For this reason I like to play at many tables at the same time. Although many tables can provide a lot of action it is still not enough for me. I like to play many different types of poker. And sometimes the high quantity of tables definitely decreases the quality of my play.
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There are certain situations when you do not have a monster hand but you still want to make the pot larger preflop. Your goal is to win a larger pot if your hand hits and for this reason you make a small or medium preflop raise. The great opportunity this hand provides is that...
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One of my favorite plays is with strong Omaha High hands when I call the flop and reraise the turn. I do not see many players using this weapon although it is very powerful.
In which situations can you play this “calling the flop and reraising the turn in omaha high” strategy? I suggest...
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Many No-Limit Hold’em (NLH) players make the big mistake of starting to play Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) without realizing the differences between the games. I discuss these main differences and try to help you understand these main issues.
One of the key differences is that players pay much attention to whether a game is No-Limit or...
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After the first 18 Episodes of Poker After Dark Season 7 a new set of players sat down at the table to compete against each other. In Episode 19-30 there was a $50k buy-in, winner takes it all Sit&Go and a Pot-Limit Omaha cash game.
The $50k buy-in Sit&Go was called an Idol Week because...
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One of the most common mistakes beginners make in Omaha High is overplaying pocket aces in deep stack situations. When it is a low stack game and you can get a large amount of chips in the middle preflop, it makes sense to make a pot size bet with pocket aces. However in deep...
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Reading your opponent well, paying close attention to what he does during the whole hand and having notes on him are all key factors to success. Now I show an Omaha High hand where putting the different pieces of the puzzle together helped win a nice pot.
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In omaha high you have to draw to the nuts. However there are special situations where you have to push all-in even if you do not have many outs to the nuts. Which are these situations? These are cases when you have multiple draws and no matter what your opponent has you definitely have...
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You have certainly heard a thousand times the importance of position in poker. The best way to illustrate how you can make money with position is to see an example where I show you how this works in practice.
The game is omaha high where pros say: “Position is everything”.
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I share with you a hand I recently played in Omaha High. Why is it so interesting? The example shows you exactly why you should only draw to the nuts. In cases you make loose calls or play speculative but not great hands in Omaha, you can find yourself in a very tough and...
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