ALL THE Aces
MAKING DO
“Quite often, tournament poker isn’t about making hands... it is about making do,” wrote Steve Badger, one of the first online poker writers. And if you are prepared to make do, you might also be able to make dough... at this weekend’s ‘888 Live Local’ taking place at Aspers Casino Westfield Stratford City. The second of four starting flights kicks off tonight with a £220 buy-in!
SINGLE DRAW
Staying put? Fancy a little Kansas City Lowball instead? ‘MicroMillions’ Event #98, today, is a $5,000 guaranteed No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw tournament. It’ll cost you just $3.30 to play. Now, remember you’ve only got the one draw, so use discretion with your starting hands and when you’ve got position, note how many cards your opponents draw. That Queen-high could be good against someone drawing two, and that Jack-high is statistically a favourite against a player drawing one card.
GOING EXPERI-MENTAL!
The best players are always tinkering with the engine of their play, fine-tuning their performance to keep themselves on the leading edge of ability. To that end, they experiment and test out new strategic plays, taking unusual lines to see how opponents react. You can do the same thing, by first examining your game, identifying areas where you could do with improvement, and then working on strengthening your game in those areas.