The Tournament is Password Protected and you must sign up to the GrinderX Forum to be able to see the VIP area in which the password is held.

Tournamnet Info

Name: GrinderX Forum Freeroll

Starts: Sept 25th 19:00

Go to the GrinderX forum, register, and check the VIP section to get the password to the GrinderX Forum Freeroll at Full Tilt Poker.

Cost of entering the freeroll tourney is free. This Poker4Ever tournament is exclusive to GrinderX and Online Poker Circuit player’s club members, which means you must use our special Poker4Ever link when registering and downloading Poker4Ever.

The Free tournament has a prize of $110 and is scheduled to take place at Poker4Ever on Monday 31 August at 8pm EST. The password for the tourney is p4e110. Worth noting, only players who have downloaded through our links will be able to see the tournament. Thus members of other Poker4Ever player’s clubs will not have access to the tournament. This tournament is located in the private tab of the P4E lobby.

Additionally, we are offering a Bonus is 100% up to $150 at Poker4Ever for anyone wishing to make a new first time deposit. Additionally, any players at Poker4Ever looking for a reload bonus, hit me up by email or in the GrinderX Poker Forums and I will get you taken care of.

William Hill Poker have kindly let us use there skin to host our $500 added tournament, and GrinderX hopes to see all new forum members playing. The money added tournament is only for Forum members. To be able to play you need to download William Hill Poker (Click to download William Hill Poker) as well as register in the GrinderX Poker Forum. The password for entry to the tournament has been posted in the VIP area, you need to be logged in to get access to the VIP area.

The tournament does have a maximan amount of players that it can hold, so its advice to sign up as soon as possible.

Tournament Information

Location: William Hill Poker

Time and Date: 11pm UK time, Sunday 2nd August

Buy in: $33+$3

Money added: $500

password: Check VIP area in the Poker Forum

GrinderX would like to wish all GrinderX Forum Members the best of Luck in the $500 added William Hill Poker Tournament.

GrinderX Poker will officially launch on the 1st of August. To coincide with the launch of this new poker website, GrinderX will host two massive money added poker tournaments.

GrinderX has been built so poker players have somewhere they can come and discuss any poker topic – be it poker strategy, bad beats, poker tournament play, or anything poker related.

GrinderX poker’s aim is also to bring the best value added poker tournaments to our poker players and reward them for their loyalty. GrinderX is mostly forum based, and we pride our self on having one of the friendliest poker forum’s that can be found on the web. Our goal is to build the best poker forum for poker players and to reward those players who have helped us reach our goal.

Upcoming GrinderX Money-Added Poker Tournaments

To Officially launch GrinderX Poker, we will be holding two massive money-added poker tournaments exclusively for members of our poker forum.

$1000 added poker tournament

The first of these tournaments will be held on the 1st of August. This exclusive GrinderX poker tournament will have $1000 dollars added to the Tournament prize fund.

The buy-in for our GrinderX $1000 added poker tournament is $30+$3 and we are expecting between 30-40 players. This will take the prize pool well over $2000! With only 30-40 players in the poker tournament, this poker tourney could well be the best value tournament that can be found at any poker site. Location of this tournament will be announced within the next few days.

$500 added poker tournament

The second of these tournaments will be held the following day, the 2nd August. This tournament will have $500 added to the prize pool and be held at William Hill. (visit WillHill by clicking here).

The buy-in for this tournament is also $30+$3 and we are also expecting 30-40 players. The prize pool should be over $1500 for this tournament making this also a great money added tournament.

Both Tournaments are exclusively for GrinderX poker forum members. With the first tournament only being able to play in if you can be tracked to GrinderX. The second of these tournaments are password protected. To ensure the password isn’t leaked we will be issuing these password two days before the tournament starts.

It is also advised to sign up as soon as possible as the tournament has limits on how many players can play.

GrinderX Forum News

GrinderX poker forum has opened its doors. We have already seen over 20 players sign up in the last few days.

One of best known players to sign up is professional poker player Erik Aude.

Erik Aude is a professional Poker player from the USA. He resides in LA, and is also a well known actor.

He regularly plays the big comps, including the WSOP this year. You will usually find him and Jerry Yang discussing there strategy for their team which plays in the Dream Team event every year at the WSOP.

Erik Aude also has a interesting history.

you can check out Erik Aude’s Blog Here.

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GrinderX is been setup to give poker players the opportunities to increase there bankroll with massive money added tournaments.

The GrinderX Poker Forum is probably the friendliest poker forum that can be found online. The forum has been setup so poker players can get advice, so they can further there poker skills, as well as for poker players to brag about the big tournament wins and great plays.

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Hopefully, flopping three of a kind is the main reason for playing small pocket pairs. This is where the value of playing small pocket pairs come into effect. This is because a hand like this is low risk and high reward.

For example, If you do flop three of a kind, the likely hood is that you will take down a big pot, especially if one of your opponent hits a hand like top pair. Plus if you miss the flop it’s very easy to fold the hand.

So, what’s your options when you get a small pocket pair in early position?

You can move allin. The problem with moving allin is that your small pair turn from low risk/ high reward into high risk/ low reward. This is because if an opponent calls, he is either going to have two over cards, or worse, a higher pocket pair. However, if you move allin with small pocket pairs you’ll probably win a lot of blinds, due to the fact your bet will probably be very large in comparison to the blinds. This would probably make opponents who where considering playing average hands fold. But moving allin is usually a bad idea unless you are short stacked and are looking to pick up some blinds.

An other option is folding. This is the best way to minimize risk. Especially if your at an aggressive table where there’s alot of raising and re-raising pre-flop. This is sometimes the best option as mall pocket pair aren’t always a playable hand. The only problem is all thought there is no risk if you fold, their is also no reward.

Limping in is another option. And usually the most popular option by poker players. But limping in early position is usually a sign of weakness and a more aggressive player will be waiting for this opportunity to attack in a better position. As well as this, most skilled players will be able to put you on a small pocket pair as this is such a common move from early position with this hand.Meaning it will be much easier for you opponent to read you and will take away possibilities of winning a big pot if you do flop three of a kind. However, limping in can also increase the chances of multiple opponents in the pot. And the more people in the pot, the higher the value of a hand like a small pocket pair becomes.

Lastly, a small raise, which in my opinion is the best option. This is because you have the chance to pick up the blinds. This is because a raise in early position is usually a sign of strength. This can stop players with stronger hands from raising because they believe you are strong and don’t want to attack a small raise. For example, if your opponent has pocket eights, he will probably just call instead of re-raising. where as, if you had limped he would have most likely raise more than your small raise in order to take control of the pot.

But as with any poker hand, sometimes its best to mix it up, so opponent players struggle to have a proper read on you. So your probably best using all the available options you have at your disposal. But making a small raise should be your default play when dealt small pocket pair in early position.

For a start, age. Live players tend to be much older than the young online players. Their is many reasons for this. Older players who grew up without a computer and some probably without a TV, struggle when it comes to using new technology. So usually they just stick to what they know. But these youngsters who have been brought up with computers and colour TV, have no problem working a computer. So its so easy for them to acclimatize to using online poker software.

Aggression. Online poker players are much more aggressive than their counter parts, live poker players. This could be due to the fact that online games are much faster, but I have a feeling is more to do with online poker forums attacking any style except tight aggressive play. This can leave any new player to the game who reads any of the posts at the forum thinking aggression is the only way to play. Where as live players are much more inclined to read a good strategy book. Which informs players to be much more less aggressive.

Overall, online players have an argument that they are better than live players. You will hear them talk about the amount of hands they can play in a year, compared to the amount of hands a live player can play. But live players can also argue that online players have no ability to read players apart from bet size limiting there skills. In my opinion both online and live players are correct. I believe online players are better at online poker and live players are better at live events. But I think it would take a very ill informed poker player to say an online player is better than a live player, or a live player is better than a online player.

One of the most significant changes to the game is the aggressiveness of which Texas Holdem is played. It used to be if a player re-raised on the flop, they would be holding either Aces, Kings, Queens or AK. This is no longer the fact. Today’s youth are much more aggressive and will re-raise (three betting) with marginal hands.

Combatting the three bet

One of the worst things you can do if your opponent has re-raised your bet is call, especially if your out of position. With the thought in your head to see a flop. This is because rarely will you improve on the flop with medium strength hands. Also your opponent also has position on you meaning he as the control of the pot, making it hard for you to take the pot down.

The two most recommended moves if you have been re-raised is to either fold and give up the hand, or re-raise his re-raise (four betting) giving you the advantage if he calls. It is also important to know what type of player that has re-raised you initial raise. As if the player is tight the likely hood is that he has a big hand and re-raising will only give him the option to move all-in. Whereas if it is a loose aggressive (LAG) player that re-raises your raise, this might be a good time to re-raise again.

Its also important to remember you can use four betting like three betting for value. For example, if you have Q-Q and your opponent re-raises alot you know your Queens are probably good. But you can also use four betting as a bluff when you think your opponent is three betting light, meaning he would have to fold to your re-raise.

But it is also very important to know the range of the three better, as well as take into consideration your opponents position before making th decision to four bet. It is possible to flat call a three bet, but this should only be done in the right situation. For example if you have position and you know that your opponent doesn’t have a ready made hand like Aces, Kings, Queens. But its important to remember that you are not calling to hopefully hit a hand, because most of the time you probably won’t. The reason you have flat called is because you are planning on taking the pot if your opponent shows any weakness or the board looks bad for your opponent.

The reason you need to bring four betting into your arsenal is because as the game of poker has become more aggressive , so has three betting. So as three beating has become more common, so has four betting. This is because the main goal in Texas Holdem is to keep the pressure on you opponent. This is because re-raising pre-flop is still a very strong move and is hard to combat against. This is because it asks the original raiser alot of hard questions leaving then a difficult choose to make about there hand.

I highly advice adding both three betting and the ability to combat three betting to the list of possible moves you can make. If you want to discuss this further pop into the GrinderX strategy forum to learn more.

You have probably seen three betting happen 100 times at a poker table or watching it on TV.  This will hopefully teach how and when to use it in your game and take you to the next level so you can compete with the new blood in the poker scene, the loose and aggressive players, who will re-raise your raise with average hands.

Introducing the Three Bet

Three betting is re-raising your opponents raise pre-flop, where the big blind (first bet) has been raised (second bet) and you have re-raised your opponent (third bet).

So how much should you bet? There is a few circumstances when you can use three betting, one of these times is when you and your opponent are both deep stacked, for example, early in a tournament or in a cash game where you have plenty of big blinds. In this situation you should start by beating three times the big blind. Your opponent should raise your bet by three times. So for example, If your playing at a cash table where the blinds are $1/$2. Your opponent would make the first raise to about $6, you will be looking to make it between $15 to $18.

So when you are short stacked, usually later in a tournament, the three bet size may vary. This is because the three better might be pot committing himself if he three bets. So he would probably just move all-in on the third bet.

Why three bet?

The main reason to three bet before the flop, instead of calling, is because one of the golden rules of no limit holdem is to keep the pressure on your opponent and forcing them to make a decision. Plus, if it goes to the flop it also gives you the advantage, this is due to the fact that in texas holdem often both players will miss the flop, so usually this would give you the advantage to win the pot.

Thoughts before three betting

There is certain things you should take into consideration before three betting and reason’s to think about why you are three betting.

1. You are betting for value because you believe your hand is better than the range your opponent is raising with. For example, your opponent has raised in a late position and you have K-K on the small blind. In this example you are ahead of the range of hands your opponent would raise with. So you would re-raise for value.

2. Player type and betting frequency is also important. For example, a tight player raises in early position  and you have 7-7 in middle position, you’re probably behind his range of hands. So re-raising wouldn’t be for value. But if a loose aggressive player raises from middle position and you have 7-7 in late position, you know he could do this with a wide rage of hands so you can three bet, putting him under pressure.
3. You have a average hand, so you use three betting as a semi bluff or bluff. Under the right circumstances you can re-raise with a hand that might be behind initially but can improve on the flop. For example, you have a hand like in late position J-10 suited and a semi aggressive player raises in middle position. So now you have three choices, fold, call or raise leaving your opponent with a difficult choice. In this situation option three is probably best. It can force your opponent fold better hands like A-10 or K-Q, plus it also gives you the chance to represent a big hand on the flop if your opponent calls. And you could also hit a little lucky and flop a monster with a hand like suited connectors.

So in conclusion there is many reasons to three bet. If you are doing for value. Because you think your opponent is weak or that you think you can represent a big hand on the flop. But there is still alot to consider before choosing to three bet. The type of player that made the original raise, chip stacks and position.

Poker used to be about aggressive raises, but the game has changed, and especially texas holdem, so now its about aggressive re-raises. You will notice that three betting has increased at the poker tables. There is also ways to combat 3 betting which you can read at GrinderX or you can go and discuss it further in the strategy forum.