Master Shorthanded Texas Hold em Poker Games and Master Tournaments
Your progression from superior Texas Hold em Poker player to eventual tournament champion begins with mastering shorthanded games. Shorthanded games typically involve five or six players and are very common in online poker rooms. When you are playing in a shorthanded game the action can come to you fast and furious. Youll be playing in more hands more quickly than in your typical ring games.
Playing in shorthanded games will typically favor the aggressive player. Because there are fewer players to begin with, hands that are not thought of as premium hands rise in value. Examples of this are medium pairs and high cards that you wouldnt normally raise with in a full game (A-8, 8-8, 7-7). If you are raising before the flop, when the flop comes down and your opponents do not connect with it you may very well steal the pot.
Drawing hands in shorthanded games are typically not good hands to play with because of the limited number of players in the game. It is highly unlikely that you will get pots large enough to make it worthwhile to chase.
If you do not have a hand that you feel...