and a value raise.In most cases,

Under the gun is a position that commands a lot of respect from other players. The majority of players believe a raise UTG means a solid hand. That being said, pushing all-in with nothing UTG is crazy at a full table. There are so many possible hands that can call you, it is better to let it go, even short-stacked. On the other hand, raising with trash UTG can prove very effective when wanting to isolate one or two players. If you think you can outplay one or two opponents after the flop, raising UTG isn't always a bad idea. Don't forget the fact that you'll have position on the blinds.S

1. It is important to know what sized bet to make in every situation. Some players might be calling stations. Others might not call anything but a minimum-sized bet. You need to know how the players in the pot with you play. Also, on boards that only you could have hit hard, you might want to slow-play a little more than usual to let your opponent(s) catch a card. On a checked flop, I see so many players overbet a card they hit on the turn. Just observe the players you play with, know how each bets and calls, and use that knowlege to determine how to best get the most money out of them.

As far as using only %5 of your bankroll to play, that's a great idea. A little better stragtegy for you would be to work on all aspects of your game. Specifically, all stages and sizes of touraments. You might improve as a player a little more if you play 180 person, thousand-player fields, 18 player games, single-table tourneys and even heads-up matches. Although you won't have the possibility to win as much money in smaller games, you'll be able to hone your play in all fields.

I will always get my money in with the best hand, even if I'm a 2% favorite. You had odds to call, being better than 1.2 to 1 on your money. As long as you're not using your whole bankroll to play, calling (as long as you know you're in a race situation) is the right play to make. If you thought he had an overpair, the right play was to fold at those pot odds. If you were sure he had a-x or k-q, the right play was to call. If you were too unsure, mucking it would have been wise. Re-raising with pocket jacks after a few callers came into the pot was the bad choice in my opinion. You just

You've got to be joking. You are, right? If you've seen as much poker as you let on, you'd know that women players can play just aggressively as any man. Some choose not to, but then again, so do some men. I saw Harman on The Game Show Network's "High Stakes Poker" quite regularly and I have seen her play some very tight/aggressive poker. At the start of one segment (the beginning of a new "episode") Jennifer took down the first two pots with super-aggressive play, one being on a monster all-in bluff.Secondly, if you saw the Tournament of Champions the year Annie Duke won, you know the st