Daniel Negreanu - Poker tips

[Kramer]

Daniel Negreanu - Poker tips


Daniel Negreanu - Poker tips

Name: Daniel Negreanu AKA "Kid Poker"
Location: Las Vegas, NV, United States
Cashes: 108
Total Winnings: $10,010,299

First Place Finishes: 24
WSOP Bracelets: 4


A native of Toronto, Daniel Negreanu recognized early on in his life he had a knack for gambling and, more specifically, poker. So confident was he that at the age of 21 Daniel dropped out of college - just one credit shy of graduation - and moved to Las Vegas to pursue poker full-time.
With two first place finishes at the 1997 World Poker Finals at Foxwoods,

Daniel took the world of tournament poker by storm and never looked back. He has since added three World Series of Poker bracelets, two World Poker Tour titles, and more than thirty victories in tournaments across the globe


ProRank 1 Position: 120
Age: 33
Marital Status: Married with Lori Lin Weber on Aug 19th
Children: None yet
Started Playing Poker: At the age of 15
Favorite Poker Game: NL Omaha 8
Hobbies: Golf, Fantasy Hockey Leagues, Movies, ping pong
Favorite Movie: Good Will Hunting
Favorite Music: Indigo Girls
Favorite Place: Las Vegas


Favorite Celebrity: Michael Jordan, for his motivation and
Poker Players I Respect Most: Jennifer Harman-for making it to the top of a 'man's' world Allen Cunningham-for his ability and table demeanor Ted Forrest-simply the best Mickey Coleman-for playing his best game 365 days a year even though the money is insignificant Harry and Jerri Thomas-for having a wonderful family with poker being an important part of their lifestyle at the same time


If I could change anything in the world: The divorce rate. If there wasn't such a high number of single parent households, this would be a better place. It's tough for any child to grow up without a father and a mother fulltime. People should take marriage more seriously, you don't just do it then 'change your mind'.
If I could change anything in the poker world: Flater payout structure for final table

Tips to be followed ...
Article # 1 :

So here is the deal: The limit portion ends and this is the FIRST hand of no limit hold'em with 25-50 blinds. This is important to note. A player limps in late position, Bill Edler limps in the cutoff position, and I raise to 275 from the small blind with JJ

The limper calls, and then Edler makes it 1050. I found that to be a really strange play, especially for the very first no limit hand. I didn't think he would limp strong in late position when he already had a limper in the pot. I thought about actually re-raising pre-flop, but ultimately decided to take the safe route and just call (the other guy mucked).

The flop came Qh 9d 5h and I checked, planning on calling a bet on the flop and seeing what developed. Surprisingly, Edler checked. To me it felt like he was giving up on the pre-flop bluff/steal attempt, or had a small pair type hand. With a coordinated board and two hearts out there, if he had AA or KK I figured he'd bet the flop in the hopes of winning a big pot on the flop.

At that point I was convinced my JJ were good. The Queen on the board was essentially irrelevant as there is no hand with a Queen in it that I could give him. He was either in front before the flop, flopped a set, or I had him beat.

The turn card was a 9 and I decided to protect my hand, plus also hope to gain some information. I bet 1600 and Bill called. At this point I felt like Bill may have 10-10, or 8-8 and was trying to play a small pot with me hoping I was on a draw or a bluff.

The river card paired the 5 for a board of Q-9-5-9-5. I had about 7300 and actually decided to make a defensive/value bet on the river of 3000. With that bet I'm hoping to get called by a worse hand, or possibly save some money if he planned on betting more with a hand like AA KK QQ or even 99.

When Bill raised me I thought to myself, so odd, QQ? It was hard for me to believe he'd limp late with QQ after a limper and then re-raise? I don't really know much about Bill's game aside from the fact that he's extremely creative and capable of making plays in strange spots. He made a play like that against me in Atlantic City a while back. A play where it was raise, raise, raise and he had nada.

He raised me 4100 more all in. A bet that "looks" like it has to be the nuts or close to it. Bill knows I know that, and I was very curious to see this hand. It was played so strangely that I couldn't figure it out.

Did he put me on a hand like JJ and think I was making a defensive bet? Did he think he could rob me if he moved in? I had no idea, so since the pot was laying me a price, I had no real choice but to call. Seems odd to say "no choice" but that's what it felt like since I had no clue what he had.

He turned over KK and his creative approach to the hand is what won him all my chips. Hats off to him, he clearly outplayed me on that hand. Had I checked the turn again I'd still be in the event, but because I took a more aggressive line it cost me.

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[Kramer]

When you hold two of the same suit ,
did you know with 8 or 9 opponents , there’s a 1/3 or 33% chance 1 other opponent
will also hold the same suited cards ?

Many poker books say unless you have one of top 2 poker suits to bet “cautiously”

If your high card is a 10 , there’s a 62% chance your opponent will hold
a higher card .

If your high card is a jack , it’s a coin flip
you’re only the favorite on a queen flush.


Most loose players only play when they have a queen , king or ace flush

you will hold suited hold cards 24% of the time ...

But what about middle suited flush draws ?




A monster draw is one in which you have 14 outs or more -- 14 or more cards that will improve your hand after the flop. Let's say, for example, that you put your opponent on pocket aces or pocket kings. You, on the other hand, hold 6h-7h, and the flop comes 3h-8h-9s. To improve to the best hand, you could hit one of the nine remaining hearts to make a flush, or six other cards -- 10s or 5s -- to fill the straight.


Don't include the 10h or 5h because they've already been counted in the flush category. That would certainly be considered a monster draw! You'd have 15 outs with two cards still to come.


YOU COULD DISCOUNT TWO SUITED OUTS IF IN A TABLE OF 8 OR 9,
AND STILL HAVE 13

In fact, it would make your hand the best hand. Obviously, your seven-high doesn't beat A-A, but your hand will win more often than the aces will; your monster draw will improve to the best hand a little more than 56 percent of the time.

As a rule, 13 outs after the flop makes you very close to 50-50. Fourteen outs makes you a small favorite, and, as I mentioned before, 15 outs makes you a decent favorite over your opponent. So, in knowing this, let's now consider how to play these types of hands after the flop.

Betting on drawing hands after the flop is often called semi-bluffing, but it isn't exactly bluffing when your drawing hand is statistically the best hand, is it?

A semi-bluff gives you two ways of winning the pot: Your bet forces everyone to fold; or, your opponent calls your bet, and you fill your drawing hand. Therein lies the real power of the monster draw.

By playing these hands aggressively you either force your opponent into submission or get all of your money in as a slight favorite. Either outcome is good for you, but having your opponent fold to your aggressive bet produces a slightly better result in the long run.

Playing monster draws in this manner will also help add deception to your game; opponents will have a much more difficult time putting you on a hand.

Let me illustrate. Suppose I've raised before the flop with A-A, and the flop comes 9h-3h-6s. Normally, this is an excellent flop for a big pair, as the only real threat, at this point, is someone holding a set (three 9s, three 6s, or three 3s). However, if someone is in fact holding a set, my chances of winning the pot would be slim to none.

I'd have only a 9 percent chance of hitting one of the two remaining aces to win the hand. So what should I do if an extremely tight player goes all-in against me on a flop like that?

Well, I'd probably fold my aces. That would be the right play.

If, however, I were playing against a loose opponent who aggressively pushes on big draws, I'd be more likely to call his bet. While it's easy for me to put a tight player on a set and fold, it's trickier to face a loose player who raises my pocket bullets. That's an important lesson.

You want that loose and deceptive image for yourself. That way, when you do flop a set, opponents will likely give you action, thinking that maybe you've raised with a drawing hand. Also, it's important that you make your aggressive bet on the flop -- don't wait for the turn.

Here's why: Your odds to win the hand with only one card to come decrease dramatically. A hand with 15 outs after the flop is a 56 percent favorite, but if you don't improve on the turn, that number drops all the way down to 34 percent.


That percentage is so low, that, if your opponent makes a large bet on the turn, he could shut you out of the hand -- something he couldn't do to you on the flop.