NL Beginners Course - Lesson 6
Lesson 6
1. - Read the articles:
» After the Flop: No One Has Initiative - Whenever a player raises before the flop, he has the initiative going into the next round of betting - a strong advantage. It is often the case, however, that no one chooses to raise before the flop. This article will teach you how to play when no one shows aggression before the flop.
» Upswings and Downswings - This article will cover the short- and middle-term influence of luck in poker. Furthermore you will discover how to deal with up- and downswings.
» Putting Theory into Practice - Repetition is the mother of success - so it's time to take another look at all the services PokerStrategy.com has to offer, to see just what options you have to improve your game.
2. - Watch the videos:
» Lesson 6: Swings, Limped Pots and Slowplay
In this video:
- Upswings and Downswings
- Slowplay
- Limped Pots
- Multi-way Pots
3. - Attend the live coachings:
Coaching is repeated every 4 weeks. Take a look at the coaching schedules to find out when the next live coaching session for lesson 1* will take place:
» Live coaching session with veriz
» Live coaching session with Bierbaer
You can watch a recording of a previous coaching for this lesson in the following podcast:
» Coaching Podcast - Live Coaching Week 6
If you have any questions on how to join a coaching, just watch the following video:
4. - Do the homework:
Question 1: Post a hand for evaluation where you have either a) freeplay, b) slowplay, or c) multi-way pot situation. (Post your hand in the Hand evaluation board, and provide a link to your hand in your private thread.)
Question 2: Evaluate one of the hands submitted by other members. (Choose a hand from the Hand evaluation board and post your own evaluation in the thread. Post a link to the hand you have evaluated in your private thread. You can evaluate as many hands as you want, but try to choose hands not yet evaluated by other users first.)
Question 3: Consider the following situation:
$25 NL Hold'em (10 handed)
Stacks & Stats
UTG ($25)
UTG+1 ($25) rock
UTG+2 ($25)
MP1 ($25)
MP2 ($25) LAG
MP3 ($25) maniac
CO ($25)
Hero BU ($25)
SB ($25)
BB ($25) calling station
Preflop: Hero is BU with Q
, J
5 folds, MP3 raises $1.00, CO calls $1.00, Hero calls $1.00, 1 fold, BB calls $1.00
Flop: ($4.10) 3 , J
, A
(4 players)
BB checks, MP3 checks, CO checks, Hero checks
Turn: ($4.10) Q (4 players)
BB bets $2.05, 2 folds, Hero...?
What action would you take, and why?
How to submit your homework:
Post your answers in your private thread in the Locker Room. If you haven't yet created a thread with your name in the Locker Room section, please do so now as you will need it to submit your homework.
If you'd like to know more about posting hands and our handevaluation boards, watch this tutorial video.