The 7th season of High Stakes Poker will be shown on GSN beginning this month, but sadly there have been some changes and not many of them are good. The show will have a new sponsor as Gabe Kaplan who was on the 1st 6 seasons is gone. He’s being succeeded by former Saturday Night Live cast member Norm MacDonald. Kara Scott will still be on the show as a co-host.
It is easy to be self-confident when all is well and the chip stack keeps increasing when you are competing power. When you are dealt power poker hands, confidence is seldom an problem. However when the poker hands are weak and the chip stack is dwindling, that is the correct test of character and self-confidence whenever you play poker. How do you make it through the poor streaks when competing poker at an online casino or a local cardroom?
One of the more tough abilities to perfect in Limit Texas Holdem is how to handle suited connector cards. Because of just that – it is limited – it is more difficult in limit games. Limit Holdem is more about fundamentals and correct play and less of a gambler’s match where bluffing and psychology aren’t nearly the issues that they are in No-Limit Holdem.
With the rise in poker’s popularity, particularly online poker, it seems like the formidable starting hands are losing more frequently than they should in betting online. Is there a cause for this? A hand like Ace-King is losing more frequently than it should because more novice competitors are calling all of it right down to the river.
What do you do with medium pockets pairs (7s, 8s or 9s) as you play Texas Holdem? The instant gut reaction of most every Texas Hold’em Poker player when they’re dealt any type of pocket pair is to hang in there and play. After all, it is a pair. The problem with pocket sevens, eights and nines is that they’re so prone to overpairs.



