Well it’s hard to believe it, but 2008 has been and gone. I hope that the past 12 months have seen you enjoy great success and that 2009 holds even greater things in store for you.

Aussie Millions has now started. Official dates are January 9th to 26th January 2009 – Check the schedule at Crown http://www.aussiemillions.com/schedule/

Poker Hints - Bluffing on the Internet

There are some differences between online and live poker in regards to bluffing. As a general rule, players tend to bluff a little more often on the Internet than they do in a live game. The virtual environment of the Internet makes many players play a little more deceptively then they would do against a live opponent. The virtual environment also makes it easier to commit your chips since you only have to click your mouse. Compare this to a live game where you have to physically move your chips to the center of the table while your opponents are watching you. Therefore, you may need to keep your opponents honest a little more online than you would do in a live game.

On the other hand, your opponents are will tend to call your bluffs a little more often than they would in a live game since they also recognize that players tend to bluff quite often on the Internet. Calling is also easier online since they only have to click their mouse. Because of this, you will have to consider bluffing more carefully when online.

One more thing about bluffing: some of its value is that when you bluff often, your opponents will tend to call more often, too, which may prove useful when you have a strong hand. But online this "advertising" value of bluffing is decreased, comparing to a live play. First, people playing online, are usually paying less attention to the game, so they may not notice your bluffs. Besides, your opponents switch more often, so you won't have enough time to create an image of a person who bluffs often (or, on the contrary, never bluffs). Still, if the online poker game you are playing continue for a considerable time with the same players, you may get some benefit from this strategy.

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Wet Flop Vs Dry Flop - Flop Texture

Flop texture commonly refers to the quantity of opportunities that the flop presents. You’ll usually hear people refer to flops as existing on a spectrum from dry to wet, with ‘dry’ flops being those that present very few opportunities for made or drawing hands, and ‘wet’ flops being those that provide several opportunities. The classic example of a ‘dry’ flop is something like:

… that provides no straight draws, flush draws or likely two pair hands. An extreme example of a wet flop would look something like:

… where you have multiple straight draws, pair and draw combinations, two pair combinations and the flush draw to boot.

Flop texture can be broadly employed to determine how likely your opponent is to call or raise your continuation bet. Generally speaking, the dryer the flop, the more likely it is that your opponent will lack the hand strength to continue when you show strength on the flop. It’s important to note that flop texture isn’t something you should be evaluating in a vacuum - that is to say the tendencies of your individual opponents should certainly play a large part in determining how ‘wet’ or ‘dry’ you believe a flop to be. Some opponents will call your preflop raise with any two broadway cards, while others are far more likely to toss weak broadway hands, re-raise you with big pairs and strong aces, and look to call you with suited connectors and small to medium pairs. Against the first opponent, a flop of:

… would be pretty dry, while the same flop against the second opponent would be relatively wet, as it fits in with a lot more of his likely preflop combinations.

Flop texture is also an important thing to consider from your opponent’s point of view, as their assessment of how wet or dry the flop is relative to your likely holdings will play a role in determining whether or not they’re going to continue with the hand.

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