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When the value of your chips actually means something.
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When two cards just aren’t enough.
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The power of the mind in poker: There is no spade.
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For the players who only have two decisions, shove or fold.
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Breaking Down the Non-Hold’em Games Part 2
In Part 1 of this series we looked at the more common non-Hold’em games like Omaha and the Stud variations. Now it’s time to dive into some of the more obscure games, including all of the draw variations like 2-7 Triple Draw, 2-7 Single Draw, Badugi, and...
Salsa4evers PLO Hand of the Day
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...
Texas Holdem Expected Value Hand Charts – 10 Players
Below is a table of Texas Holdem starting hands, ordered by their Expected Value (EV) in a 10 player holdem game. These statistics were produced by using millions of hand histories to compute the following results. The below chart is very interesting because you can...
Heads Up SNG Survival Guide
Heads-up SNGs can be extremely fun and profitable. Before playing, however, you need to make sure you’re adequately rolled for the stakes you’re going to play. Also, it’s probably helpful to brush up on your push/fold game because these types of tournaments often feature short-stacked play.
No Deposit – All Returns: How to Build a Bankroll from Nothing Part II
This is part 2 in a 2 part series. Make sure to check out Part I before reading this – No Deposit – All Returns: How to Build a Bankroll from Nothing Part I Freeroll Strategies Whether you are playing the freerolls at FullTilt or PokerStars you have...
Win MTT Poker 02 – Be a Big Picture Person
Point 6 Be a Big Picture Person. As I am writing this today, I have failed to place in the last 16 MTT’s I have played. Not 1 dollar, nothing, natta, zippo. Not a very good feeling. I did get and 2 and a 6th on Sunday that paid quite nicely, but those emotions...
Razz Rules
Razz is a form of poker very similar to 7 Card Stud. The difference is that you’re playing for low instead of high. A “wheel” consists of A2345 and is the best possible hand. Straights and flushes don’t count against your low hand here.
PokerStars SnG Tournaments – Types/Definitions/Descriptions
Click here to read our PokerStars Review. Have you ever wondered what Sit & Go tournaments were available on PokerStars in your favorite games? Have you ever wondered what the buyin levels were, so you could plan your moves up? Well, wonder no more. We here at FTR...
ISF – General Hand Reading
When it comes to getting better in an early stage of your career, hand reading is a premium. You can understand poker as much as you’d like, but it’s not going to help if you can’t read hands well. It’s hard to know what to do when you have no idea what your opponents...
Texas Holdem Expected Value Hand Charts – 7 Players
Working on preflop ranges can be difficult because you’ll almost never have a valid sample size. Check out these results from millions of 7-handed Texas Hold’em tables to see what hands are profitable for other players and what hands lose money.
Danny & Max Steinberg 6 Max Strategy & Concepts ($200nl Cash Game)
Danny & Max Steinberg 6 Max Strategy & Concepts ($200nl Cash Game) by carlcarlsoniv | Jun 18, 2018 | Featured Poker Videos, Poker Videos In this two part video, you will hear Danny (ISF) and Max (Massimo) Steinberg talking about hands and our thought processes...
Adjusting Your Play Based on Table Dynamics & Reads ($50nl 4-Tabling by euphoricism)
Adjusting Your Play Based on Table Dynamics & Reads ($50nl 4-Tabling by euphoricism) by carlcarlsoniv | Jun 18, 2018 | Poker Videos Facebook Twitter Google+ EmailLinkEmbedCopy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. Here euphoricism 4-tables $50...
3-Betting an Apparent Stealer in Limit Hold’em
With most forms of poker, your play in and around the blinds will often define what type of success you have. This is simply because of the positional importance in all forms of poker. However, In a way, limit hold’em places a greater need for sound play in and...
chardrian’s Analysis of a $26 Freezeout on Full Tilt
Sometimes, it’s valuable to go over your completed poker tournaments with a hand-history viewer to analyze spots that you are unsure about and identify errors in play. You can use a replayer that automatically cuts out hands that you folded preflop so that you can focus on the important hands.
Intuition: Semi-Bluffing With Non-Nut Outs
When bluffing with non-nut outs in No Limit Hold’em, you have to be mindful not just of implied odds but reverse implied odds. That is, you may make your hand and still lose the pot. Thus, the situation is more dangerous than if you had outs to the nuts.