Powerful drawing hands like a pair with a flush draw, or even conventional straight and flush draws, are often good opportunities to try a semi-bluff – making a bet or raise that you hope will not be called, but leaves you some outs if it is.
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Dowd on Drinks: Cider From The Middle Ages
There are few plants on the Earth that somewhere, some time, somehow, someone hasn’t tried turning into an alcoholic beverage.
Daniel Negreanu on Poker: Are Suited Cards Worth the Risk?
In a book I recently read, the author actually said that if he were playing a hand like 6-7 in a No Limit Hold’em game, he’d prefer the hand be offsuit rather than the same suit.
Playing Suited Connectors From Out of Position
Suited connectors like 5h-6h or 9s-10s can be fun to play, especially when you hit a big flop and make a straight or a flush. While these hands certainly have a lot of potential, you’ll need to be careful that you don’t bleed your stack to death by playing them […]
