You are playing in a no limit poker tournament. Unfortunately things are not going well.
Your chip stack is low, and in order to get back in the hunt, you must make an all-in move. But when is the right time to move all-in?
You can’t wait too long or your opponents will sense your uncertain hands. You want to move all-in against the right players with the right hands.
Let’s say you have Ah-10h and make a small raise to $800 from middle position. The players behind you fold. You only have about $900 left. If you have no idea what hand your opponent has, it is time to move all-in.
Now you can’t wait too long. You need a hand that will likely win the pot. But if you wait too long, your opponents may fold and you won’t get the proper pot odds or the right read on players.
This is also about 11-12 minutes before the start of the tournament. If you have no idea what cards your opponent has, move all-in. You want to increase your stack enough to finish in the money.
It is worked most effectively when you bet out aggressively. Your opponents won’t have a read on you. If you bet out rather than check, you’ll get more action. The loose players won’t know when to call.
If you are called, you are out of the tournament. When you make a small bet, your opponents aren’t likely to put you on a big hand. If you are in the blinds and nobody has bet, then it is difficult to explain why you raised. They probably just want to keep the session going to get a break.
If you make a big pre-flop raise, you make your intentions clear. “I have a good hand.” or “I have an amazing hand!” or “I bluff with!” or “Rtp Live Game Slot Online.”
Once you make your first pre-flop raise, if you get re-raised, you will have lost the hand, unless you hit an overpair, or Experienced poker players tend to have an answered almost every raise that opens with a raise. If you don’t hit anything, and you are likely looked upon to have been in some other hand, chances are most of the players still in the hand will have improved on you.
Recall – If you move all-in and get called, you are out of the tournament.
This is a play that you want to employ when you have a monster hand, like AA, and you are in late position. When you make this move, you want to force other players out of the hand. Making the call itself, is also a move to see where you stand in the hand.
Recall – If you hit the flop with a monster hand, and end up losing to a better hand on the turn, you are still out.
In these situations, if you get some action, you are likely looking at a better hand on the turn to come all-in with. You’ll be in the process of a race against your opponents to see who is looking strongest.
Recall – The all-in move should not be used every time you have AA or KK. You want to use it once in a while with other OK hands. This makes your decision easier, and keeps your chips in your stack.