February Poker Thinking for CASH
Presented by BowerCrush
How to Play Pocket Tens Preflop!
Sometimes I get the feeling that the poker brat thinks new players are idiots that should only play a few hands insanely aggressive. But since he has eleven World Series of Poker bracelets and at last count I didn’t have any, I figure his advice is worth mentioning.
Pocket tens is the fifth strongest hand in Hellmuth’s list of the top ten hands to play when you’re playing a super-tight style of poker. According to Hellmuth, if tight is right then super-tight is super-right. The poker brat advises new players to get as much money as they can into the pot before the flop and go all-in if possible.
I can see why this strategy would be good when playing low-limit Hold’em. Low-limit players will go to the felt preflop with all kinds of junk and the number of times you get paid off when your opponents call your all-in bet with pocket nines and A10 will probably offset the number of times you lose to a higher pocket pair or a coin flip.
The good news is that Hellmuth’s advice makes you unexploitable post flop and that might be Hellmuth’s goal.
If you have poor post flop playing skills, going all-in will prevent you from losing with the best hand. However this style of play is a little risky for my taste. I’d rather rely on my post-flop skills and reading abilities. But then again: Phil Hellmuth - 11 WSOP bracelets / Me - 0 WSOP bracelets
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