A rule of thumb for cash games is that the first raise means nothing, the reraise doesn’t mean much more, but the four-bet starts to get scary. In tournaments, the first raise still means nothing, but the reraise is already frightening.

Matt Matros – 07/2009 – in CardPlayer

 

When the game is passive and many pots are being played five-, six-, or seven-handed for the price of the big blind, overlimping often handicaps you. It forces you to play primarily “make a hand” poker, and therefore it deprives you of many of your potential edges. Try raising instead.

Ed Miller – 08/2008

 

If you think that a caller is weak, you can always try the effect of firing a second bullet. Fearless players will even fire a third bullet on the river. I’m not a big fan of firing multiple bullets with nothing. My experience has been that after the first bullet misses, players fire the second one into their foot and the third one into their brain.

Steve Zolotow – 02/2008 – in Card Player

 

Reraising with 7-4 or Q-5, which you see quite a bit now, was unheard of in 2003. It just wasn’t done – by anybody. No matter how good of a poker player you were, you just didn’t do it. It seems like it’s common practice today.


Chris Moneymaker – 11/2008 – in CardPlayer