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December 16, 2005

Very cautious Party porker players, who never call unless certain of winning, will avoid calling with a lesser hand, but will often relinquish a pot they would have won. Neither is enjoyable. Just remember that making errors is inevitable when you deal with incomplete information. One can call too often or not enough. One can bluff too often or not at all. And the only way to eliminate errors at one extreme is to commit them at the other.

There is enough material in these party porker books to keep you busy for at least three years. The speed of the games when you first play in a cardroom might startle you. However, the majority of your opponents are not students of the game. They want to have fun and that's it. By studying and playing the game you should soon feel familiar and comfortable at the table.

If you've played a lot of stud in your regular Partyporker home porker games, but not much hold'em or Omaha, put your initials up for a stud game. You will find a lot of recreational players in these games, particularly those with lower betting limits. The games are good, and you'll find some players who are always willing to play with poor starting cards and continue to draw and pray, regardless of what they hold. And unlike you, they will not be students of the game.

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If you choose to raise simply by placing the required chips in the pot and letting your actions announce your intentions, put the correct amount of chips into the pot all in one motion. Otherwise...string raise. You don't want to splash the pot, by tossing chips into the center of the table where they mingle with the others. Instead, stack them neatly on the table about eighteen inches in front of you.

If your opponents would raise with any two pair and call with lesser Party porker.com hands, such as A-8 or Q-J, you'll want to bet. If they had made two pair on the turn, that's when they would have raised. Except for the chance that they are holding A-9, Q-9, 9-7, or 9-4, your bet on the river will elicit a call, and you'll win. Now imagine the same scenario, but this time, your opponent is first to act. If he bets, should you fold, call, or raise, and if he checks, should you bet?

If you've made it to the turn, you should be holding a good hand, a promising draw, or believe that your bluff can pick up the pot. What should you do when you improve? Your hand can improve on the turn in one of two ways. The first, and best, happens whenever the turn card helps your hand. But you'll also benefit if you had a good party porker hand going in and the turn - while not helping your hand - does nothing to improve your opponent's, either.

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After all, a flush made with Au 6u is just as good as an Au Ku flush. But A-K is more valuable for other reasons. Suppose that flush never comes. You can make a straight with A-K; you can't with A-6. You also might win if you catch either an ace or a king. If an ace flops, you'll have a pair of aces with a 6 side card, or kicker, and you easily could lose to an opponent holding an ace with bigger companion.

This doesn't mean throwing my money away on a prayer, but simply takings risks when the reward is right. I won't be able to outplay them so I have to be willing to go to battle when maybe the situation isn't ideal. It was a long trip home from Tunica after my 11th place finish. I had plenty of time to think about my play Partyporker play and my decisions. On the positive, I am happy that I followed my instincts (even though they were wrong).