Archive for February, 2009

www.fulltiltpoker.com – Over the years, and indeed centuries, poker has evolved. From it’s humble beginnings, the game has developed and grown into being played with the current day 52 card deck, and from there have grown many variations of the original idea of poker. We have Five Card Draw, we have Omaha, as well as Seven, and Five Card Stud, 3 card poker, and all manner of other games, some of which stretch the boundaries of what is really ‘poker’. But the fact is that it doesn’t really matter what these games are classified as, because essentially, they are all the same in essence. They provide a challenge of wit and skill and the chance for people to sit down together and socialise.

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There is no doubt though that wherever a game of poker is played too often by someone, such are the joys of it, the game needs to be moulded and changed slightly. Most people who play poker will have at a home game somewhere, played a version where you have wild cards, or an extra card or twist somewhere, and I suppose that is the beauty of a deck of cards. They are incredibly flexible in terms of the different games you can play with them, and you can introduce new twists to almost any existing game.
Personally, I am always keen to learn new variations of poker as I think it helps your all round game to have to work out the subtleties and way to win, in what is often a different game entirely. Fulltiltpoker.com

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www.pokerroom.com – After being dealt a hand of (K,A,9,8,8) as the big blind, in a game of Five Card Draw, you find yourself going to the first draw against two other opponents. First of all, you draw three cards. Some players might feel it is worth holding on to the ace in order to try and make a strong two pair, and this isn’t by any means a terrible play to make, but preferably I like to give myself the best possible shot at a set. After the draw we hold (Q,6,6,8,8).

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We see our first opponent then draw one, and our second opponent draw two cards. Different players will make their own judgements on the best way forward from this position, but my own feeling is that there is only one real option open. I would check in this position, and if an opponent raises, fold immediately.
It isn’t that I think a small two pair is the worst hand I could end up with in a game of Five Card Draw, but in this circumstance, it really is not a hand we should be playing.

The first opponent drew one card remember, which almost certainly means they are drawing to a straight or flush, or they have two pair. We are first to act and so have no information on whether they hit their big draw, if that is what they were holding, and furthermore, if they had a two pair instead, it almost certainly will be better than ours. Our second player drew two cards which gives another problem, as players drawing two usually have either a set (which is beating us already) or a pair and a high card and are trying to make a strong two pair.

When you assimilate this information and take a look at the big picture, you will realise that should really throw away your weak two pair to any raise, however small. www.pokerroom.com

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