Poker Strategies – Page №14

One of the biggest leaks in a poker beginner’s game is making too many bad bluffs. Let’s start by clearing up a misconception:  There is actually very little stone-cold bluffing…

One of the most important things you can do for yourself when starting out in poker is to set aside a poker-specific bankroll. That means a lump sum of money…

Texas Hold’em is a game of partial information. The more you can acquire, the better you’ll play. Everything that happens at a poker table – whether you’re in the pot…

In my reading of the poker literature I’ve noticed that most discussions of beginner poker strategy focus on pre-flop action. This is understandable and sensible. Solid pre-flop strategy avoids problems…

It sucks to suck at things. And Texas Hold’em can be a frustrating game for beginners. Are you just unlucky? Are you making huge mistakes? Are you missing one simple…

Fancy Play Syndrome, or FPS, is used to describe an overly creative way of playing a hand when a straightforward approach would win you a lot more chips. A syndrome…

Making money in No-Limit Texas Hold’em starts with the hands you choose to play and when you choose to play them. Even a “top 10 hand” can be the wrong…

Alright, I know. That’s one of the hoariest, most chewed over questions ever asked. But, well, you know, it’s also one that really hasn’t received a proper analysis. It’s been…

Regardless of your playing style, success in Pot Limit Omaha depends largely on the starting hands you choose to play. Because you’re dealt twice as many cards as in Hold’em,…

I know, I know. These are supposed to be articles on poker and the psychology thereof. But a couple of instalments back we had an extended discussion on the role…

Even though it would be nice to flop the nuts in every hand, in reality you’ll come up short more often than not. Because the vast majority of hands you’ll…

When I first started playing poker the question of confidence never crossed my mind — nor for that matter anyone else’s. We played by just playing. If we were in…

Money is funny stuff. Everybody wants it. Most of us don’t have enough of it (or don’t think we do). And, oddly, when people suddenly manage to get a lot…

Memory makes us human.  No other creature can, with the flick of a neuron, revive the past, reignite old passions, reconvene special moments and treat these ephemeral visions as though…

In Limit Hold’em, it’s crucial to understand the importance of a single bet, and how the bet affects you and your long-term results. Players who primarily understand No-Limit poker may…

There’s an area in psychology devoted to carrying out biographic analyses called, appropriately, psychobiography. I thought I’d have some fun today and do one for one of our genuine stars,…