If you are a fan of poker, then Christmas can be something of a treacherous
period of time to negotiate. Sure, you have a bit of time off work to sit back and enjoy life a little over the festive period, but with the family to sort out and lots to be done over both Christmas and New Year, it isn’t easy to find a lengthy period of time to take part in a full-scale poker tournament.
Well the good news is that you don’t have to because at bet365 Poker, there is the perfect alternative for those who want a quick poker fix, that isn’t going to tie up a huge amount of their time. That option is called Twister Poker and it is certainly one of the most popular forms of fast-play poker you can enjoy today.
[featured_offer id=”1750″]Remember though, you do need to be a member at bet365 Poker in order to enjoy the game. New customers can benefit from the latest bet365 Poker New Player Welcome Package which will get them started on the site nice and smoothly. You can receive a €5 cash game ticket without a deposit, plus then you can also claim a new player bonus of up to €100 and €5 worth of tournament tickets too.
Once you are a member, then all you need to do is head on over to the Twister Poker tables and get ready to take on the challenge.
What are bet365 Poker’s Twister Sit & Go’s?
Twister Sit & Go games are three player matches that are played at a much faster pace than standard poker tournaments. Each player starts the game with a smaller than usual stack of chips (500) and furthermore, the blinds are increased more rapidly in Twister Poker than in standard poker.
The aim of the game is to be the last player standing at the table holding all the chips after having eliminated the two other players. If you can achieve that then you will win the prize.
The prize you win is decided at the start of a game by the spinning of a prize wheel. Prizes range from 2x your buy in up to 1,000x your buy in. Furthermore, you can elect to play Twister Poker for a range of different buy in amounts – €1, €2, €5, €10, €20 or €50.
Other than these simple rules, Twister Poker follows the same rules as you would find on standard Texas Hold’em tournaments at bet365 Poker, or indeed on any poker site.
How is the cash prize in Twister Poker decided?
The key to Twister Poker for many is the decision on how big the eventual cash prize you will win is decided. Once three players have paid the same stake to enter the game, they are seated at a table (player selection is random, so you can play any other player that has opted to play the game for the same stake level) and the prize wheel is spun.
The prize you can win will either be one of the following amounts 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 10x, 100x or 1,000x your stake.
If you land a prize from 2x to 100x your stake, then you and your fellow players are playing “winner takes all” poker, in that the only player to receive a prize, will the final player at the table holding all the chips.
However, if you are fortunate enough to trigger the 1,000x prize, then the pay outs for this amount are slightly different. The winning player will receive 80% of the prize fund, while the two other players will receive 10% of the prize fund apiece,
So, if you buy in for €1 and find yourself playing for the €1,000 prize, then if you are eliminated you would still take home €100, but if you manage to win the game at the table, you would turn your €1 bet into an €800 windfall.
How should I approach Twister Poker?
One of the biggest differences in Twister Poker compared to playing in a standard tournament, is that in Twister Poker, you do not have time to wait to hit the bigger hands. With a small number of chips to begin with and the blinds rising quickly, even if you adopt an ultra-cautious approach, you can find that you are miles behind the chip leader very quickly.
As such, the best approach to Twister Poker is to adopt a more aggressive style of play. Remember, you are not playing against a table of eight or nine people, but just three and they too are likely to be short stacked.
The term fast and loose is mentioned by some as a productive way to play Twister Poker, but I prefer the idea of fast and tight. When you hold a strong hand (and in Twister Poker, lower value hands tend to be hold more strength due to your limited number of opponents) you really need to push home your advantage, but not do so in a way that makes it blatantly obvious you hold the nuts.
In the same way, you need to be aggressive when defending your blind and big blind, especially after the blinds have increased a couple of times and paying the blinds does bite out a chunk of your cash.
That’s not to say you should go All-In every hand (although some players seemingly like to play this ultra aggressive way). Bluffing at key points can be useful when picking up stronger hands, but remember, if a player has committed all their chips to the pot, they are either holding a very strong hand, or bluffing like crazy. The skill is knowing when a player is doing one or the other.
Other general hints for Twister Poker play
As a general rule of thumb, the smaller the amount of money you are playing for in Twister Poker, then the faster and looser players tend to play. When the prize pool is say €2, players are far more willing to play a far wider range of hands (in some cases, any hand), than if the prize pool was for example €100 or €1,000.
Remember too to play for a stake amount that suits your bankroll. If you don’t have much to spend, it is best to play 10 games of Twister Poker at €1 per game, than it is to play one €10 game and put all your eggs in that one basket.
Lastly, Twister Poker is great fun to play and is hugely entertaining, which is part of the reason why it is so popular at bet365 Poker, so do play with a smile on your face and enjoy the experience. If you do, then quite often you will find your positive mindset will allow you to make better strategic choices.
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