13
May
Written by Abdiel.
Posted in: Poker
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Playing heads-up is the closest you’ll ever receive to feeling like you’re wagering Russian roulette with Christopher Walken in the Deer Hunter. There may well not be a firearm to your brain, but going toe to toe at the poker table is really a high strain scenario.
And if you can’t conquer this aspect of the game then there is no likelihood that you will have the ability to accomplish your dream win, like American Chris Moneymaker.
Moneymaker beat opposition out by means of numerous net satellite tournaments on his approach to succeeding the WSOP Main Event in Sin City in 2003, scooping 3.6 million dollars when he knocked out his final challenger on the final table. Neither Moneymaker nor this year’s winner, Australian Joe Hachem, had played in major US tournaments prior to but both proved that as well as betting the cards they were competent at bullying a rival in single combat.
Heads-up is a lot like a casino game of chicken – you don’t want the fastest car or, in this instance, the best hand. The nerves to stay on target and not alter from the line once the pedal has hit the metal are far additional essential qualities. This crazy attitude could receive you into trouble should you crash your Route 66 racer into a King Kong pick-up truck, except without it you may as well walk away from the table just before you even set down your 1st blind.
The most important thing to remember is that you do not want the best hand to win; it does not make a difference what cards you receive dealt if the other individual folds. If they toss in their ten-eight and you are sitting there with an eight-six you still pick up the chips. In heads-up it is possible to justifiably contest any pot with just a single court card and almost any pair is worth pumping.
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