How to Beat Beginners at Poker
“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...
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The Continuation Bet
A bet from a player on the flop who raised pre-flop is known as a continuation bet or simply a c-bet. That player has continued to seize the initiative, hence the term,...
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Mastering Poker Tells
Poker is a game of strategy shaped by uncertainty. With hidden cards and limited information, players rarely know what their opponents hold until the final showdown—often when it’s too late to act....
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Psychology and Poker
No committed poker player would sit down at the table without a strong strategic foundation. Yet many still bet big while overlooking the powerful role psychology plays in the game. Reading the...
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Value Betting
To lead off this lesson, let's first define what we mean by a “value bet”. A value bet is not just betting really small to induce someone into calling. A value bet...
Poker and the Subtle Art of Bluffing
Let’s talk about bluffing. It’s the one part of poker strategy that even non-poker players think they understand. Bluffing is, simply put, an act of deception – meant to make your weak...
The Levels of Thinking in Poker
Most beginning poker players consider their cards first. After all, it doesn’t take long to realize that starting with a big pocket pair such as Aces or Kings - or even big...
The Importance of Stack Sizes
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...
Poker Playing Styles
Poker is not just a card game, but a game of people played with cards. As you progress through the stages towards poker expertise, you will experience moments when you realize how...
Studying Your Opponents
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...
Poker and the Value of Position
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...
Reading Betting Patterns
Do you like fish? I hope so, because this poker lesson will not only feed you some tasty morsels that will keep you satisfied for short-term, but it will also teach you...
Semi-Bluffing
Never bluffing in a poker game is resigning yourself to being a lifetime loser. You just can’t win without stealing a few pots every now and then; it’s that simple. But if...
Fold Equity
Have you ever put out a bet hoping that your opponent will fold? The percent of time that an opponent will fold to your bet is known as your “fold equity”. The...