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I’ve added some more poker strategy articles to MillionDollarPokerGuide and these ones can be used by poker webmasters on your sites or blogs … Free Poker Content

When to Slow Play a Poker Hand

When to Re-Raise in Poker

When Does Playing Tight Poker Work ?

Making the Right Moves in Poker

Keeping Track of Your Poker Winnings and Loses

Monitoring Your Poker Play

How to Play the Nuts in Poker

Gathering Information about your Poker Opponents

Common Poker Distractions and Staying Alert

All I ask as that if you do use any of them you keep the links in the article and author credit intact … a great free way to grow your blogs and sites.

cheers Scrawnybob

Your Poker Table Image - Part 2

There are two main ways to use table image to your advantage at the poker table; either by making decisions based on another players’ perception of you, or making decisions based on your perception of your opponent. The latter is most commonly exploited by getting a clear idea of your opponents’ style of play and then playing the opposite way.

For example, if you sit down at a table and find that the majority of your adversaries see a lot of flops and are constantly betting and raising, playing the role of a tight and somewhat passive player would prove profitable. As your opponents busy themselves with trying to outbet each other, you are patiently waiting for the most opportune moment to strike and fire back with a check raise on the river that takes them by surprise. You should also be aware that the more perceptive players may have already picked up on your tactics and will be hesitant to give you action when you do enter a pot. Therefore it might be a good idea to try and see a couple of cheap flops with marginal hands in order to disguise your strategy. Just don’t get too attached if you do end up catching a small piece of the flop.

You can also use table image to attack opponents individually. If you’ve pegged someone a tight passive player and find yourself heads-up against them, you may be able to steal the pot with an extra bet or raise if you sense the slightest bit of weakness. Be wary, however, if you do make this play and your opponent surprises you with a call or comes over the top of your raise – now he means business.

Being able to recognize your own table image is essential to making it work to your favor. Try to keep track of the number of flops you see, the frequency with which you raise, the kinds of hands your opponents have seen you expose and everything in between. You should also listen for clues directly from your opponents as to how they view your play. If you’re playing tight, you’ll often hear someone say “I’ll have to remember to get out of your way when you play a hand.” If you’ve been raising and being the aggressor, someone might say “imagine that, another raise.” All of these comments are clues that can help give you a better concept of your own table image.

Let’s assume you’re playing a loose aggressive style and your opponents have clearly picked up on it. Ideally, now you should change gears and wait for a premium hand while your opponents still have you pegged as a maniac. When you’re finally dealt a pair of aces or kings, play them exactly the same way you played to earn your reputation, by betting and raising, and you’re bound to get some extra action on the hand. Conversely, if you’ve been playing a tight game and haven’t seen many flops, use your conservative image to make a couple of bluffs. Opponents are much more likely to respect a bet from someone who’s played fewer pots than everyone else.

Remember, the minute you sit down at that table they’ll be watching you. Watch right back. Know your opponents, know your own table image, disguise your strategy and “play the man” accordingly.

By Garry Gates - Poker Expert

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Eddie Izzard’s Death Star Canteen in Lego

OK so nothing to do with poker but as you’ve probably gathered I’m a sucker for anything to do with The Apprentice or Star Wars and if that can be combined with animated Lego and humour then I’m there.

League Games at Pacific & FullTilt

This weeks Euro / Non US tournaments will be at 888.com Pacific Poker

888.com Pacific Poker $50 freeroll
Thursday 15th May at 7.00pm GMT

888.com Pacific Poker $1 buy-in with $50 added
Sunday 18th May at 7.00pm GMT

Please note you will need to pre-register for the tournaments by adding your Pacific screen / player name to this forum thread … Pacific Poker Game Invite List (the last list will be sent 8hrs before the freeroll for both of this weeks games - but please add your name ASAP to help admin)

Once your on the list - you will be sent an invite email from Pacific then you need to go to the Pacific poker lobby and confirm your registration before the start of the games.

Pacific Poker is one of the most popular European poker rooms known for it’s very easy to beat players, new improved software and a very easy to clear bonus offer - Check out our Pacific Poker Review - Download using our links for a NEW 100% up to $400 bonus - Pacific Poker / 888.com is NOT open to US players.

Our Weekly Non US league will run over 24 games - Thursday $50 freerolls & Sunday $1 buy-in’s with $50 added games played over 12 weeks at 4 of our top recommended Non US poker rooms … Titan Poker, PKR Poker, Pacific Poker & RedKings Poker.

This weeks US Open tournaments will be at Full Tilt Poker

Full Tilt Poker $50 freeroll
Thursday 15th May at 7.00pm EST

Full Tilt Poker $1 buy-in with $50 added
Sunday 18th May at 7.00pm EST

Play Online Poker

Full Tilt Poker is one of the top 3 biggest poker rooms, excellent software and a great lineup of poker pro’s you can play like Phil Ivey, Chris Ferguson & Gus Hanson - Check out our Full Tilt Poker Review - Download using our links and use BONUS CODE: 4kingbonus for a 100% up to $600 bonus - FullTilt Poker is open to US players.

Our Weekly Non US league will run over 24 games - Thursday $50 freerolls & Sunday $1 buy-in’s with $50 added games played over 12 weeks at 4 of our top recommended US open poker rooms Hosts will be Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars, Bodog & Carbon Poker.

Check out the 4kingpoker Private Tournaments page - passwords will be sent out via PM (around 24hrs before each tournament) to members with 10+ posts in the forum.

Check out the full 4kingpoker.com Non US league II leaderboard & results

Check out the full 4kingpoker.com US Open League II leaderboard & results

Good Luck and hope to see you at the tables
Cheers Scrawnybob

Virgin WSOP mini league final game

We are please to announce for our non US members we are organising a WSOP mini league which will be running at Virgin Poker.

This will be a great shot at the World Series of Poker 2008 for our members … If your not a player at Virgin yet please sign up via the links in our Virgin Poker Review.

Our WSOP mini league final game is …

name: 4king mini final
date: Thursday 15th May
start: 9pm BST
buy-in: $5+0.50
password: will be sent out via PM to all non US members

The winner of this mini league will also win entry into the Virgin Poker Final WSOP Guaranteed satellite, for a chance to win Virgin Team WSOP seat with free flights, accomodation, spending money and a Main Event World Series of Poker seat.

Places 2 to 5 will get entry into the 25 euro WSOP Final satellite qualifier worth 27.50 euros.

Virgin Poker is part of the IPN Boss Network which is the 7th largest poker network online and very popular with European players (closed to US). The software is very playable, well laid out and the players are generally weak, passive & inexperienced players. With added security of backing of the massive Virgin brand.

Daniel Negreanu amazing reads at WSOP

Daniel Negreanu does make some amazing reads on marginal hands and figures when he has the best or it or when he’s dominated. Not only is he a great player to watch but I think he would be an entertaining player to loose to (if that were possible). This is an interesting series of hands showing just how well the pro’s can play the players and hands and not just their own hands.

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