Author name: Matt Affleck

Matt Affleck, an online poker force since 2009, offers hand analysis and poker strategy through live webinars, alongside live play in the US.

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Play Like Someone’s Watching
February 9, 2022 4 min read

Play Like Someone’s Watching

While recording content recently for PokerCoaching.com, I started the practice of recording my sessions online while playing. I do this in hopes of catching a final table run live on camera, or to review my …

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Middle Stages of Tournaments
January 31, 2022 4 min read

Middle Stages of Tournaments

The middle stages of the tournament is where there begins to be a separation of stacks between players. The blinds have grown bigger, the pots are larger, and players should have solid reads on their …

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Being A Professional Poker Player
January 24, 2022 5 min read

Being A Professional Poker Player

One of the common questions I get asked about being a professional poker player is what is my schedule like? People want to know about the glamourous lifestyle and travels of my life. To be …

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The Study Plan You Need For 2022
January 17, 2022 5 min read

The Study Plan You Need For 2022

A lot of poker players study without a purpose. They sit and watch a poker video mindlessly while scrolling Twitter and barely paying attention. Today, I want to talk about studying poker with a purpose. …

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Personal Finances in Poker
January 3, 2022 5 min read

Personal Finances in Poker

For people that deal with money, poker players may have the worst personal finances of any profession. I too have been included in this category for many years, but have recently made changes in hoping …

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Shot Clocks in Tournaments
December 22, 2021 5 min read

Shot Clocks in Tournaments

Recently I played in the World Poker Tour Lucky Hearts Poker Open at the Seminole Hard Rock in South Florida. In this event, a shot clock is added to the tournament one table before reaching …

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Introducing My River Betting Framework
December 13, 2021 6 min read

Introducing My River Betting Framework

In today’s article, I want to discuss developing a reliable framework to use when facing aggression on the river. The river is different than other decisions in poker as we have the most complete information. …

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Preflop Framework – Facing an Open Raise
December 7, 2021 5 min read

Preflop Framework – Facing an Open Raise

Today I will be starting a series of articles developing frameworks for making good decisions at the poker table, aimed at helping you develop your decision-making process. Think of these frameworks as a checklist of …

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How To Play Multi-Way Pots At The Poker Table
November 23, 2021 5 min read

How To Play Multi-Way Pots At The Poker Table

Knowing how to navigate multi-way pots is an extremely important tool of any tournament player. Especially at lower stakes, multi-way pots are quite normal as players have expanded calling ranges. These spots however often go …

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Open Limping From The Button
November 2, 2021 5 min read

Open Limping From The Button

When I recently asked for topics to write about on Twitter, the topic of button limping was brought up. Button limping is something that is becoming more common from strong players. It is a strategy …

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Uncommon Check-Raise Bluff Hands
October 19, 2021 4 min read

Uncommon Check-Raise Bluff Hands

In todays articles, I want to discuss unintuitive situations for check-raise bluffs when defending from the big blind. It is no myth that players under check-raise, which stems from the inability to identify these unintuitive …

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Bankrolling Small Stakes: What to Know
September 28, 2021 3 min read

Bankrolling Small Stakes: What to Know

In today’s article, I want to talk about how to approach a bankroll for small stakes poker, and things you need to pay attention to. I want to discuss what I would do with a …

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What To Do When You Are Card Dead
November 2, 2020 5 min read

What To Do When You Are Card Dead

A question I often get asked by recreational players is how do we build a stack when card dead. This is always one of the weirdest questions for me to answer because I feel that person already knows the answer to this question. The real question should be, “How do we not lose more chips when we are card dead”.

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Favorite Places to Play Poker
December 23, 2019 4 min read

Favorite Places to Play Poker

As a professional poker player over the past 11 years, I have been fortunate enough to travel all over to play poker. Every poker player tends to have their favorite places and least favorite places …

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Most Reliable Poker Tells
December 9, 2019 3 min read

Most Reliable Poker Tells

Live tells are an interesting topic that is often ignored or misapplied when playing live poker. Some put way too much emphasis on them, while others don’t pay enough attention and miss out on valuable …

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3 Most Common Exploits In Live Tournament Poker
November 11, 2019 4 min read

3 Most Common Exploits In Live Tournament Poker

Here we are going to discuss three areas where I feel weak, live poker players are easily exploited in tournaments. This article will hopefully give you three areas in your game to explore for leaks, …

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Hand Range and Counting Combinations
October 21, 2019 4 min read

Hand Range and Counting Combinations

Today let’s discuss simple tricks that we can use to help improve your ability to put your opponent on a range of hands. This is one of the most important skills of a high-level poker …

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