Feb 20, 2012
Once you have read up a little on an e-gaming blog and practiced and have developed a good betting strategy, be it using online poker software or a game around the table at home or in a land based casino, for betting on limit and no limit games, let us take a look at some other ways of betting that are being primarily used. Here are a few; Set limit, Straddle method, Freeze out & Running out of money. So let us take a peek at each of these. These methods bring in a lot of thrill and fun not only when playing in an online poker room but also in private games.
Set your online poker limit
Here players agree to a minimum and maximum bet where there is enough opportunity for them to make good raises. It is important because if you raise a decent amount of chips then you might force other players into folding. Also there is an agreement on a minimum ante by every player before the cards are dealt, so, there is some money in the pot before you start playing. To stay in the online poker game each player must bet an amount equal to the previous player or raise the stakes up to the maximum as agreed before the play.
Straddle Method:
Here first a player bets an ante and the next player doubles the bet called straddle before the cards are dealt. Now the third player can either fold or double the straddle depending on his cards. The betting continues and each player must bet at least the same amount as the previous player. Here showdown occurs when no one else raises or the maximum bet is reached as agreed before the play.
Freeze Out:
Here the betting is same as in regular games but with few exceptions. Betting is arranged using an agreed method and the objective is for one player to win all the chips. When a player runs out of chips, there is an immediate showdown and the player with the best hand wins the pot. Online poker games like these are already marked as Freeze out tournaments.
Running Out of Money in online poker
Again the betting here is same as in regular games but with few exceptions. If a player runs out of money during the online poker game a second pot is opened by the remaining players. Now that player has to wait until one player remains or there is a showdown. If one player remains then he definitely wins the second pot or else a player with the highest hand wins the pot. Now the hand that won the second pot is compared to that of the player who ran out of money. The player with the best hand wins the first or original pot.
Bear in mind that even if a solitary bet seems trivial, it should never be bet or called away unthinkingly. You need to play every hand for a good reason, and concentrate on minimizing your losses. In online poker every penny saved is a penny earned.