Texas Holdem Trouble Hands
When you’re playing Texas Holdem on FullTiltPoker.net the main goal is to win the pot and I understand that most of you spend most of your time focusing on winning pots and nothing else. If you fixate only on winning hands and not losing any hands you’ll find that you’re going to get yourself in a lot of trouble. In Texas Holdem there are several hands which seem good at first, but they can often get you in trouble. When you’re playing trouble hands you need to be careful about who is betting into you. If the player is loose then your hand might hold up, but if the player is tight your hand could be in trouble.
Some of these hands are nearly impossible for players to lay down as well, but like I have mentioned in previous strategy articles if you can’t fold you won’t be a good poker player. You need to know when you’re beat and have the ability to fold a big hand. There are some situations where you might payoff your Full Tilt Poker opponent with one of these trouble hands which is common, but if you’re paying off your opponents every hand then you’re going to run into some problems. Let’s now take a look at the trouble hands you need to watch out for in Texas Holdem.
* Low pocket pairs are the worst hand and always seem to get everyone in trouble. A low pocket pair usually only holds up when you hit a set, and if you don’t hit a set then you’re usually not going to have the best hand. Try getting to the flop cheap with your low pockets and if you don’t hit your set then fold to any big bet as you’re probably beat.
* Hands like A/J and A/10 also seem to get players in trouble a lot. On a full nine player table at PokerStars.net eighteen cards are dealt out from the deck to players which mean chances are you aren’t the only one with an ace something. You need to watch out for these hands because you don’t want to lose big on kicker problems. These hands can be harder to fold, but if you analyze your opponents and you know who bluffs and who doesn’t it should help you make your decision.
* Even high pocket pairs when played slowly like 10/10, J/J and Q/Q can get beat on the flop if an ace or kind shows up on the flop. This is why I don’t suggest playing high pocket pairs slowly and I always raise a nice amount with them. It will help you out because you’ll have an idea that if anyone calls you they have a big hand as well.
You should watch out for these types of pkr poker hands because they will cost you money if you aren’t thinking clearly. Sometimes these hands are going to win while other times you’re going to get yourself in trouble, you need to ensure you limit the times you get in trouble.