Sample Hands of the Week

Published on 19 Aug 08 14:17 by TribunCaesar

Do you want to become a successful poker player? Start posting your hands in our hand evaluation forums. You will find the most instructional hands chosen by our hand judges in this news.

Posting sample hands and trying to evaluate others' sample hands is one of the best ways to improve your own game and become a better poker player. Therefore, you should read the hand posting guide and start taking advantage of this unique offer from PokerStrategy by frequently posting your hands in the forum. Take a look at the sample hands of the week, try to evaluate these hands yourself and compare your analysis with those of the hand judges.

Our professional hand judge for the NL sample hand board Swissmoumout gave us his view on posting sample hands: "Whenever you play a hand - or spot it while reviewing your session - where you're not totally sure about the correct play - post it! There are a lot of motivated users and (competent and handsome) judges who will be happy to help out and explain their opinions. Whether you're just starting out or playing seriously for a long time, posting hands is a quick and easy way to spot leaks and improve your game."

NL $100 ATo by DeKuip

The higher you get in the limits, the more complex the game becomes, even if you play SSS. In this hand, Hero had to make a difficult decision in a rather marginal spot, but take a look for yourself.


NL $25 KK by Michailewic

When you are faced with a raise on the flop, you need to put your opponent on a range and act accordingly. Based on the range of your opponent and the board structure, you need to decide whether a fold, a call or a re-raise is the best decision.


NL $50 SH T9s by gggeorgio

Position is an advantage that can't be overestimated. If you have position, you are the last one to act and can therefore decide if you want to bet, call or raise. In the given hand, Hero flopped a draw which can be played aggressively. Take a look at that hand and learn about the positional advantage.


FL $0.25/$0.5 SH AQs by aurs

Second barrels are a tool which you should use wisely. If, however, the turn is a scare card or a blank that doesn't change anything, you can make your opponent fold his hand by firing another barrel. Sometimes you'll have the best hand even if you get called.


FL $1/$2 SH AJo by wilm

In FL, you call or fold based on your equity. Due to the fixed betting amounts, you very often get the right odds to call. But there are still cases in which you can fold even on the flop. Our hand judge has provided a nice calculation on this hand which leads to an easy decision.

SnG KQs by tipper1719

In SnG's, most decisions are made pre-flop. For that reason, bad pre-flop decisions can lead to bad post-flop choices. Take a look at this hand and figure out how you would have played it.


MTT $6 66 by bckdrflush

Small pockets are very strong hands in the later stages of a tournament, however, you can't play these stages purely by the chart. In this hand, for example, we have a great deal of action before us, so our opponents' ranges mostly have us beat, thus we can even fold hands that are as strong as pocket sixes.