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Poker Articles

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The Transition to Shorthanded Play

Poker Helper, Feb 2007

You have been a successful full-handed no limit hold ’em player for quite awhile. You’ve made a ton of money by playing patient, calculating poker against the multitude of reckless opponents who fill the casinos and online poker rooms. You’ve learned that beating most full-handed games involves playing “hit-to-win” poker, meaning that you only get involved when you have good hands and that you know how to assess the strength of your good hands so that you don’t lose money when your opponents have your good hands beaten.

Mastering hit-to-win poker is important, and it will put you above the average poker player, but if you want to beat a wide variety of games, then hit-to-win poker isn’t enough. Playing hit-to-win poker works in loose full-handed games, but you won’t make much playing hit-to-win poker in tight full-handed games. Furthermore, you’ll need more than just hit-to-win poker if you are playing shorthanded poker, and if you want to make the most money possible, then shorthanded no limit hold’em is the way to go.
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