I Blog Poker » Poker Tips http://www.iblogpoker.net My Personal Poker Blog - Poker Videos - Poker Strategy - Poker Tips Sat, 03 Sep 2011 16:34:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Texas Hold’em Strategy: Float play http://www.iblogpoker.net/2011/texas-holdem-strategy-float-play http://www.iblogpoker.net/2011/texas-holdem-strategy-float-play#comments Sat, 03 Sep 2011 16:34:34 +0000 Rune http://www.iblogpoker.net/?p=61 Float play is an advanced poker bluffing technique used in Texas Hold’em poker. Float play involves calling another player’s bet during the flop and then betting when checked during the turn so you can win before seeing the the river.

This is an effective poker technique for advanced players since opponents expect them to do a continuation bet upon the flop regardless if their cards get better or not. Other players will most likely bet and hope that you did not get anything out of the flop. Calling this bet will actually set some alarm bells in your opponents’ heads since they might think that you are slowplaying good cards. Most players will then check upon the turn and then what you will do is make a big bet to win the pot.

The float play is an excellent protection if you feel like another player is making continuation bets. Remember though that it is not just for this.

If you want to make good use of the float play, you should remember two things. First, you must be taking action after your opponent. Second, this should be done during a heads up with an opponent.

Float plays are also possible even when you are not in position but this technique is too advanced and is not often recommended by the experts of the game. When you are in position, you can still spot for any weakness of the other player after. You are also able to carefully assess the situation and fold your hand if the opponent makes a strong bet on the turn or be strong to take the pot when they just check.

As much as possible, never do float play against multiple players. This is most effective when you are in position and during a heads up.

]]> http://www.iblogpoker.net/2011/texas-holdem-strategy-float-play/feed 0 The Role of Kill Pots in Poker http://www.iblogpoker.net/2009/the-role-of-kill-pots-in-poker http://www.iblogpoker.net/2009/the-role-of-kill-pots-in-poker#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 04:55:22 +0000 Jesse http://www.iblogpoker.net/?p=16 Kill pots form an essential part of any poker game. The phrase to ‘kill a pot’ basically signifies the act of putting an over blind that serves the purpose of raising the limit of betting allowed. kill buttonA kill is basically used in the event when a player wants to be included into the game right away instead of following the conventional path and awaiting a chance to receive the major blind. There are a number of kinds of kills in poker. The term ‘half kill’ refers to raising the betting limit by one and a half portions of its actual size. That is, the betting limit is increased to one and a half times more than its original size. When a player is said to have made a ‘full kill’ it means that the amount of the bet is increased to double its size, that is, the kill is twice the size of the amount in the pot that was set as the original bet. Placing a kill in the game is not mandatory. It is an optional move that is made at the behest of the player and can occur anytime during the length of the game, depending upon the need for it. In games which involve a high-low split, if a player wins a pot amount that is higher than the decreed size, he or she is obliged to kill the next pot that occurs in the game. During such games a “kill button” is used. A “kill button” can be understood to be an indicator used for representing the player who gains a victory over the others by bagging the pot. This “kill button” is kept with the particular player until the closure of the hand, and for example at the Venetian Casino in Las Vegas you’ll see it out quite often. There are some cases in which the player in possession of the “kill button” goes on to win the pot in the following round as well. If this is the case the player continues to hold the kill button provided it fits into the financial capabilities of the person, and then the player is expected to kill the consecutive pot as well.

There are a number of rules governing the role and use of kill pots in poker. One of these rules states that under certain conditions, the kill button itself is a neutral device that is not the specific possession of any one player. This rule is valid provided that the button is being used in the initial hand of a game that is only just beginning or if the person who won the kill button in a round prior to the current one has folded his hand and chosen to leave the game or if one of the prior rounds of the game there was no particular winner and the pot itself was divided up amongst the players. Under the prevalence of these three situations, the kill button is treated as a property of the establishment and not a player, and can be won and claimed by the players in the subsequent course of the game.

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