Poker Strategies – Page №12
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How to Play Suited Connectors in 6-Max No-Limit Hold’em October 26, 2011Suited connectors can be your best friend or your worst enemy. For most professional poker players though, it definitely leans toward the love affair. It’s easy to understand why: suited…
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Expected Value (EV) in Poker, Explained October 21, 2011Poker is all about making money. Unfortunately, even if you make all the right decisions over an entire session of poker, that doesn’t ensure you’ll book a win. You can…
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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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Top 5 “Thin Value” Spots You May Be Missing August 8, 2011Missing “thin value” bets on the river won’t make you a losing Texas Hold’em player. But correctly recognizing opportunities and betting when it’s correct can add valuable points to your…
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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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How to Beat Live $1/$2 No-Limit Hold’em Poker Cash Games July 11, 2011$1/$2 No-Limit Texas Hold’em is by far the most popular poker game being played in live poker rooms around the country. For the average poker player $1/$2 cash games are…
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How to Survive & Thrive in Big-Field Poker Tournaments June 11, 2011Big poker tournaments with lots of players will result in very large payouts – often over 1,000 times the size of the original buy-in. This is more than enough reason…
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ICM Calculators and Super Short-Stack Tournament Strategy April 4, 2011This week CardRunners coach Samer “Braminc” Khuri explains ICM calculators and how fully understanding them can help us with super short-stack poker tournament strategy. Samer “Braminc” Khuri has been playing…
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Badugi Strategy: How to Beat Three Common Types of Players March 21, 2011In the latest instalment of the PokerListings/CardRunners Strategy project coach Mike “predator006” Six schools us on how to win at Badugi! Mike “Predator006” Six is a PLO8 specialist ranging in…
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F U: Why Swearing in Poker is Good For You February 2, 2011Just about the most popular shirt you see around these days has FCUK emblazoned across the front. There isn’t a soul this side of a two-year-old minister’s daughter who doesn’t…
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5 Essential Tips for Dealing with a Poker Downswing January 20, 2011If you’ve played poker seriously for any amount of time, you’ve probably hit a downswing. And downswings can be downright demoralizing. If you play the game long enough, though, they…
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Are You a “Good” Poker Player or a “Winning” Poker Player? January 7, 2011Most people assume a “good” poker player is a “winning” poker player and vice versa. I don’t think this is right, but differentiating between them is a bit tricky –…
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How to Exploit Poker Fish Instead of Being One December 16, 2010Everyone knows today’s online games are heavily populated with tight-aggressive players (otherwise known as TAGs). But to go along with these good, money-making TAGs there’s a growing number of break-even…
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How Not to Suck at Poker: Play in Position October 29, 2010Position is simply the single most important and valuable commodity to have at the poker table. If you’re unfamiliar with the term, position simply means you are the last to…
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How to Get Paid Off with Big Hands in Poker August 23, 2010So you’ve flopped a monster. That’s the easy part. Now how do you plan on getting paid? Big hands deserve big pots. But what’s the best way to get your…