Lemaitre is a French-American poker professional. He has written several books on poker. His Beat the Dealer, detailed methods on how to maximize your bets, and several others. In this article, Lemaitre will tell you how he manages to maintain a healthy number of blackjack wins.
It would be good to have some idea on how a professional like Lemaitre can maintain his wins. Professionals, in general, do not have an advantage of winning a number of hands at once. They cannot do the same as what card counters do. Counting cards requires a large investment and a great memory. That is why Lemaitre uses a different strategy. He told Cardpay.com that he actually tends to forget the cards that he has seen.
Lemaitre has published a hand ranking in his book. According to this chart, he wins almost every hand with the White King. The Black Jack, he said, comes next with 2 out of every 10 hands. The Ten and Jack moves into the Top 20 games, with 1 out of every 3 hands. The Deuce comes last with only every 5 hands.
When Lemaitre’s opponent saw that he was going to receive a limp with 2-7 off, he re-raised only one time. DewaGG pushed all-in. His opponent received a 9 and lost.
Lemaitre has a limp from the flop of 3-7-10 with 3 clubs. The player under the gun raised with a set of 4’s. Lemaitre went all-in and opponent received a Queen and lost.
Lemaitre tried to steal with a 7-8 from the player under the gun and the flop was 5-4-J. The player under the gun tried to steal with a Q-7 and Lemaitre re-raised. Both players called. The flop was 6-5 and both players checked.
The turn was a 6 and it was checked to both players. Lemaitre bet and the player behind made a pot sized bet. Lemaitre moved all-in. The player behind folded but Lemaitre made a pot sized bet. The player in the big blind called with a set of Q’s.
The river was a 2 and it was checked to both players. Lemaitre bet and the player behind made a pot sized bet. Lemaitre moved all-in. The player behind folded but Lemaitre made a pot sized bet. The player in the big blind called with a set of 4’s.
It was a long time ago that I learned a valuable lesson that I think every poker player can benefit from. I believe that if you opponent hits the board, or hits your hand, you should fire out a bet that is multiple times the big blind. Your opponent needs to have a hand like pocket Q’s, J’s, Q-10’s, K-10’s or better, in order to value bet. If not, he is or she is just trying to get you to fold.
fire out a bet that is multiple times the big blind. Your opponent needs to have a hand like pocket Q’s, J’s, Q-10’s, K-10’s or better, in order to value bet. If not, he is or she is just trying to get you to fold. There are many instances when you can bluff your opponent and win a hand. This is accomplished by reading your opponent’s hand and When they hit the board, they will either hit a monster or check the board. fire out a bet that is multiple times the big blind. You will either pick up a nice pot or your opponent will fold. This is called value betting. Your opponent needs to have a hand like pocket Q’s, J’s, Q-10’s, K-10’s or better, in order to bet. If not, he is or she is just trying to get you to fold.
value betting. Your opponent needs to have a hand like pocket Q’s, J’s, Q-10’s, K-10’s or better, in order to bet. If not, he is or she is just trying to get you to fold.
Here are more poker tournament mistakes.
- Playing unprepared. Almost every poker tournament players play very unprepared. That is why you see the same faces over and over again at the final table. If you are not a powerhouse player, then you can’t do anything to win a poker tournament. You can prepare by watching what everyone has played, but you need to do it yourself. Study all of the starting hand rules, poker betting strategies, and casino chips before you sit down at the table.
- Being overconfident. Poker tournaments require a certain level of patience and discipline.