If you’re serious about elevating your poker game, treating your bankroll with discipline is non-negotiable. Proper bankroll management serves as a financial safety net, protecting you from inevitable downswings and preventing your...
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Poker is a game of observation. Therefore, the first step in understanding a player’s style is to watch how they approach the game carefully. Observation lies at the heart of poker success;...
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Winning at poker isn’t just about getting good cards — with up to nine players at the table, that doesn’t happen often. That’s why learning how to bluff in poker is essential....
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Betting patterns describe how players size and time their bets across hands. Understanding these patterns helps you estimate hand strength, identify bluffs, and plan effective counterplays or exploitative moves. Later on in...
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Texas Hold’em is a game built around available information, and no matter the format—fixed-limit, pot-limit, or no-limit—your success depends on how well you read the board. Understanding what the community cards are...
In our lesson on the three main betting variations of poker, we used an example where a player in a no-limit game could bet far more than anyone else at the table,...
Winning in poker isn’t only about reading hands or perfecting bluffs. The strength of your results often depends on where you choose to sit: a skilled player can waste hours grinding at...
“I don’t need advice on beating poker beginners—they’re clueless at the table!” In reality, inexperience can work in their favor, with luck swinging an entire session. Just as in every hand, your...
There’s no more beautiful situation in poker than flopping the nuts. Your only concern is maximizing value, so you’re happy to check behind when the action comes to you. What’s the harm...
There you are, seated in the biggest game of your life. Phil Ivey is sitting to your left, Andrew Robl to your right. The action is on you. You reach for a...
In no-limit hold'em the size of your stack of chips and those of your opponents should have a significant impact on how you play a hand. If you’re playing in a $1-$2...
One of the oldest adages in poker - it’s one you’ve heard repeated time and time again - is that if you can’t spot the fish during your first ten minutes at...
Welcome to our first poker lesson. This is the introduction to a wealth of knowledge about the most exciting card game ever devised – poker. Either you already know it or will...
Position refers to the order in which you act in a poker game. Your position in the betting order is critically important in Texas hold’em, and more important in no-limit than in...
