General Concepts
1. When playing in the lower limits, there are two kinds of poker games. What are they ?
Ans : The first type is a game in which people are playing too loosely, especially after the flop the second is a game where the players generally know what they are doing.
2. What is the main error that players make in the first type of game ?
Ans : They draw to hands that are not the nuts.
3. Where does your primary edge come from in these games ?
Ans : After the flop, you will draw only to the nuts for low and only to hands that have an excellent chance of being a sure poker winner for high.
4. In games where people play approximately correctly, what must you do ?
Ans : You must play not only correctly on the flop but also very tightly before the flop.
5. In low-limit Omahs eight-or-better, is there an advantage to being simply the tightest player both before the flop and on the flop ?
Ans : Yes, as this will ensure you a significant edge.
6. But what if the game is fairly good ?
Ans : You will cost yourself a lot of profit if you play too tightly before the flop.
7. Suppose you have ace-deuce and the game is reasonably tough ?
Ans : In this situation, your ace-deuce loses most of its profitability, since other players won’t be drawing to the second and third nuts as often.
8. Suppose you have a low draw and someone bets. What might you need to do ?
Ans : Raise to squeeze another player off a low draw. (This works against only a few good online poker players.)
9. What should you sometimes do before the flop ?
Ans : Reraise to knock out players behind you so that you are last to act.
1o. What is your primary objective ?
Ans : To play hands that can develop into two-way hands, where you can either scoop or three-quarter an opponent.
11. Suppose you have A 
2 
6 
7 . How should you play ?
Ans : You may wish to raise, because you don’t want someone holding a hand like 6 
7 8 9 to also play in a multiway pot.
12. Why do you want this player out ?
Ans : Because he can make a higher straight than you can make, plus you can get quartered by tying for the low with some other players.
13. What hands tend to do really well in this game ?
Ans : Hands containing ace-deuce and ace-deuce-trey.
14. What else is beneficial ?
Ans : Having a suited card with the ace.
15. What about four high holdem cards ?
Ans : In many spots, they also do well, because if this hands wins, there probably will not be a low.
16. What about three big cards that include an ace, plus a deuce or a trey ?
Ans : They are also good hands.
17. What if two low cards hit the board ?
Ans : All high hands go way down in value.
Introduction / General Concepts / More Specific Ideas / General Concepts / Position / Low Hands / High Hands / Your Starting Hand / Starting With Big Pairs / When You Are First In / How To Play Your Hand / Play on the Flop / When You Have the Best Hand / High Versus Low in Three-Handed Pots / Loose Games / Multiway Versus Short-handed Play / Scare Cards / Getting Counterfeited / Getting Quartered / Playing Against Steamers / Playing Against Tight, Solid Players / Your Playing Style / Reading Hands / Psychology / Afterthought
