Short-Handed Tables

There are a few things you can be fairly sure of at a table with 8 or more players.

If there's a straight or a flush to be had, someone probably has it.

Even if it's just a pair on the flop, chances are 60% someone has trips.

All these calculations go out the window when there are only 4-5 players at the table.

There will be many flushes that don't get "made".

There will be hands where nobody has an Ace to match the inevitable one on the river.

Bluffing becomes even more powerful when there are fewer players, and less likelihood of anyone having these table winning hands.

You often bluff to narrow the field, and pray someone doesn't complete a flush.

In this game you're already starting with a narrow field.

I'm still learning how to play short-handed. More later.