Two Plus Two Online Poker Strategy Magazine Publisher Note
As many of you know, one of the difficult places on our website is our Politics forum. As we have stated many times, Two Plus Two is a place for vigorous debate where our users can also have a little bit of fun. With this in mind, shouldn’t the Politics Forum be one of the places where this happens? But it hasn’t been easy. more ...
Your Hand Strength and Bet Size
When it comes to sizing bets or raises, many successful players are averse to adjusting the bet size based on what cards they hold. This is especially true when opening the pot, preflop in no-limit hold’ em. Their position, their opponents, and the cards on board (after the flop) may all be reasons to raise or lower the size of a bet or raise. But their own cards or the strength of their hand is not, for them, a reason. In other words, more ...
Getting Reraised in Stud when you have an Ace Door Card
In Seven Card Stud High, having an Ace up is a great card with which to attack the antes. Outside of rare rolled up hands or another pair of Aces with a better kicker, your opponents cannot beat the hand you are representing. When there are only a few cards left to act, it is completely standard with an Ace up to complete a large number of your holdings when say only a five, eight, and a deuce bring-in are left to act. ...more
Poker is Good For You
Many people have argued that poker should be considered differently from gambling in general. This argument has been made in discussions of legalization and related topics. Their argument is usually that poker is a skill game, while other gambling games are much less dependent upon skill. more ...
