Show Some Muscle: How to Survive Small Tables in No Limit Hold Em
In the last, adrenaline-filled, days of a Texas No Limit Hold Em Tournament, when the blinds are slowly eating up your stack and your fingers are about to fall off into poker oblivion, it is understandable why a lot of players cringe when crunch time finally comes.
Dont let that happen to you. Remember that your emotions can totally shatter your hopes of winning and sticking to rather mechanical yet logical approaches to the game will get you the top.
Be a Pot-Eating Freak
Aggression should start to show up here. Waiting for premium or good cards like A-10 and K-Q will munch up your stack. And once you do get them, youll probably only have about three to eight rounds left to play! Thats why you should be bold and keep on hammering those chips on the table!
With only four to six players in the table, it is highly unlikely that someone will have good hole cards, so it is necessary that you call the high blind and lead out with a probe bet of around a third of the pot if the flop is favorable. For example, you get J-5. Its an average hand, but you should call the high blind here,...