Drafting.

Today I would like to discuss a concept they has been working for me in online low limit holdem games. (Note I would not try this in live games in casinos!) By low limit I mean .50-1.00, 1-2, and 2-4 games. Games I have been beating consistently for 2+BBs/100 hands. This has worked for me in full 9-10 handed games as well as in shorthanded tables.(Works less so in shorthanded.) It's a simple idea that has made me much money when I have had the best hand and lost me the least when I didn't. (Warning playing like this will increase the number of bad beats you endure!) When I flop top pair with the non-top kicker I don't raise if someone bets on the flop or in many cases I don't bet the flop or turn at all. I let someone else take control of the hand and do the betting for me. This works best when you have an agressive player who loves to bet and raise with middle pair or top pair and a weak kicker. I know this idea goes counter to what you will read in many books about protecting your hand and making draws pay a price to beat you. Trust me if someone flops a four flush or an open ended straight in low limit online holdem they are not folding to a bet or a bet and a raise. The situation needs to be right against the right player in order for this to work. I have had tables where this works for hours on end. Another benefit of this is people start getting totally confused about your hand and in many cases start giving you free cards when you want to take them. Also I have seen many people go on tilt against me playing in this way. Anyway that's all for today. Good Luck at the tables. Tony