Hello,

I have two questions.

1. In online NL tournaments, I am usually card dead. My starting hands are typically like 73o, J3o, 92o hand after hand. I remember I oftentimes fight till the end however most of the time I am short stacked. Any advice? Or it’s just a normal thing?
2. Say in a certain event, a player who is in first position calls succeeding raises. On the board, AK24 rainbow. Later, he then catches a 2 on the river and with 72o beats the other player on the button. By the way, the player on the button has AK.

I’m wondering if the sample situation is just a normal stuff in poker? How about online?

Thanks!

Roman Bajorek
Roman,

1. You have to figure out spot where you can pick up chips while being card dead. Raising in position, seeing cheap flops and hoping to hit with garbage hands, and stealing blinds are some ways to do this. Card dead runs happen. You will need to wait them out. Eventually things will even out.
   
2. This is an example of a bad online player getting lucky. You see this sometimes in lower limit poker or someone trying to be cute in a higher stakes game. I see this more online as people can play silly hands without actually seeing people mock them for their poor play.