HOW TO WIN - HEADS UP POKER

So who makes the most money consistantly at POKER ONLINE?

Don't take my word- Go to one of the many sites that show profit for online players and you will see the same thing.

For example http://www.sharkscope.com/

Go to leaderboard- and look at who is winning- and by how much. You can usually sort by game.

You will see that if you search by Hold'em Heads Up- the result will look remarkably similar to that of the overall leaderboard. In other words the
GOOD HEADS UP PLAYERS ARE THE BIG WINNERS


The next question i hear you ask, is (or should be) so how do i become a good heads-up player?

And the answer to that is the reason for this blog:

AGGRESSION
The main point here is that you need to RAISE PRE-FLOP any good starting hands
The theory behind this is like any other poker strategy is based on statistics. If pre flop you pump money into the pot with hands that you are more likely to win with, then over time you win on more valuable pots.

You then need to CONTINUATION BET if you have position - In other words if your opponent checks you should raise, and represent having a strong hand.
You may get check raised occasionally, and then you put it down. But long term you win, and this is really the key.

You may well ask - what is a good hand? And this is really where HU varys significantly from normal ring games.

Any A or K with even a low kicker is a "good hand"

If you get reraised pre-flop - take a view or fold

Does you opponent reraise often, how strong is your kicker, is it suited...etc

You will play significantly more hands than regular ring games, and this is normal. If you fold, fold fold until you get AK then raise, your opponent will fold and you will not get paid. Or worse he has pocket pair and then you are behind anyhow.

So AGGRESSION is key. Your aim is to pyscologically grind down your opponent and get a chip lead.