Poker Strategies – Page №13

Position 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…

So 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…

Jonah Lehrer is an interesting guy, an Ivy graduate and a respected journalist. He’s got a deep interest in psychology as well as poker, and that makes some of the…

Tournaments are a very different monster from cash games. They use the same 52-card deck and the same general rules of poker of course, but your style of play can…

Regardless 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…

Every 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…

What 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…

Mental 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…

Before 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…

One of the most effective ways to increase your online poker profits is to use and understand poker tracking software and HUDs. Besides keeping details about your wins and losses…

Turning a made hand into a bluff by accident can be a pretty serious poker mistake. If a worse hand is never going to call and a better hand is…

There’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…

What’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…

If 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…

The 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…

Being able to fold when behind is what sets apart the great poker players from everyone else. It’s really easy to play the best hand. The difference between how much…