Discuss - The Gap Concept in Poker

[scrawnybob]

hi all

some more poker strategy for you to discuss ...

The Gap Concept in Poker

If you are sitting at the poker table in mid position and look down to see A-10 suited and everyone has folded to you ...

cheers scrawnybob

[Whatsthepassword?]

Interesting piece, Bob. But, as stated in the article, the Gap Concept does seem to hark back to a different time when people generally played poker a lot more tightly.

In most tournaments I play in the successful players tend to be loose aggressives and they will be raising in front of you with all kinds of hands.

If you are in mid-position with A10 and someone has raised before you they might have anything from Ace rag to two face cards and above - but some players will hike up the action with a lot less than that.

All you can do is get a read on these players from earlier hands and pick your spot to trap them.