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Beginner Poker
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Basic strategy concepts to teach new players how to play poker.
Cash Games
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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.
Limit Hold'em
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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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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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[FTR Quick Tip 003] Defending the BB vs a SB Open
[FTR Quick Tip 003] Defending the BB vs a SB Open by carlcarlsoniv | Oct 12, 2018 | Poker Videos FTR Quick Tip: Helping you plug leaks in 5 minutes or less. Here, we take a look at a relatively common, yet seldom-discussed situation: defending the big blind when...
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.
Bluffing In Omaha Poker
While value-betting is important in PLO, it’s also important to have bluffs in your ranges. Semi-bluffs have incredible value because many drawing hands are tied with or even ahead of decent made hands. Holding blockers to the nuts can really help your bluffs succeed.
Reversing the Initiative in a Hand
Reversing the initiative in a hand (when is this appropriate and why is it valuable) First I think it’s important to define what initiative is, and how it varies. Player A open raises preflop, and Player B calls in position. Player A has the initiative. In order...
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...
Tactics vs. Strategy (Part 3): The Practical Basics Balanced Play
Having the option to play in a balanced way is critical, and here we look at how to build this foundation in aggressive scenarios.
No Deposit Poker Bonuses
Almost every poker site going offers some form of meaty deposit bonus. Invest a chunk of money into a site and they’ll give you the chance to earn some extra cash. However, budding players with small bankrolls may feel that they can’t take full advantage of these...
Win MTT Poker 10 – Developing Skills
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...
Moving from $.25/.50 to $.50/1.00
After making 300 BB at $.25/.5 (or you have $300, both will work), then you should move to $.5/1. You need to play the $.5/1 at document.write(FullTiltA);document.write(FullTiltB); until you have reached $500 in your account, essentially 200 BB over the minimum. If...
Adjusting to Fish in Low-Stakes 6-Max Limit Hold’em
Strange as it may seem, many players who go looking for weak players in poker games end up not knowing what to do once they find them. Quite often they make the wrong adjustments and end up either recycling money or becoming frustrated and thus leaving what are...
Tight Aggressive Strategy 4-Tabling Cash Games ($50nl 6-Max by euphoricism)
Tight Aggressive Strategy 4-Tabling Cash Games ($50nl 6-Max by euphoricism) by carlcarlsoniv | Oct 10, 2018 | Poker Videos Facebook Twitter Google+ EmailLinkEmbedCopy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. Here Euphoricism 4 tables $50 nl. He explains...
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.
Preparation in Poker
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,...
Dealing With Bad Beats
Recently I have seen a number of posts by newer players complaining about bad beats and suckouts and perhaps even suggesting that certain sites deliver a greater proportion of bad beats than others. There is already a sticky in the bad beat forum about this but I...
[FTR Quick TIP 016] Identifying Fish
FTR Quick Tip: Helping you plug leaks in 5 minutes or less. Identifying weaker players is a critical skill for any poker player. While there is some money to be made from strong players, the lion’s share of the profits will go to those who win chips from the...