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.
