Recent Posts by Tyson Tanaka
Tyson Tanaka has been playing poker since 2002 and founded FlopTurnRiver.com in 2003. Tyson currently resides in California.
by Tyson Tanaka | Aug 5, 2020 | Poker Psychology
This week’s topic is that of motivation, something that a lot of players have trouble with when it comes to studying to get better. Extrinsic motivation in the form of more money and a better win-rate will only carry you so far, but here we’re going to...
by Tyson Tanaka | Aug 4, 2020 | Cash Games, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
In last week’s article, we looked at some of the reasons why equity isn’t the end-all, be-all of evaluating how two ranges will perform against each other. With that out of the way, we’re going to be able to get into the nitty gritty aspects of the...
by Tyson Tanaka | Aug 4, 2020 | Poker Reviews
PokerStars is a global poker room which offers new members a £20 Free Play bonus. Why Play at PokerStars? PokerStars has been the trendsetter in the online poker world for almost a decade now. To this day, they alone represent almost half of all the real money games...
by Tyson Tanaka | Aug 3, 2020 | Beginner Poker, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
Most of my recent blogs have been geared toward live poker. However, since we’re in an online environment, I felt that it was high time that I gave some tips and tricks to help you in the internet age. We’ve all fallen prey to the common ills of online...
by Tyson Tanaka | Aug 3, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Progression through the micros naturally trends us toward unbalanced lines. We start playing basic TAGG, then learn to steal blinds more, to cbet more. Hey, it works. When we face better competition at 100nl or higher, the lack of balance is very exploitable. Trust me...
by Tyson Tanaka | Aug 3, 2020 | Live Poker, Poker Strategy
Basically, a poker ploy is a maneuver or strategy that a player utilizes to gain the advantage, and/or to win the pot. These poker ploys are techniques that you yourself can use to obtain information, and others may use against you to try and trick you. For example,...
by Tyson Tanaka | Aug 3, 2020 | Live Dealer Casinos
You can clear all of your bonuses at William Hill playing the live games. Many games are offered, including Blackjack, Roulette, Baccarat – each with its own sexy dealer. William Hill Live Dealer Overview William Hill Vegas is an online casino that offers a host...
by Tyson Tanaka | Aug 2, 2020 | Beginner Poker, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Let’s suppose, just for purposes of illustration, that you and I are both playing in our local casino’s 10/20 Limit Hold ‘Em game. We both play about the same number of hours per year, and we are similar-style players. Let’s just be...
by Tyson Tanaka | Aug 2, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Note – SPR stands for Stack to Pot Ratio. I think a lot of SPR importance is based solely on the texture of the games you are playing in. To say a general statement like "SPR of 13 is bad for top pair" would be wrong, since with aggressive history 13...
by Tyson Tanaka | Aug 2, 2020 | Poker Rules, Poker Strategy
Pot-Limit Omaha Hi is becoming one of the more popular card games around the world. Known as an action game, PLO is played at the highest of limits in card rooms such as Bobby’s Room in Las Vegas where typical blinds are $500/$1000. Pot-Limit Omaha is a high-hand only...
by Tyson Tanaka | Aug 2, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Every post in the spoonitnow strategy series has been leading up to this moment. While there is obviously going to be some math involved when it comes to basic things like pot odds, a lot of people are under the impression that things like balance and exploitation...
by Tyson Tanaka | Aug 2, 2020 | Casino Reviews
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by Tyson Tanaka | Aug 2, 2020 | Poker Reviews
Install Instructions To download the 888 app for iOS, go to the Apple Store and search for ‘888 poker’. The real money app should be the first in line. For Android devices, visit 888 Poker Mobile page (http://www.888poker.com/poker-promotions/android.htm) and use one...
by Tyson Tanaka | Aug 1, 2020 | Casino Bonus Codes
How to Use the Platinum Play Casino Promotion Codes You don’t need to use a Platinum Play Casino promotion code to get the casino’s basic New Casino Player Welcome Bonus. Platinum Play Casino Bonus Overview As stated previously, you don’t need to use a promo code to...
by Tyson Tanaka | Aug 1, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
As you begin to peel away the surface of no-limit Hold’em and in particular, no-limit Hold’em cash games, it becomes apparent that the game itself has design problems. What in heavens name do I mean? Well to put it in plain English, what other field of...
by Tyson Tanaka | Aug 1, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Low stakes play is all about making adjustments that exploit your opponents. Unfortunately, most players at micro stakes and many at small stakes, even winning players, don’t really understand what it means to exploit someone. While it’s easy to say that...
by Tyson Tanaka | Aug 1, 2020 | Limit Hold’em, Poker Strategy
This section will go over some very popular, yet still very profitable ‘plays’ that you should do (and will see) against opponents. I recommend you study these plays – how to use them to your advantage, how to recognize them when they happen, and how...
by Tyson Tanaka | Aug 1, 2020 | Video Poker
Bonus Poker is a very common video poker variant found at most online casinos. The payout structures share some simililarities to Jacks or Better, but the main change is that the various ranks of four-of-a-kind have different payouts. 4 Aces has the best payout out of...
by Tyson Tanaka | Aug 1, 2020 | Casino Bonus Codes
How to Use 888 Casino Bonuses When signing up for an 888 Casino account via FlopTurnRiver, there are no 888 bonus code entries required. Although bonuses at 888 Casino do not require manual code entry, they may demand that a player “claim” a particular...
by Tyson Tanaka | Aug 1, 2020 | Casino Bonus Codes
The automatic Euro Grand bonus codes add the most value to your deposits as possible – based on their available promotions and the bonus offers that you have not yet taken advantage of – to give you the maximum available boost to your bankroll. How to Claim the Euro...
by Tyson Tanaka | Aug 1, 2020 | Video Poker
Loose Deuces takes its name from the fact that deuces are wild in this Video Poker variant, meaning you can use a deuce in the place of any other card in the deck to make up a hand. If you’ve ever played Deuces Wild before then it should be a familiar concept,...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 31, 2020 | Poker Strategy, SNG
By request, I’ma try to lay down a more in depth explanation of ICM and what it could mean for your poker play. As a disclaimer, I’ve never used ICM to analyze my game, I’m not really working on the math of my game at this point – I don’t...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 31, 2020 | Limit Hold’em, Live Poker, Poker Strategy
It is finally time to start getting to the nitty gritty. My previous posts have dealt more with getting you psychologically prepared for the game, and that is a very important part of the game, but most people reading this are likely to be more interested in finding...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 31, 2020 | Live Poker, Poker Strategy
INTRODUCTION If you are an online player who’s about to try B&M poker for the first time, this sticky is meant for you. Unlike Brodie’s excellent article on B&M etiquette (a must-read), this one is intended to prepare you mentally for the...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 31, 2020 | Cash Games, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
I have to say that I absolutely love poker but I guess that I have written enough articles now for FlopTurnRiver for you to already now that. In this article I want to look at the concept of pot control. This is something that has been expanded over the past few years...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 31, 2020 | Featured SNG, Poker Strategy, SNG
OK, here’s v1.0. Most comments have been incorporated below. Further comments most welcome. There are countless other strategy guides out there; however I thought that since FTR seems to attract a high proportion of beginner/low buy-in SNG players I would...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 31, 2020 | Featured Online Poker, Poker Bonus Codes
PokerStars Marketing Code: FlopTurnRiver When creating a new account, you will come to a window that asks for your email address and country of residence. On this screen, you will also see “How did you hear about PokerStars?” From the “Choose...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 31, 2020 | Beginner Poker, Cash Games, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
A few years ago I wrote an article for a poker magazine called “coming in under the radar”. In that article I mentioned playing lower stakes games than you normally would and taking advantage of weaker players. In essence, online poker has grown up an awful lot since...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 31, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Recently I have switched poker sites again, I do this periodically if I find good games and plenty of fish. I don’t play anywhere near as much poker these days and most of that is at between NL50 and NL200 full-ring NLHE. Recently I have been watching the games...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 31, 2020 | Casino Articles & Guides
Getting money onto online casinos using credit cards is usually quite problematic, but there are some very good online casino deposit methods, where withdrawing and depositing money online on gambling sites is easily done. One such method is using Online Casino Amex;...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 31, 2020 | Live Dealer Casinos
Very nice $200 bonus. Tons of live games to choose from. Roulette has one of the better WR clearing rates. 888 Live Dealer Overview 888 Casino hosts live dealer Blackjack, Roulette, and Baccarat games. 888 Casino makes opening and funding an account easy for people...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 31, 2020 | VIP Programs
Overview At 888 Poker players earn two types of points – Status Points and Reward Points. Status Points are earned at a fixed rate of 1 Point for every $2 generated in rake and are used only to determine a players VIP Status. Reward Points are earned based on a...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 30, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
A great piece of advice Sauce123 gave me is put people on ranges on every street. I tell this to many people and post it in many threads, because it is some of the best advice around. But sometimes you can hear something, try it, and just not get it. So this week, I’m...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 30, 2020 | Cash Games, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
A few months ago when I was participating in my NL50 poker challenge, it soon become apparent that there were an awful lot of bad regs at this level in both six max and full-ring, but especially six max. In any form of poker, the fewer players that there is on the...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 30, 2020 | Beginner Poker, Omaha, Poker Strategy
As the No-Limit Texas Hold’em games continue to get harder post-UIGEA it is only natural for players to branch out into other forms of poker looking for softer tables. In the past, online poker sites just offered Hold’em and Omaha; however, there are now a...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 30, 2020 | Casino Bonus Codes
The welcome bonus structure at Zynga Plus Casino is very linear, and there’s not much room to make a mistake by choosing the wrong code because there’s only one to choose from. This helps to make sure that you get the value added to your account so that...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 30, 2020 | Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
Poker tell: “A tell in poker is a subtle but detectable change in a player’s behavior or demeanor that gives clues to that player’s assessment of his hand. A player gains an advantage if he observes and understands the meaning of another player’s...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 29, 2020 | Poker Strategy, Poker Tools
Below is a nice write-up provided by Texas Calculatem that explains the benefits of using a poker odds calculator while playing online Texas Holdem poker. How To Use An Odds Calculator To Win More Money At Online Poker Do you use a poker odds calculator? I sure hope...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 29, 2020 | Video Poker
Aces and Faces is pretty closely based on the classic Jacks or Better in terms of payouts, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth checking out. At bet365 Casino players can choose to play 4- or 25-line Aces and Faces, where each hand (after you’ve...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 29, 2020 | Poker Strategy, Poker Tools
If you’re interested in some online poker odds calculators, check out our Poker Tools section where we have our own FTR Poker Odds Calculator and some recommendations of great online poker tools that can help you on the fly while playing online! Pyroxene’s...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 29, 2020 | Beginner Poker, Cash Games, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Most players who are new to online poker will start at the lowest stakes possible, commonly known as “Microstakes”. In general, microstakes are considered to be any poker stakes up to $0.10/$0.25 blinds in NL and $0.50/$1.00 in Limit games. The concept of...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 29, 2020 | Casino Articles & Guides
Paypal is the one of the largest and most-marketed e-wallets in the world. In the early days of online poker, Paypal was the preferred method of depositing and withdrawing funds for players worldwide. Up until 2002, they were the leading processor for Internet...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 29, 2020 | Casino Articles & Guides, No Deposit Casino Bonus
Online casinos are growing rapidly in popularity with millions of players each year scoring mega jackpots. But maybe you’re someone who still isn’t sure if you want to make an actual deposit? And playing with “fun money” just doesn’t give...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 29, 2020 | Casino Articles & Guides
Neteller is one the most popular and well-respected companies in the online gaming industry. Its name is universal, symbolizing the free transfer of monies across cyberspace with a priority placed on player convenience. Neteller is a British-owned e-wallet, a place...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 29, 2020 | Video Poker
Deuces Wild is one of the most well-known video poker games, along with other classics like Jacks or Better, and is the most commonly found game featuring wild cards. As its name implies, all deuces (2’s) are wild and therefore can be substituted for any card to...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 28, 2020 | Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
Yes, poker is definitely like her. It can give you feelings of great exhilaration, and then bloody annoy you, all within the space of a few minutes. When you first meet poker, you just want more. You can’t stop playing with her, and think she’s the best...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 28, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
I play my poker a lot differently these days. My operation has switched from high-stakes single tabling to far lower stakes and multi-tabling. So in a way this is going from high-stakes-low overlay-low turnover to low-stakes-higher overlay-higher turnover. This suits...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 28, 2020 | Beginner Poker
Practical Play After part 1, part 2 and part 3 of this series, you’ve probably seen that we’re working a lot more within the realm of what’s practical than trying to get into heavy, mathematical explanations and range analysis. This is mostly out of...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 28, 2020 | Casino Bonus Codes
How to Qualify for the Virgin Casino Bonus It’s very simple to claim the bonuses at Virgin. You’ll never need to enter a special Virgin Casino bonus code or keep up with different promotions because the software does all of that for you. All you need to do...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 28, 2020 | Casino Bonus Codes
As one of the most recognized names in gambling, it’s not all that surprising that some excellent William Hill bonus offers are available for players. How to Claim the William Hill Casino Bonuses When you create a new account at William Hill through our special...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 28, 2020 | Featured Online Casino, Video Poker
Searching for a quick strategy guide to get some video poker tips? Read and study this page in full and I guarantee it will increase your video poker knowledge! If you can’t remember everything, that’s fine, use it for reference while you’re playing....
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 27, 2020 | Poker Strategy, Poker Tools
Below is a table of Texas Holdem starting hands, ordered by their Expected Value (EV) in a 8 player holdem game. These statistics were produced by using millions of hand histories to compute the following results....
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 27, 2020 | Casino Articles & Guides
EChecks – When to Use Them, Why to Use Them, and How to Use Them For most online game players, one of the most difficult parts of establishing an account involves finding a deposit/funding option that works and is easy to use. Echeck Casinos have solved this...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 27, 2020 | MTT, Poker Strategy
Playing your table A lot of poker players will tell you their most feared opponent is the loose aggressive guy who you can never really tell what he is raising with, and if you want to play with him, you are essentially gambling. Maybe this time he is bluffing with 10...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 27, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
There are many names of hands in poker. For example we often call pocket Ace’s pocket rockets, or Ace-King off suit big slick. There are also names for the type of hands we get. A pair is normally referred to as a “made hand,” and four cards to a flush or straight are...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 27, 2020 | MTT, Poker Strategy
This is a continuation of Radashack’s essay on Multi-Table Tournament advice and strategies. Click here to read Radashack’s MTT Tournament Advice Part 1. Your Why A large part of success is understanding your motivation to be successful (in anything). So...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 27, 2020 | Slots
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by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 27, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Let’s face it, poker is played by humans for money and sometimes very substantial sums of money. This is the case be it live or online. Unfortunately, my understanding of human nature tells me that there are too many people out there who will stop at nothing to...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 27, 2020 | Poker Strategy, Poker Tools
The FTR Hand History Converter is a great tool which should be used to help Players share their Hand Histories with other poker Players on a variety of poker forums. Players can convert hand histories from their favorite poker sites or databases into a forum-friendly...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 27, 2020 | Poker Downloads
Download & Install Process PokerStars captured the hearts and minds of players all around the world as soon as it was launched. Constant software improvements have kept PokerStars on top of the online poker world for over a decade. Even if you have played at...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 26, 2020 | Omaha, Poker Strategy
Omaha Hi-Lo, also known as Omaha 8, is one of the most technical poker games to play, and requires quite a lot of skill in order to play correctly. It is easy to make non-obvious mistakes that will cost you a lot of money in the long run, particularly when you do not...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 26, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Having spent around twenty years in the gambling industry in one capacity or another and numerous years in online poker, you cannot help but become aware of the seedier side of the industry. But this applies to all fields, it doesn’t matter what it is or how high...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 26, 2020 | Limit Hold’em, Poker Strategy
I have always felt that the playing of overcards presents some of the most difficult situations in limit hold’em at times. When I first started out as an online player, limit hold’em was my main game and these overcard situations were some of the most difficult for me...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 26, 2020 | Limit Hold’em, Poker Strategy
Strange as it may seem, many players who go looking for weak players in poker games end up not knowing what to do once they find them. Quite often they make the wrong adjustments and end up either recycling money or becoming frustrated and thus leaving what are...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 26, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Ok, now here’s where the play gets a bit more tricky. These hands are pretty delicate, yet still playable. Group 5: 66 55 44 33 22 KJ QTs A9s A8s QJ Now, by this point, we’ve drastically departed from Sklansky and the Carnegie Mellon group’s hand...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 26, 2020 | Video Poker
Bonus Deuces Wild is much like its ancestor, Deuces Wild, but thanks to a few tweaks to the pay table, the potential returns from this game are notably improved! The main “bonus” feature is as follows, using Bovada Casino’s pay table as an example:...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 25, 2020 | Video Poker
While video poker started with only one type of poker, today there are several different ways to play video poker. One type is Jacks or Better, a good game for beginners or anyone else to play at any time. There are also Joker’s Wild machines with standard 52-card...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 25, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Addendum to Preflop adaptations that must occur Dealing with reraises- When you get reraised from position from a typical player, it sucks, and you’ll have to fold most hands if the reraise is substantial, such as AJ/AQ/KQ and weaker cards than that. Oftentimes it is...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 25, 2020 | Featured Poker Psychology, Featured Poker Tools, Featured Strategy, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy, Poker Tools
Bankroll Management Calculator Current Bankroll: Show Clear Cash — 100 BUY-INS Conservative — 40 BUY-INS Recommended — 20 BUY-INS Risky MTT — 100 BUY-INS Conservative — 75 BUY-INS Recommended — 40 BUY-INS Risky SnG — 75...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 25, 2020 | Beginner Poker
Introduction This is the sixth part of the free NLHE Foundations Series that I’m running here on FTR. This series is designed to give you a very clear set of tools that will teach you how to study what will really make you a better NLHE poker player. If you want...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 25, 2020 | Casino Reviews, New Jersey Casinos
Overview & General Details The Tropicana online casino opened in New Jersey in November of 2013. Since opening it has done well such that now it is one of the leading casinos in the NJ market. Using the mobile app, I played there for real money on November 23,...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 25, 2020 | Slots
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by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 25, 2020 | Featured SNG, SNG
In a bit of a departure from the cash game focus that I normally have, I’m going to cover some basic to intermediate ideas involving SNG endgames. We’re going to start with some basic game theory concepts as regards heads-up spots, and we’re going to...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 25, 2020 | Cash Games, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Let’s face it, we all know how important aggression is in poker. But years ago I used to remark how easy it was to be aggressive and that anyone could do it. If I told a novice player to empty the clip every time he entered a pot then his violent aggression...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 25, 2020 | Poker Strategy, SNG
Click here to read our PokerStars Review. PokerStars features Sit & Go Tournaments (SNGs) for over a dozen different poker games, offering something for everyone, no matter what your favorite game or skill level. For those that excel in multiple types of games, or...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 25, 2020 | Beginner Poker, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
Practice makes Perfect. It’s something we’ve all heard a million times. It’s meaning is obvious! What could I possibly have to add to this catchy, well-informed nugget!? Well, I have a secret: Practice does not make Perfect. Rather, Perfect practice...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 25, 2020 | Casino Bonus Codes
How to use Caesars Casino Bonuses Caesars Casino, which is only available to players in the US state of New Jersey, do not require any manual entry of a bonus code. All you have to do is sign up for a real money account using our in-house links and you will be...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 24, 2020 | Cash Games, Featured Cash Games, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
The great Japanese swordsman and philosopher Miyamoto Musashi (c.1584-1645), author of the classic strategy book The Book of Five Rings, would probably have been a great poker player. While poker isn’t exactly samurai swordplay (and the stakes are hardly...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 24, 2020 | Beginner Poker, Cash Games, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
One of the biggest problems new poker players have is that they play too many hands. A simple but effective first step for new players is to learn the 19 hand strategy. This simple strategy forces the new player to exercise discipline and learn a tight game. Aokrongly...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jul 24, 2020 | MTT, Poker Strategy
Point 30: Artificial Intelligence Can Be Deadly On this site and others, there has been a lot of talk about what style to play, what hands to play, what situations to play in, etc. All of this serves as a mock up of real play, similar to building a model suitable for...
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