Flop Texture
Far too many players ignore flop texture when playing Texas hold’em. Why so many players ignore texture continues to amaze me. After all, a flop’s texture is free information when you’re trying...
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Poker Players and Table Image
To be a top level poker player, of any game, you must understand the concept of table image – yours and your opponent’s. Then you must learn how to exploit it. Let’s...
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Playing Tight Poker Players
In this lesson we're going to focus our attention on how to play against tight poker players. Being tight or loose doesn’t necessarily refer to how somebody plays their hand, but merely...
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Playing Aggressive Poker Players
As the game of poker evolves and educational resources (such as Pokerology) are at everyone’s fingertips, more and more players are learning to adopt an aggressive style at the poker tables. Indeed,...
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Playing the River
One could say the turn represents the home stretch and the river the finish line. When you’ve arrived at the finish line your hand is fully realized – there are no more...
Playing the Turn
Once the flop is delivered you know 71 percent of your final hand. This lesson will focus on the turn, which produces 86 percent of your hand. Many poker pundits express the...
The Float Play
As poker tactics have become more aggressive, the need to adapt your play in order to stay ahead of the curve has increased. While continuation betting is not a new concept, it...
Flopping a Monster
The thrill of flopping a monster is the nirvana of hold’em. This wonderful event makes mucking all that trash for hours on end worthwhile. Poker hand distribution is somewhat like a bell...
How to Play Small Pairs
Pocket pairs, regardless of rank are coveted by many poker players. After all, statistically you only can expect to get them once in every seventeen deals. That being said, when misplayed, they...
How to Play Kings
Pocket kings are the second best hand to be dealt, right after pocket aces. As was the case with pocket Aces, some players bemoan receiving them since they are vulnerable to a...
How to Play Aces
Pocket aces are without a doubt the best starting hand one can be dealt in the game of hold’em. Unfortunately, the odds of being dealt pocket Aces is 220-to-1 so it doesn’t...
Proper Bet Sizing
Understanding how to correctly use bet sizes to influence and manipulate the action is what separates skilled poker players from absolute beginners. Without a doubt, improper bet sizing is a very common...
Limit Hold’em vs. No-Limit Hold’em
Many poker players now start out by playing no-limit hold'em and this lesson is intended for those looking to make the transition to fixed-limit hold'em. We'll focus on differences between the two...
Limit Hold’em – Pre-Flop Play
Playing before the flop is your first opportunity to voluntarily put money in the pot. Don’t just toss in the first single bet to be a part of the action. Make good...
