Strategies for Beginners
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3 Major Exploits Players Should Try in Their Next Session September 5, 2024We’ve all been there, playing a round of poker and seeing our poker weaknesses exposed. However, in this article, we’re not going to dwell on the losses. Instead, we’re going…
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Tips From Phil Galfond on How to Raise Your Limits August 5, 2024When people choose poker as the primary occupation, there’s one specific question that will come up after a while, and that’s – How to raise the limits of the ABI?…
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Poker Bankroll Management Strategy [2025] August 1, 2019Get expert strategy tips on how to manage your online or live poker bankroll: how many buy-ins to have, when to move up limits, and more.
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How to Beat Microstakes Cash Games with Blackrain79 March 29, 2012Nathan “Blackrain79” Williams has played over 6 million hands of online poker at the microstakes and boasts some of the most impressive winrates in the game. In his new series on www.pokerlistings.com…
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How and When to Make a Value Bet in Poker October 11, 2011Making the right value bets is the difference between making a little bit of money at poker and making a lot of money at poker. A value bet is exactly…
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How to Beat Poker Sit & Go’s: A Complete Strategy Guide September 5, 2011One of the most popular tournament formats in online poker play is the single-table tournament or “sit-and-go.” Online poker sites have SnGs running continuously. They can run with just one table…
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10-Minute Crash Course in Texas Hold’em Poker July 22, 2011Heading to Vegas for the weekend? Looking to try your hand at the game you’ve seen so often on TV? Have no clue where to start? Here’s our 10-minute Texas…
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Poker Tournament Tips: How to Take Control of Coin Flips May 28, 2010Regardless of the overall structure of a poker tournament or the style you play, you’ll be forced to take some coin flips on your path to the title. With pressure…
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How to Win a WSOP Main Event Seat via Satellite May 5, 2010Every year poker players worldwide dream of winning the World Series of Poker Main Event and stamping their name on poker history. To win the WSOP Main Event, though, you have to…
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What’s the Worst Hand in Poker? Unveiling the Truth Behind 7-2 Offsuit April 15, 2010What is the worst hand in poker? While many might quickly point to 7-2 offsuit as the answer, the reality is a bit more nuanced. Let’s dive into the statistics…
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5 Mental Mistakes That Kill Your Poker Win Rate February 19, 2010Mental mistakes are the single biggest factor keeping a 1BB winner from truly beating the game of poker. In golf you can go from shooting 120 to 100 and below…
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9 Essential Health Tips for the Online Poker Grinder February 10, 2010Before we get started, let’s be honest for a second. Poker players, as a whole, are not the most physically fit group of people. Our brains are processing information on…
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Are You Playing a Pre-Flop or Post-Flop Poker Game? August 18, 2009There’s a big difference between playing pre-flop poker and playing post-flop poker. Although all forms of Hold’em have pre-flop and a post-flop play, one of them will typically be more…
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How to Beat All Your Friends at Poker August 10, 2009What’s the only thing sweeter than busting random opponents at a poker table? Busting your friends at a poker table. If you’re a semi-to-regular poker player with a solid understanding…
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3 Reasons You Lose Money Playing a Single Ace July 14, 2009If you’re new to poker, or don’t book wins as frequently as you feel you should, there’s a good chance one of your costly leaks comes from playing a single…
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5 Big Leaks to Cut From Your Poker C Game July 11, 2009The idea for this article (along with the title) is taken directly from the truly wonderful book Elements of Poker by Tommy Angelo. Highly recommended you pick it up; you can find…
Poker Strategy – Start-Up Guide
Our Poker Start-Up Guide is meant to give you an overview of some of the most essential, basic poker strategy tips you can begin to implement in your game right away. Regardless if you only play online poker, only play live poker or if you play both. These include:
- What “outs” are in poker and how to calculate them
- How to make proper poker bets
- 5 common traps beginners get caught in
- 10-minute Texas Hold em Crash Course
- What to do the first time you play poker in a casino
- Should I play tournaments or cash games?
- How to determine the winning poker hand
- Texas Hold’em Starting Hands Cheat Sheet
- How to make proper poker bets
- 5 common traps beginners get caught in
- 10-minute Texas Hold’em Crash Course
- What to do the first time you play poker in a casino
- Should I play tournaments or cash games?
- How to determine the winning poker hand
- Texas Hold’em Starting Hands Cheat Sheet
These are the basic building blocks every poker player will need to go from a complete deer in the headlights at the poker table to a competent, capable poker player in beginner poker games. If you’re looking to start even simpler, check our basic rules guides and tools for even more poker tips.