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Categories in Poker Strategy
Beginner Poker
112 Articles
Basic strategy concepts to teach new players how to play poker.
Cash Games
58 Articles
When the value of your chips actually means something.
Heads Up
6 Articles
Learn how to battle and beat your opponents, mano y mano.
Limit Hold'em
38 Articles
Strategy articles that help you bet, raise, 3-bet, and cap your bets.
Live Poker
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Learn how to transition from online play to your local casino.
MTT
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We teach you how to make the final table and lock up a big score.
No Limit Hold'em
182 Articles
What are the two most powerful words in poker? I’m all-in.
Omaha
14 Articles
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
14 Articles
The rules of the road. Learn how to play various forms of poker.
Poker Tools
37 Articles
Improve your game by learning how to use the tools of the trade.
Poker Videos
98 Articles
Watch and learn from the best in the world.
SNG
41 Articles
For the players who only have two decisions, shove or fold.
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FTR SNG Strategy: Maximizing value in HU situations Part 2
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4z_9RbEKmc[/youtube] Grinding sit & go's, most of the profit comes from heads-up situations. In part 2 you will see a review of 3 more hands played heads-up and the thinking behind maximizing your profits on each street....
Playing No Limit Hold’em Games with an Ante
One of the recent trends in online poker is the introduction of No Limit Hold’em cash games with an Ante. Major sites such as FullTilt, UB (formerly UltimateBet), and Absolute Poker have added these games to their lobby looking to attract more players. Ante games tend...
A Hand in Action from the Hijack
I was watching a NL100 full-ring game on Pokerloco yesterday when the following hand came down which I thought was somewhat instructive. It was folded around to our hero who raised from the hijack to $3.50. The button called as he had done several times already. Both...
Turn No-Limit Hold’em Problems Into Value
One of the main mental issues that keeps winning players from really crushing the games is the lack of correct mindset when running into problems.
ISF – Beginners Guide To Equity and Fold Equity
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...
Double or Nothing SNG Advanced Strategy – Early Stages
(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...
Leveling by Gametight
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...
ISF – Making Your Opponent Uncomfortable
Often in HU matches, I’ll come across a player who doesn’t seem to have many leaks. He’ll raise a solid range from the BU, not play too loose OOP, and have a good mix of cbets and two barrels, as well as balanced ranges in other areas. Many when playing, whether it’s...
AJ in MP with 20 BBs in MTT – Hand of the Week 1B
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The Mathless Approach to Poker
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...
Why is SPR Important?
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 is an...
Win MTT Poker 03 – Tilt, Patience
Point 9: Thou Shalt Not Steal From the Wounded. Anyone every notice that when you are losing you can't wait to play again and when you are winning you are just looking for a polite way to hit the door and bank those winnings. That is common to all investment that...
Applications of EV Calculations (Part 3): River Checking vs. Bluffing
We have to consider the alternative to the aggressive option a lot of the time if we want to make sure that we’re making the best plays possible.
SNG/Sit & Go Shark
Sit N Go tournaments offer more excitement than traditional ring games. But the strategies required to successfully win are different than in other forms of poker. Learn how to use Sit & Go Shark to improve your game and start taking down the top prizes.
Texas Holdem Poker Hands Position (Full Ring)
Depending on your position, your poker hands order will change; this is especially true when the table is full. The later you are to act, the more liberal you can be with the order of the hands you choose to play. The closer you are to being first to act, the more conservative you’ll need to be.