One of the bi-products of my poker playing has been my wife taking up poker. About a year ago, I talked her into playing in a free "bar league". She did well and built a reputation of being a very solid-tight player. During one of the bar-league final tournaments, she took third place for $150 (or something like that). Not bad for free.
Over the last year, she has played in a few casino tournaments. She had the same problem that I had - always making a deep run, but coming up short. Eit . . .
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Pot & Hands Odds
When you hear somebody say that a person had the pot odds to make a call, do you wonder what they mean? This section will explain both Pot Odds and Hands Odds.
People lose the most money in Holdem becuase they have very loose starting hands requirements. This section discusses general guidelines for starting hands requirements.