Short Hand Texas Holdem Poker
By Stanley Majors, Sat Dec 10th
Short Hand Texas Poker refers poker games that have lessthan 4 or 5 players at the table. Being a good short hand playeris vital if you're interested in either moving up to higherlevel games or playing in poker tournaments where the rewardsare much higher.
Short Hand Texas Holdem Poker games will quickly exposethe weaknesses of most players, because you will be playing manymore hands against the same players. Your opponents willeventually be able to pick up your style of play and use it toget an advantage over you - if they're good enough.
The strategy used for these games is dramatically different fromthe strstegy you'll use at a full poker room. The main reasonfor this is because the odds that anyone at the table will bedealt strong hands are much lower. So bluffing and semi-bluffingbecomes a lot more important and being able to read youropponents' hands will give you the edge over them.
Remember that if you get caught bluffing, it won't be a totalloss. There's no better feeling than reading and calling youropponents bluff and often players will start to call everything.You'll be able to use this to your advantage and maximise yourprofits by inviting them to bet against your strong hands.
The hand selection changes as well
