The Odds chart below shows the percentage and odds of making your hand based on your number of outs

You will find that you can easily remember a few of the most common situations for outs such as the four flush or straight draw but there has to be an easier way than memorizing the figures for every number of outs. The good news is that there is a way to get a good estimation of the odds.

The Rule of Four -Two.

The rule of four-two, as I like to call it, is an easier way to figure the odds for any situation where you know your outs. It is not completely accurate but it will give you a quick “ballpark” figure of your chances for making a hand. Here is how it works.

With two cards to come after the flop you multiply your number of outs by four. With one card to come after the turn, you multiply your number of outs by two. This will give you a quick figure to work with. If you have a four-card flush after the flop you have nine outs. With two cards to come, you multiply the nine by four and you get 36 percent chance of making the flush. The chart shows the true odds at 35 percent. With one card to come you multiply nine by two and get 18 percent. The chart shows that the true figure is 19.6.

Here is an fundamental approach of winning at low limit poker game with various angles.

The first angle is about dividing poker hands down into a few main categories.

The second angle will be to give some particular scenario to set what the categories should be.

The third angle is a list of hands.

The final or the fourth one is to how to play different games so as to adapt your style to each game.

Each hand you play generally falls into Big Pairs, Draws, and Milking Hands categories.

And it is these categories which will decide how you should play it after that flop

Big Pairs:

Generally a large pair is how you guessed it, top pair or an over pair. Eg a large pair would be while you have AK, and the flop is AQ6. Big Pair hands are most suitable in situations when there are few people against you.  The more the numbers of your opponents, the weaker they become as you have more number of cards being drawn and there will fewer number of safe cards that won’t help them to get better.  Thus at times when players have this type of hand, they wish to play in such a way that will lessen the competition.

Draws:

In this case a drawing hand requires cards to get better to the winner. A number of legitimate draws you will run into are: open ended straights, flush draws, etc. the important thing about Draws is that it favors many opponents as they hit rarely. Because of this, to make them profitable, lots of performers require to be in the hand.

Milking Hands:

You would like to see these hands over and over again however they are rarer then having top pair. A milking hand is a kind of hand that you have the nuts, two pair or better. The “nuts” is the greatest possible hand. The main benefit of this hand is that you can make the as much money on these hands, as you want. The specific milking hand will tell how you will want to play it.

Position:

Position plays a very important part in poker, even in low limit. The last place, on the button, is considered to be a great place as you come to know about that what everyone else does before you. The approach of most of the best players is to play hard and perfectly in the front and loose in the back. There might be some hands which you wouldn’t want to play in first position, but you may play them in the back. Also position changes accordingly, the way you play individual hands.

Blinds:

Playing out of the blinds is unlike while you are hand some. You’ll take part in looser here though not too loose and how loose or tight depends exclusively on lots of people are available.

Loose Aggressive:

This participant is one who plays lots of cards although they tend to raise, re-raise and cap hands that they shouldn’t

Rock:

This is a fantastic tight player who only plays best cards. While they rise you just know what they have

Weak Tight:

This is quite uncommon at low limit. This type of performer has a good number of the skills that a wining performer possesses with one exception, they are a slight frightened

Tight Aggressive:

This is a top floor of a building. The tight aggressive participant is the good investor, the laser, the sniper, the smart bomb in the poker world

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You Must Loosen Up
When you are playing heads up you can’t afford to wait. Many times it comes down to who can steal the most blinds. Therefore you must loosen up and call more or you will go broke. Queen – Seven is called the computer hand because computer simulations show this hand is will win 51.77 percent heads up against a random hand. So with this hand or any hand higher than this one you are almost forced to play. A small pair or even a single Ace or King can be a big favorite in heads up play.

The Aggressor Will Win
In their book Hold’em Poker for Advanced Players authors Sklansky and Malmuth explain that a player in the small blind can win by raising with every hand. In the example the blinds are $50 and $100 which means there is $150 in the pot. The player on the button is the small blind and must act first before the flop. He raises by putting in an additional $150. If Big Blind folds, he has risked $150 to win $150. If the big blinds folds half the time the small blind will show a profit. He still will almost certainly profit in these situations since he will not only often steal you blind, but will also sometimes win when you call as well.

Suppose you only call in the big blind with the best 33% of the hands that you are dealt. Then he can raise every time and if called, be done with it-that is, not bet the flop-unless he flops a good hand. When this is the case, he’s going to win $150 two out of three times, plus he’s going to win more sometimes. He’s going to lose the $150 less than one out of three times.

If you find yourself against a player using this strategy you will need to counter it by calling more or raising him. You have to let him know that it could cost him more than $150 if he raises you every time.

Judge your opponents
You need to judge your opponents. Poker is a game about making judgments. You need to test the waters by doing the raising and being the aggressor. If you find yourself in a game with a passive player you now know how to beat him. If on the other hand your opponent is also aggressive you will have to use some discretion and very your play.

Bluffing

Playing heads up poker is a lot like playing chicken. This means you will need to bluff more before the flop and sometimes fire away after the flop with nothing. With just two players there will be many times when the flop doesn’t hit either player. Many times it is the person that acts first who will win the pot. Just remember that occasionally your opponent will have a legitimate. Although you don’t want to be bluffed out of a pot you will sometimes have to give it up to save your self from elimination.

Size Matters
The size of your chip stack makes a big difference in how you play. If you have a big stack you can be much more aggressive as you opponent might be inclined to fold more often waiting for a big hand. While this may work there will be a time when they are forced to make a stand. Although you want to keep the pressure on you also don’t want to double up your opponent too often or you will soon find yourself with the short stack.

Beware the Limper
Players limp in from the small blind for two reasons. They are either trying to see the flop cheaply or they are trying to trap an aggressive opponent. Again this calls for judgment on your part. Your objective in heads up play is to try and extract the most money from your opponent. If you have a big hand and know your opponent will raise then you can limp in and try for a check raise.

Practice
Becoming a proficient heads up player requires practice. You can practice with software programs such as Wilson’s Turbo Texas Holdem which you can set to simulate heads up play. You can also practice at one of the online poker sites. Get together with a friend for some free practice or enter the small sit and go tournaments to hone your skills. It doesn’t matter how you practice just as long as you do practice.

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