by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 18, 2020 | Cash Games
One of the most basic things you need to know about no-limit 2-7 single draw is how the probabilities work for different types of starting hands. We’re going to start off with a look at pat hands in this game and how the range distributions work out. In...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 18, 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 | Nov 18, 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 | Nov 18, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
If you haven’t read part 1 and part 2, then you’ll need to go ahead and do that before you jump into this week’s article because I’m going to assume that you know and completely understand the contents of those two parts. This week, we’re...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 18, 2020 | Cash Games, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
Below you will see an interesting discussion on river check/raises which took place in the High Stakes forum. It started with ISF showing hands and posters such as Sauce123, Massimo, Toadstool, and gabe adding their replies. View the check raise theory...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 18, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Over the years, many people have asked me for advice on what is the “perfect” strategy for certain types of games. I think people get somewhat seduced by the thought that something as complex as poker can be simplified to a few basic strategies that can be...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 18, 2020 | Casino Bonus Codes
How to Use the Titan Casino Bonuses You don’t have to worry about using a Titan Casino bonus code when you want to take advantage of one of the casino’s promotions. Instead, you are automatically eligible to get a 50% – 125% up to €5,000 First Deposit Bonus when...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 17, 2020 | MTT, Poker Strategy
Point 36: A Really Big Secret, ssshhhhhhhhhh There is a whole load of people who play like me on the internet. Tight/aggressive/with a little BS mixed in. And here one thing we almost never do, reraise without the nuts or near nuts. If you are playing with me and see...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 17, 2020 | Casino Articles & Guides
If you have ever gambled online or have an interest in doing so for the first time, you’ve probably wondered how you can find the best online casino for you to visit. You’ve also probably wondered how you can know beyond a shadow of a doubt that you’ve chosen a...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 17, 2020 | Beginner Poker, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
People who know how I approach things will be able to tell you that I focus primarily on depth instead of breadth. However, this week’s column is going to be a bit different. Over the past couple of months, I’ve been laying out a way to think about the...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 17, 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 | Nov 17, 2020 | Beginner Poker, No Limit Hold'em
The Most Important Series I’ve Ever Written Back in late 2013, I wrote a five-part series that did something that I still think is pretty incredible: I taught a process for doing complex expected value (EV) calculations without requiring any kind of advanced...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 17, 2020 | Slots
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by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 17, 2020 | MTT, Poker Strategy
Point 45: What to do When You Win? Winning a large tournament can be quite a high, your bank roll gets a tremendous boost and you feel like the best player in the world. Very likely there are quite a few people who are happy with you, spouses, parents, etc. All of...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 17, 2020 | Beginner Poker, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Wherever you go these days, be it on poker forums, poker websites or poker magazines, you will be confronted by a myriad of information concerning how to play certain hands in certain situations. Now before I go any further, there is absolutely nothing wrong with...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 17, 2020 | Beginner Poker, Cash Games, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Over the past twelve months, I have been observing the lower stakes no-limit games and playing in them quite extensively including around 100k hands at NL50. I have been observing the games on Pokerloco recently which is a site that is situated on Ongame. I have been...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 17, 2020 | Poker Strategy, Poker Tools
Below is a table of Texas Holdem starting hands, ordered by their Expected Value (EV) in a 3 player holdem game. These statistics were produced by using millions of hand histories to compute the following results....
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 17, 2020 | Limit Hold’em, Live Poker, Poker Strategy
In my last post I gave an introduction of who I am and how I got to playing live small stakes limit poker. In this post I want to just jump into my actual guide of how to play. The best place to start is just in the basics. THE RAKE My local casino does not offer a...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 17, 2020 | Blackjack
Blackjack players face the house, not each other. Psychology and game theory do not come into play with blackjack unlike poker; instead it is all about mathematics. Computer simulations have been run to determine the optimal strategy to use in blackjack, and this is...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 17, 2020 | Live Dealer Casinos
There are lots of fun live dealer games to choose from at Ladbrokes. Ladbrokes also has many deposit options available. Ladbrokes Live Dealer Overview 18+. New real money customers only. First deposit only. The Wagering Requirements for all bonuses must be met within...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 16, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Last week I said that we would look more at the turn. Instead, I’ve decided that we’re going to look at something else that will be more useful: hitting pairs with different ranges. It’s fairly easy to see how many draws ranges have and if those...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 16, 2020 | Cash Games
For the past few weeks, we’ve been looking at the basis of pre-draw hand distributions. In this week’s edition, we’re going to put it all together and start looking at actual pre-flop hand ranges as a whole. You will need to know the material from...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 16, 2020 | Casino Bonus Codes
Casino.com Casino Bonus Code Overview As with many online casinos, individual bonus codes are no longer required when applying for many bonuses at Casino.com. They are typically automatically credited. However, you will need to manually accept each bonus by clicking...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 16, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
When I interviewed Kingsofcards for my weekly interview, one comment he made about heads up changing his game rung a bell with me. Until after playing HU, when playing 6 max I never really took into account bet sizing, timing tells or things like that nearly as much...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 16, 2020 | Beginner Poker, Poker Strategy, SNG
This is the fifth part of a series of tutorials teaching people how to perform expected value calculations with a minimum amount of math. Please read through the first four parts of this series before you start into this segment on tournament calculations. While the...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 16, 2020 | MTT, Poker Strategy
Patience is a very important factor when playing larger field MTT’s. Maintaining concentration, proper pace, and patience is key to making it deep in a tournament. aokrongly discusses his thoughts on maintaining patience and pacing in the essay below. aokrongly...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 16, 2020 | Beginner Poker, No Limit Hold'em
NLHE Foundations Course This is the second lesson in the free No-Limit Hold’em foundations course, and all you have to do to sign up is create an account (if you haven’t already) and post in the forum thread I just linked to saying you want in. I’ll...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 16, 2020 | Beginner Poker
This is the first in a series of articles about building a practical understanding of game theory regarding poker. Game theory is a branch of mathematics that can be used to model and evaluate certain types of games. Poker is a natural target for this kind of thing,...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 16, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
If you read my posts in the forums, you’ll notice I’ll throw around this word manipulation without too much explanation. In my earlier blog, I did write an article about manipulation where I talked about it in terms of bet sizing. Well, my old blog is gone now, and as...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 15, 2020 | Beginner Poker, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
In a post from a few weeks back, I outlined six items that I feel like cover most of the principles of performance as regards poker. In this week’s discussion, I’m going to look at the connection between points three and five on that list. We’re...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 15, 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 | Nov 15, 2020 | Live Poker, Poker Strategy
Betting patterns are one of the most important factors when reading people at the poker table. Many professionals have even stated that reads can only get you so far, but what really helps putting someone on a hand is how much a player bets, how they bet, and the...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 15, 2020 | Beginner Poker, Cash Games, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Online poker has blown up in the past decade. It has become the favorite past time of many people around the world. With the software online poker sites use, tables can be created at no extra cost. This means that online poker sites do not require all tables to be...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 15, 2020 | Featured Poker Tools, Live Poker, Poker Tools
FTR recently gave the app Poker Notes Live a closer look to see if it would be worth recommending for live poker players. To sum it up in one short sentence, yes we do recommend the app and find it to be useful for live grinders. For the longer version, read our...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 15, 2020 | Beginner Poker, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
I think that the concept of bankrolls in poker is something that is misunderstood by the vast majority of poker players. In fact I have read more opinions and articles on the subject of bankroll management and earn rates than I can remember. I find most of the...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 15, 2020 | Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
There are many things that are important in Poker; your position during a hand, your starting hand (cards), your opponent tendencies, the odds for a certain draw to hit, how that draw fares versus your holding, bluffing opportunities, recognition and exploitation of...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 14, 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 | Nov 14, 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 | Nov 14, 2020 | Casino Bonus Codes
How to Use Ladbrokes Casino Promo Codes The main Ladbrokes Casino Promo Code is automatic and no longer requires a manual code entry in order to activate it. However, it is still necessary to to enter the FTRBONUS code when creating your account in order to enjoy...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 14, 2020 | Featured No Limit Hold'em, Featured Strategy, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Amazingly, when I was high yesterday from some horrible weed, I came to a breakthrough thought in my poker game. I called sauce up and explained to him what I just realized and he had no idea why it was so amazing. It took me awhile, but then I realized that the...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 14, 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...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 14, 2020 | Poker Strategy, SNG
Click here to read our PokerStars Review. The Multi-Table Turbo Sit And Gos at PokerStars are a faster-paced version of their regular SnGs. The blinds escalate much more quickly, causing players to be eliminated much faster and greatly shortening the time of each...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 14, 2020 | Poker Strategy, Poker Tools
Below is a comprehensive “Getting Started” guide provided by the folks at Poker Sherlock. The guide will give you an idea of what Poker Sherlock can do, and how it can help benefit yourpoker game! Poker Sherlock – Getting Started 1. Introduction...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 14, 2020 | Beginner Poker, Live Poker, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
For many U.S. players, Black Friday has meant the end of playing poker online. For those players, the only way to currently play poker without the worry of legality or cashouts is to go to a brick and mortar cardroom and play honest to god live poker. I happen to be...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 13, 2020 | MTT, Poker Strategy
Michael1123 had a great main event in the 2005 WSOP. He knocked out legendary Barry Greenstein and finished in the money! This post will basically be a detailed account of my run in the Main Event of the WSOP, along with all the hands and table compositions that I can...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 13, 2020 | Featured Limit Hold'em, Limit Hold’em, Poker Strategy
When you play a game like limit hold’em, or any other form of poker for that matter, it is important to try and assess what you are trying to do before the flop and also what you will need to do post flop. So when you make a play pre-flop in limit hold’em then one of...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 13, 2020 | Featured MTT, MTT, Poker Strategy
We’ve all been in this situation before: We’re on the bubble, our stack is down to 10 big blinds, it is folded around to us in the small blind, and we look down at J8o. Is it good enough to push or should we wait for a better spot? In this series...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 13, 2020 | Video Poker
Double Bonus Poker is an enhancement of the Bonus Poker game. The payout structure is pretty much like in Bonus Poker in that four-of-a-kind hands get a boost – the change is that the boost is even bigger, with four aces and four small cards 2-4 paying out twice...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 13, 2020 | Roulette
Roulette is one of the most entertaining games you can play online or in a brick-and-mortar casino! It brings people who’ve never gambled before together with individuals who’ve been enjoying the game for decades. Roulette also attracts every type of gambler around,...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 13, 2020 | Beginner Poker, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
We’ve all run across players who refuse to put their money in the pot without the benefit of premium cards. Indeed, players who wait on suited connectors, pocket pairs, or high face cards are practicing sound poker strategy, and will almost always make deep runs...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 13, 2020 | Poker Strategy, SNG
Click here to read our PokerStars Review. Sit & Go Tournaments on PokerStars are arguably one of the most popular pursuits for the online poker player in today’s environment. Their appeal is simple, they are called Sit & Go’s because once you enter...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 13, 2020 | Beginner Poker, No Limit Hold'em
Introduction More than seven years ago, I wrote a post titled Blind Stealing 101. A lot has changed in terms of what’s fashionable and what’s well-known in the online poker world. For a fun piece of evidence of this, note that the standard size of an open...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 13, 2020 | Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
I’ve received an offer I cannot refuse – the nice young woman I’ve been seeing has offered to teach me how to bake her delicious homemade bread. And what does she ask in return? “Well,” she said, “I’ve always wanted to get good at poker. Could you...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 13, 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 | Nov 13, 2020 | MTT, Poker Strategy
Point 18: Ace on the Turn and Chips to Burn. This situation comes up about a couple of times per tourney. You have a hand where you have a late position bettor or raiser on the flop. You call the see the turn and here comes the big over card to the board. You check to...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 13, 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 | Nov 13, 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 | Nov 12, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
List of Topics: 1. Introduction to Hand Combinations 2. How to Calculate Possible Combinations of a Pocket Pair Hand 3. How to Calculate Possible Combinations of a Non-Pocket Pair Hand 4. Brief Discussion of Blockers 5. Effect of Blockers on a Villain’s Range...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 12, 2020 | Beginner Poker, Poker Strategy
I have just read a thread in which people said “poker is not all about maths,” “luck is a factor in poker,” “it is not always right to take +$EV decisions.” I am now going to show that everything in poker can be expressed...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 12, 2020 | Featured Heads Up, Heads Up, Poker Strategy
Now I know this may be obvious to many of you but it’s something that I have learned about small stakes HU cash games. I had to stubbornly beat my head against the wall over and over before I finally realized this so hopefully I can save some of the trouble for...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 12, 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 | Nov 12, 2020 | Video Poker
Double Jackpot Poker is very closely based on the classic Jacks or Better but there are enough changes to make it worth reading up on. This video poker variant breaks down the Four-of-a-Kind holding into five different holdings, depending on the value of the cards...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 12, 2020 | Omaha, Poker Strategy
Here’s some hands from a session of 400PLO I had tonight. With the exeption of Hand 0 which precedes all the other hands, I’ve mixed up the hands so as to not give away the results by the fluctuations of my stack. I won’t give reads, but this was the...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 12, 2020 | Limit Hold’em, Poker Strategy
Just as a counterargument to the 1bb an hour on the main page, it is true that in limit you cannot make as much as NL. However, I find the advantages of limit make in a viable choice over NL for many people. For one, limit is all about making the decision with the...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 12, 2020 | Poker Strategy, Poker Tools
Below is a table of Texas Holdem starting hands, ordered by their Expected Value (EV) in a 4 player holdem game. These statistics were produced by using millions of hand histories to compute the following results....
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 12, 2020 | Casino Bonus Codes
How to Use the Lucky Emperor Casino Bonuses Lucky Emperor has been successful with attracting players from around the world, in part because you don’t have to use a bonus code to unlock the casino’s $10 Free No Deposit Bonus or its 100% up to $100 First Deposit Bonus....
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 12, 2020 | Slots
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by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 12, 2020 | Slots
Video Slots have long been one of the more popular forms of online gambling. Virtually every live and online casino will have a wide range of video slots games for all of their members. For those new to online casinos, the sheer variety of games can be quite...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 12, 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 | Nov 11, 2020 | Casino Bonus Codes
How to Use the Moneygaming Casino Bonuses Taking advantage of the bonuses and promotions that Moneygaming offers is completely hassle-free! That’s because you don’t even need to use a Moneygaming Casino bonus code to get one! Just make a qualifying deposit and your...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 11, 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 | Nov 11, 2020 | Live Poker, Poker Strategy
Picking up on how players breathe can be a very big tell. For example, if you notice a sudden change in how they are breathing, maybe by their chest or if you can hear it, they probably made their hand. If they suddenly start heaving and their chest is expanding more...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 11, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
After the Big 10 starting hands, I do not necessarily automatically raise pre-flop from any position. My play becomes more selective. Group 3: AQ 99 88 77 ATs KJs Sklansky’s Group 3 has been slightly re-arranged by the Carnegie Mellon group, which I’ve further...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 11, 2020 | Beginner Poker, Cash Games, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
I have to admit, most of my articles give advice that is hard to understand. When you don’t understand preliminary concepts to the ideas of talking about, it’s almost impossible to truly understand anything I or high stakes players talk about. In later articles I’m...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 11, 2020 | Live Poker, Poker Strategy
Poker tells are one of the most important aspects of poker, however they are often deemed less important than the math involved. While playing, it is crucial to observe your opponents in order to get clues as to the cards they are holding or the actions they may take....
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 11, 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 | Nov 11, 2020 | Beginner Poker, Omaha, Poker Strategy
There might be a time in your poker career when you grow tired of playing a certain game. Most learned No-Limit Texas Hold’em first and while it is often referred to as the "Cadillac of Poker" it is actually not the best preparation for other games...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 11, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
#3 Value Betting and Bet-Sizing Being able to size bets correctly in No-Limit Hold’em is a critical factor in improving your win-rate. Bet-sizing as a concept is not the easiest to explain or master but I will do my best. There are many different types of bets one...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 11, 2020 | Cash Games, No Limit Hold'em
Introduction Open limping before the flop in no-limit hold’em cash games is almost always the sign of a loose/passive, weak player. However, this doesn’t have to be the case, and you can definitely add open limping to your game in the right circumstances...
by Tyson Tanaka | Nov 10, 2020 | Beginner Poker, No Limit Hold'em
Introduction This is part four in the NLHE Foundations Series. I’ve designed this series to give players a clear path from the beginner to intermediate levels in no-limit hold’em. There’s a lot more to this series than these posts because...
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