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Categories in Poker Strategy
Beginner Poker
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Basic strategy concepts to teach new players how to play poker.
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When the value of your chips actually means something.
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Learn how to battle and beat your opponents, mano y mano.
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Strategy articles that help you bet, raise, 3-bet, and cap your bets.
Live Poker
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MTT
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No Limit Hold'em
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What are the two most powerful words in poker? I’m all-in.
Omaha
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When two cards just aren’t enough.
Open Face Chinese
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Learn how to get those Queens up top for Fantasy Land.
Poker Dictionary
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Learn the lingo and terms used by poker players.
Poker Psychology
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The power of the mind in poker: There is no spade.
Poker Rules
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The rules of the road. Learn how to play various forms of poker.
Poker Tools
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Improve your game by learning how to use the tools of the trade.
Poker Videos
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Watch and learn from the best in the world.
SNG
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For the players who only have two decisions, shove or fold.
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A Sensible Approach to Controlling Tilt
Being emotionally compromised while playing a precision game like poker is the same thing as taking your buy-in and dropping the chips by the handful into a wood chipper. In summary, it’s a bad idea. (Unless burning through money is a hobby of yours. In which...
Revisiting the EV Calculations Tutorial Series
This week’s column details not one but two of the most critical poker training series I have ever put together.
FTR SNG Strategy: Maximizing value in HU situations Part 3
Heads-up play in a Sit and Go tournament is different from normal play at a larger table. Your ranges will need to be very wide. By winning more than your fair share of HU duels, you’ll be able to increase your ROI and profits in any SNG especially multi-table SNGs.
EV Calculations Tutorial 1: Introduction
When dealing with complicated poker decisions, it’s often helpful to make expected value (EV) calculations. If the decision is a close one, you might not be able to tell at a glace what the correct play is, so these calculations can help you determine what you should do.
Thoughts on Small Pairs in MTTs
There are only a few situations in poker tournaments where small pocket pairs are valuable. You can try to set-mine if stacks are deep. If stacks are short, you may be able to go all-in with small pocket pairs and still have good equity against typical calling ranges.
Win MTT Poker 05 – Rebuys, Strong Leads
Point 15: Thoughts on the Rebuy/Addon Tournaments The two rebuys I regularly play are the 30 dollars rebuy on Paradise at 6:00 PST and the 10 dollar rebuy on Stars at 7:15 PST. My strategy changes, but varies widely with the table make up. Sometimes you sit down on...
Differences in Limit vs No-Limit Hold’em Cash Games ($1/2 LHE by bigspenda)
Differences in Limit vs No-Limit Hold’em Cash Games ($1/2 LHE by bigspenda) by carlcarlsoniv | Sep 15, 2019 | Poker Videos LinkEmbedCopy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. This is a video if bigspenda73 two tabling $1/$2 Limit Hold’em on...
Study Poker With Spreadsheets (Part 2): Multiple Betting Options
Being able to calculate two or more EV equations at the same time is the focus of this week’s poker spreadsheet tutorial.
Learn to Multi-Table Online Poker Cash Games (4-Tabling $100nl by Hyper)
Learn to Multi-Table Online Poker Cash Games (4-Tabling $100nl by Hyper) by carlcarlsoniv | Sep 15, 2019 | Poker Videos LinkEmbedCopy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. A great display of 4-tabling $.5/$1 No-Limit Hold’em from Hyper on Battlefield...
Spenda’s 5 Biggest Leaks of a Losing NL Player – Leak 4
#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...
Chardrian’s Guide to Small Stakes Live Limit Poker (Part 8)
When playing Limit Hold’em, it’s important not to play too many hands. You’ll want to carefully consider your raising and limping ranges depending on the tendencies of the other players. There’s no use bluffing preflop — you should enter the pot with solid value.
Texas Holdem Expected Value Hand Charts – 3 Players
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. Position Cards SB BB D AA 1.65 1.64 1.73 KK 1.37 1.32...
Double or Nothing SNGs – Part II – Post Flop Play
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...
Applications and Limitations of the Alpha Value
The alpha value is one of the most important numbers in a discussion of poker because it gives you a lot of information with a simple calculation. However, it’s often applied incorrectly because of a lack of understanding of what it can and should be used for....
Analyzing some WSOP Main Event Hands
World Series of Poker action sees some talented players square off against each other. By examining the televised hands, we can often gain insights into excellent plays and boneheaded mistakes that the pros make. It’s very important to extract as much value as you can with your monsters.