Yesterday I've been playing on Pokerchamps and there was player whose every second move was all in. He lost soon, but then I thought what could be the moving all-in strategy and below are my ideas.
First of all, all in means that player is putting all his chips on the hand he holds in his hands. This can be a do or die move for the player, but despite the danger it is very popular in No Limit games.
- Never move all in preflop if you play monster hands only. Everyone will fold and you will get the blinds only.
- Move all in when you are sure your opponent will fold. It is much easier to move all in than to call it
- All in works great if you are a chip leader, for you it is a small stack for them it is everything. Why not to take a risk?
- Do not move all in with worthless hands, always leave some outs for a win.
- Do not move all in when you are short in chips. You may get called by chip leader. Use all in strategy only when your cards are unbeatable.
- Do not bluff with all in when short stacked. You will be kicked out.
- If you can, try stealing blinds by moving all in. It usually works, but again go all in only if you have some outs. You never know what the blinds hold.
- If you call all in, it is better to re-raise it. This will scary off the rest of players and you will stay eye to eye with the all in mover.
This is a very basic moving all in strategy, but keep it in mind as it will help you!
See you at the tables!
