Heads-up poker is often mentioned in conjunction with popular types of the game such as
Texas Holdem or Omaha. Unlike 🛡 those variants it isn’t actually a type of poker game
itself. Instead it’s a way of playing them. Intrigued?
What is 🛡 heads-up poker?
Heads-up
poker refers to any form of the game in which the hand is played out between just two
🛡 players. Head-to-head poker in other words. Virtually any type of poker can be played
heads-up.
Hands progress according to the rules 🛡 of the specific type of poker you’re
playing heads-up, just as they would do were more players involved. However, there 🛡 are
some heads-up adaptations in community card poker games such as Texas Holdem (see how
to play, below).
Games of poker 🛡 can become heads up when just two players remain at the
table at the start of a hand, while heads-up 🛡 tournaments are popular at online poker
sites.
With only one opponent to beat, competitors have a high chance of winning each
🛡 hand regardless of what they are dealt and tend to play aggressively as a result.
Similarly, with only one opponent 🛡 needing to fall for your bluff, bluffing is more
likely to be successful.
How to play heads-up poker
As mentioned above, the 🛡 rules for
many forms of poker don’t change when playing heads-up. If you’re new to poker check
out our how 🛡 to play poker section for an introduction to the game and links to
how-to-play guides for Texas Holdem, Omaha and 🛡 other types of poker.
There is one key
adaptation when it comes to playing community card poker games such as Texas 🛡 Holdem and
Omaha heads up, which see the normal position of the small and big binds reversed.
In
poker games other 🛡 than heads-up the small blind is posted by the player positioned
clockwise from the dealer (or nominal dealer in online 🛡 poker). The big blind is posted
by the player to the left of the small blind.
The first round of betting 🛡 begins with
the player who sits to the left of the player who posted the big blind and all
subsequent 🛡 rounds of betting begin with the player who posted the small blind.
However
in heads-up play, the dealer posts the short 🛡 blind and their opponent posts the big
blind.
Why is the position of the blinds reversed in heads-up poker? Basically to
🛡 ensure fairness.
If the position of the blinds wasn’t reversed in heads-up poker the
player who isn’t dealing would get to 🛡 act first in the betting rounds both before and
after the flop because there are only two players involved. This 🛡 would give them an
advantage.
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Learn how to play popular types of poker and the
rules specific to 🛡 each game
Want to know the rules specific to popular types of poker?
Check out the links below.
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