by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 21, 2020 | Limit Hold’em, Live Poker, Poker Strategy
Counting Outs Continued In my last post I gave a very cut and dry example of counting outs when you have an open-end straight draw and it is very unlikely that anything else will win you the hand. In that case you have 8 outs. In many cases your outs won’t be...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 21, 2020 | Poker Strategy, Poker Tools
Have you ever wondered what the percentage and odds are of certain poker hands? How much of a favorite are you with Aces against Kings? How often will the flush draw hit and crack your Queens? Is the best hand on the flop ever an underdog? We answer all of these...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 21, 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 | Jun 21, 2020 | Cash Games, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Surprisingly I couldn’t find any posts detailing this, so I’m going to do my thing. A Common Scenario With 100bb effective stacks, EP opens for 4x preflop, there are 2 callers, and we call on the button with 9 8 . Both of the blinds call. The flop pot is...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 21, 2020 | Poker Strategy, Poker Tools
After the flop, your play will depend on many factors, including information gathered pre-flop, what you know of your opponents and how they play, and the probabilities of having or making the best hand. If you have hit top pair with a strong kicker on the flop, then...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 21, 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 | Jun 21, 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 | Jun 21, 2020 | Poker Strategy, Poker Videos
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf0Yu0w619o[/youtube] Playing the bubble requires understanding of who to exploit and when as well as knowing how to not get exploited. In this series you will see a review of hands played on the bubble of 18 and 27 man Sit...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 21, 2020 | Beginner Poker, Featured Strategy
The Fundamental Problem If you’re looking to win in poker in today’s games with the state of the industry being what it is, then you’re going to have to be on another level when compared to the competition. The only way to do this is to seek out as...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 20, 2020 | Omaha, Poker Strategy
Hopefully this will be a semi-regular feature where I’m going to make strategy posts or hand analyses of varying lengths on varying Omaha topics depending on my mood. Here’s today’s installment – a hand that I discussed with a friend: Pot Limit...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 20, 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 | Jun 20, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Introduction As part of the free NLHE Foundations Course, I’ve been providing a “hold my hand” approach to different types of analysis that you can do to learn about poker. If you want to take part, go to the link above, post in the thread, and...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 20, 2020 | Cash Games
In last week’s analysis, we found that the series of numbers 1-4-10-20-35-76 were extremely important when it comes to figuring out the number of starting hand combinations for pat hands. As we’re going to see this week, it’s also useful for finding...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 20, 2020 | Featured Poker Tools, Poker Tools
A few weeks ago, I promised a series showing how to study poker using spreadsheets. This week, we start that series. There are some prerequisites that you’ll need to have under your belt before you can get started with this series. First, you need to work...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 20, 2020 | Poker Strategy, Poker Tools
Below is a table of Texas Holdem starting hands, ordered by their Expected Value (EV) in a 7 player holdem game. These statistics were produced by using millions of hand histories to compute the following results....
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 20, 2020 | Poker Strategy, SNG
Disclaimer: This guide is based on my experiences of $10 DON SNGs. Introduction This post follows on from my Introduction to DONs and looks at post-flop play and how play needs to adjust as a tournament progresses. Post-Flop Play When you see a flop, you...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 20, 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 | Jun 20, 2020 | Poker Strategy, Poker Tools
Below is a table of Texas Holdem starting hands, ordered by their Expected Value (EV) in a 6 player holdem game. These statistics were produced by using millions of hand histories to compute the following results. The unit for EV is average profit in big...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 20, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
Leveling is an in-game battle of psychology. It stems from this: Level 0: What do I have? Level 1: What does my opponent have? Level 2: What does my opponent think I have? Level 3: What does my opponent think that I think they have? Level 4: What does my opponent...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 20, 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 | Jun 19, 2020 | Beginner Poker, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
I just went through a maddening circle that wasted 3 weeks of my hard work, and nearly washed my entire bankroll down the drain… Hopefully I can give a little insight to prevent someone from going through the same thing… Just a side note, I play the 6 max...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 19, 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 | Jun 19, 2020 | Beginner Poker
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been looking at an introduction to game theory in poker with a special emphasis on avoiding math. We have been looking extensively at a very specific type of situation over the past couple of weeks where a player bets all-in on the...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 19, 2020 | Beginner Poker
Introduction Whether you want to call it “playing on feel” or whatever else, the fact of the matter is that practical play on a strong level is based around a higher level of abstract thought. The reason for this is simple: Poker is a very complicated...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 19, 2020 | Limit Hold’em, Live Poker, Poker Strategy
After 8 posts which could easily be summed up by saying raise with your value hands preflop and tighten up otherwise, we are finally on to postflop play. I believe that a good preflop game will make you a breakevenish player, but when you add good postflop play to...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 19, 2020 | Cash Games, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
First, two hands…. $5/$10 No Limit Holdem 6 players Stacks: UTG fakker11 ($1594.00) UTG+1 GIVEmeSOME99 ($815.00) CO traheho ($1062.00) BTN Bttech86 ($1000.00) SB Hero ($1095.00) BB zero2lose ($2772.75) Pre-flop: ($15, 6 players) Hero is SB 4 folds, Hero...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 19, 2020 | Beginner Poker, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
Anosmic’s Year One post inspired me to do something for my first FTRnniversary. It’s been a great year for me, poker-wise. I started last February playing $10 SNGs and 25NL ring with a $300 bankroll and am now playing 200NL with a $8k bankroll. I’ve...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 19, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Actually, I almost didn’t write this article simply because I thought that writing it might be a waste of time. The reason being is that the vast majority of players who read this will probably, through a combination of conceit and egotism, think that I am not...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 19, 2020 | Limit Hold’em, Poker Strategy
Ideally, this is where you should start playing. The levels before this are pretty useless other than the experience you get by playing the hands. This is where you really need to work on your strategies and learn to play poker more aggressively. You have the general...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 19, 2020 | Poker Strategy, Poker Tools
I often get asked this question by players who hate the thought of getting too technical with their poker playing. Many players want to play poker, but they don’t want to be at a great disadvantage to the “Borg” out there. They are the multi-tabling...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 19, 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 | Jun 18, 2020 | Poker Rules, Poker Strategy
One of the fastest growing card games around is 2-7 Lowball. This game has become more and more prominent in the mixed rotations in live high-stakes card games and has recently been introduced online. 2-7 Lowball is a Draw game in which the object is to make the worst...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 18, 2020 | Beginner Poker, Cash Games, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy, Poker Tools
How I used problem-solving theory to study cbets and villain profiles The problem is I suck at poker. But I’m reasonably good at problem solving. George Polya’s quintessential research studied great problem-solvers and suggested this simple format:...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 18, 2020 | Cash Games, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
I wrote an article on FlopTurnRiver a couple of weeks ago about the merits of multi-tabling. I feel that there are deeper strategic consequences behind what was in that article. With poker there is an almost pendulum like motion with regards to what tactics and...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 18, 2020 | Beginner Poker, Cash Games, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
There is a tremendous sub-culture of players who see small pocket pairs and get carried away with their profit potential. Personally I play pocket pairs very sparingly in full-ring NLHE games. The modern online poker environment is getting tougher by the month and...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 18, 2020 | Live Poker, Poker Strategy
Pick the Opener One thing you should always be looking out for is when players are waiting for you to act. Their body language and posture are very important. You always need to be looking out for players who might be strong before you bet into them. When are you...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 18, 2020 | Beginner Poker, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
I have been thinking a lot lately on self-analysis and focusing on what I need to do to become a better, more profitable player. Tournament play is a very results oriented business and the internet ranking systems and idolization that follows from it make this...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 18, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
In an article from a few months ago, I explained the real differences between draws and made hands. In summary, draws and made hands weren’t simply names for hands, but actually each of them have certain equity qualities versus different ranges. Made hands were then...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 18, 2020 | Beginner Poker, Cash Games, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Beginners generally have trouble knowing how much to bet when they hit a hand. For the most part they know to “take away the other guy’s pot odds,” but there’s more to betting than that. Because… tell me if this happens to you… You...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 18, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Gah, I got this idea in my head and thought I’d write it down. A month ago I essentially explained to my AIM buddies something I was thinking about in a lot of depth, as it was a concept that was integral in killing tight passive games. Pretty much everything I...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 18, 2020 | Poker Strategy, SNG
(10/20, 15/30 and 25/50 + 5 blind levels) PRE-FLOP CARD SELECTION As we have discussed previously, you should play fairly tightly in the opening. The exact nature of how tight depends on personal preference. Since I am frequently playing 15+ tables at once, I want to...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 18, 2020 | Poker Strategy, SNG
Click here to read our PokerStars Review. PokerStars recently introduced a new format in their offerings of Sit & Go tournaments. These “double or nothing” tournaments, as the name implies, only result in two outcomes. You either make the money and win...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 18, 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 | Jun 18, 2020 | Poker Strategy, Poker Tools
This article explains the relationship between iPhone/iDevices and online poker. It also explains the current problems with playing poker on your iPhone. If you would like to read our detailed how-to article explaining how to play poker through your iPhone, please...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 18, 2020 | Video Poker
Note – The above screen shot is from http://www.videopokertrainer.org. If you’d like to test and analyze your own hands, visit the site for the fully functional video poker trainer! Have you ever been playing video poker and faced a tough decision? I’m...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 18, 2020 | Featured No Limit Hold'em, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Something I like to do, and what I always advocate people who seek poker help from me, is to break down the elements of poker so we can understand concepts behind them and further apply them. I feel like most of the problems with people stuck at low and midstakes is...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 18, 2020 | Poker Strategy, SNG
After reviewing a couple of tournies on here, and after seeing some of the worst blind play ever last night, I wanted to just post some thoughts on blind play in SNGs. You see there seems to be a switch in a poker players head when it comes to playing in the blinds....
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 18, 2020 | Blackjack, Live Dealer Casinos
Live Dealer Blackjack Casinos host live dealer games where an actual person is dealing the cards. You can chat with them while you are waiting on your next hand. Casinos often encourage you to ask about Blackjack strategies or just talk about life in general. Chat it...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 18, 2020 | Casino Bonus Codes
How to Use the 32 Red Casino Bonus Slider As you can see in the screenshot above, you don’t need to enter a code to claim one of 32Red’s bonuses. Instead, all you need to do is set up an account with the casino, log in and watch for 32Red’s bonus claim slider to...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 18, 2020 | Casino Bonus Codes
There are two things about the Borgata Casino bonuses that really stand out. First, you can get free money for starting your bankroll right off the bat. Second, you’ll get some of the best terms and conditions on a welcome bonus that you can find anywhere....
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 17, 2020 | Poker Tools
Following the same organizational ideas as we have used so far in this series, this week we’re going to look at one of my favorite topics in poker: checking to induce a bluff. We’re going to make a simple spreadsheet along the lines of what we have made in...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 17, 2020 | Cash Games, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Group 1: any two cards Group 2: any two cards you found in your wallet (Blockbuster, Visa, library card) Har har! Not really. But yes, the starting requirements are a lot looser and a lot more vague than in a full ring game. I don’t consult a chart – a lot...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 17, 2020 | Live Dealer Casinos, Roulette
When the online casino world was just breaking onto the scene, there was only one downside to playing games like roulette through you computer: it just didn’t feel the same as playing a live game. Today, there are absolutely no downsides, now that a whole range...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 17, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
Over the past few weeks, we have looked at exploiting our opponents in flop situations. Our focus has been on looking at our ranges on a conceptual level, but now we’re going to look more at the process of exploitation. The goal with this week’s article is...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 17, 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 | Jun 17, 2020 | Poker Strategy, Poker Tools
Pocket pairs can be great hands in Texas Hold’em. High pairs like AA and KK can win pots without improving. Lower pairs like 22 and 33 often need help but when it arrives the hand can be dominant. For example if you hold 22 then the odds of flopping a set are...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 17, 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 | Jun 17, 2020 | Beginner Poker, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy, Poker Tools
Poker is easy to play, difficult to win at, and downright tricky to turn a profit at. For those players looking to go from amateur to profitable, it is hard to know where to start. Well, that’s just what this list is for! Below are the top six best poker training...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 17, 2020 | Limit Hold’em, Poker Strategy
So you don’t have $150 to start playing. You’ve already lost money and if you deposit any more money in your poker account your Wife/Girlfriend/Mother is going to kill you. Don’t worry! You can still play for real money. Some sites offer a promotion...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 17, 2020 | Video Poker
Double Double Bonus Poker is the last in the series of “Bonus Poker” type games. They take the idea from Bonus Poker and Double Bonus Poker to never before seen heights as the 1-4 coin pay outs for four Aces exceeds Royal Flushes! Indeed, this is one of...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 17, 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 | Jun 17, 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 | Jun 17, 2020 | Beginner Poker, Featured Beginner Poker, Featured Poker Psychology, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
Whether you are a cash game, tournament, or SNG grinder, putting in time at the tables is a big key to becoming a winning player. It takes hundreds of thousands of hands to become proficient at any of the poker disciplines and to do so you will have to grind. Some...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 17, 2020 | Slots
Online real money slot machines have long been a staple for internet casinos. Recently, these machines have begun paying out large jackpots, sometimes up to a million dollars and above. For the most part, the slot machines one finds in an online casino will be similar...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 17, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
In my first strategy post on forming ranges, I mostly touched on preflop. But postflop, as we all know, is where the big money is at. And it’s postflop where forming ranges is the most important, it’s just a whole lot harder! The basic premise of forming ranges is...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 17, 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 | Jun 16, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
I think I just had a really cool epiphany. Danny and I just watched the new movie 21 tonight (meh). Obviously, when two poker players see that movie there is going to be some gambling discussion afterwards. One thing lead to another and I brought up the subject of why...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 16, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
#4 Adjusting to Certain Player Types Poker is not an easy game. There are so many variables that a lot of the time it could be classified as a glorified guessing game. We are presented with many different opponents, all who have different ideas on optimal plays. To...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 16, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
In the context of poker, preparation could mean a number of different things, but we’re going to focus specifically on a few instances here. First, we’re going to look at how to and the advantages of preparing when you make a bet or raise. Second,...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 16, 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 | Jun 16, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
These thoughts about manipulation keep running through my mind and it’s keeping me awake, so I decided I’d write them down. A few months ago I got really into manipulation and made some pretty good blog posts about it. Eventually, I got more into exploring...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 16, 2020 | Beginner Poker, Poker Strategy
In last week’s article, we looked at the basic ideas that govern game theory in poker on a conceptual level. This week, we’re going to start to look at practical applications of game theory in ways that you can apply to your game right away. To make this...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 16, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
In poker, we attempt to make money by playing the best we can, making what we feel is the most profitable play in every scenario, making as few mistakes as possible. Assuming you know the exact hand range of your opponent, there is almost always a clear best play, and...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 16, 2020 | Casino Reviews, New Jersey Casinos
Virgin Casino Welcome Bonus & Bonus Codes Virgin Casino has a good selection of promotions with a nice welcome bonus for their players. For the most part, these deals stand out for their ultra-low wagering requirements and giving you very useful rewards that help...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 16, 2020 | Beginner Poker, Featured Beginner Poker, Poker Strategy
In a recent thread on the forums, I asked what people would like to see in this strategy column. Of the responses I received, a number of them required a basic understanding of game theory as regards poker to be able to get into. This post is going to be a jumping off...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 16, 2020 | Featured Limit Hold'em, Limit Hold’em, Poker Strategy
Fnord provides tons of strategy advice in our community. He put together this list of why folks suck at Limit Hold’em. You play too many hands You ignore the size of the pot (including chasing with bad pot odds) You call 2+ small bets cold pre-flop with unpaired...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 16, 2020 | Live Poker, Poker Strategy
One big lesson to learn, in any poker game, is to never look at your hand first. If for example you are playing 7 card stud, look at the reactions when your opponents look at their final face down card before you see yours. The same goes for Texas Hold’em. It helps a...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 15, 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 | Jun 15, 2020 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
There has been a request for a beginners guide to equity so that’s going to be the article for this week. Equity is our mathematical chance of our hand or hand range winning the hand against our opponents hand or hand range. For example, the hand AA has 80% equity...
by Tyson Tanaka | Jun 15, 2020 | Poker Strategy, SNG
(125/250 + 25 and beyond) ADJUSTING TO OPPONENTS Ultimately, you are going to need to steal a lot of blinds in DONs. Premium hands don’t come along all that often, so this means you are going to be pushing an awful lot of marginal hands. Generally, you should...
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