Poker Strategy

Counting Outs in Poker – How to Count Outs and Calculate Equity
The game revolves greatly around mathematics, and concepts you need to be good at differ from very simple to fairly advanced. Counting outs in poker is probably the simplest of them all. It literally only …
Counting Outs in Poker – How to Count Outs and Calculate Equity

How Poker Solvers Can Make You a Better Poker Player
There used to be a time when poker players relied on their gut feeling and live tells more than anything else, but that time is certainly past. While such things still play a role in …

How to Calculate Implied Odds in Your Poker Games
Implied odds are one of those concepts that you often hear being thrown around in poker conversations but that many players don’t fully understand. In fact, it could be said that a vast majority of …

Poker Positions – Know How to Play from Every Seat at the Table
Poker position is one of the most important concepts in poker and one that some players neglect. You will often see inexperienced poker players limp in, call raises, and raise themselves from random positions at …
Poker Positions – Know How to Play from Every Seat at the Table

What Is GTO Poker & Why You Should Learn Game Theory Optimal Play
Over the last couple of years, it seems that GTO Poker, which stands for “game theory optimal,” has been one of the most popular terms in the game. Yet, few poker players actually know what …
What Is GTO Poker & Why You Should Learn Game Theory Optimal Play

Calculating Pot Odds in Poker – What Is the Best Way?
Poker is a game of mathematics, regardless of what anyone will tell you, and pot odds are one of the most important concepts in the game. Many poker players learn how to calculate their odds …

Poker Rules – Master Basic Rules of Texas Holdem Poker
Knowing the basic rules of poker can come in handy even if you rarely have the chance to play the game, while it is essential for those who are looking to make poker more than …

Five Sixth Street Mistakes You’re Making
“Hold it, Lee – how can I make a mistake on a street that doesn’t even exist?” Au contraire, my poker buddy. Firstly, ever since there has been seven-card stud, there have been sixth (and …

Ranges in Poker – Analyze Your Hands Like a Pro
The biggest challenge players face when playing poker is figuring out what hand their opponent is holding. While many players focus on guessing the exact two cards their opponent has, poker pros use the concept …

Best Poker Tips from The Pros – Learn How to Win Today
Even though the majority of poker players out there think they are big winners in their games, the truth is that it’s very hard to win at poker over the long run. In fact, only …

Grinding at Bellagio: The Cash Game Career of Jonathan Little
Despite being a two-time World Poker Tour (WPT) champion, PokerCoaching.com coach and founder Jonathan Little has spent plenty of time at the live cash game tables. Regular attendees of Little’s webinars and weekly live streams …
Grinding at Bellagio: The Cash Game Career of Jonathan Little

Bluff Catching in Poker: You don’t have to call “sometimes”
Here’s another great topic gleaned from the PokerCoaching Discord server. It started innocently enough with a hand from a regular poster named Kevin. Here’s a link to the entire thread if you want it, but …

Justin Saliba: Two-Time WSOP Bracelet Winner and GTO Expert
As a company and team, the staff and coaches of PokerCoaching.com find incredible fulfillment in the success stories we help create. One look at the Scores section of the official PokerCoaching.com Discord server will show …

Brad Wilson: Cash Game Crusher and Host of the CPG Podcast
There are few poker players in the industry who have put as much work into cash games as PokerCoaching.com coach Brad Wilson. Whether it be providing live play & explains from online, high stakes cash …

Three Tips to Crush Double Board PLO Bomb Pots – Part 2
In the first half of this two-part series, I talked about the joys and dangers of Double Board PLO Bomb Pots (“DBPLOBP”). One of the reasons I broke this into two parts was so that …

Jonathan Jaffe: WPT Champion and Heads-Up Poker Specialist
In the world of professional poker, it is incredibly difficult to achieve the longevity that has been maintained by PokerCoaching.com coach Jonathan Jaffe. Since establishing himself as one of poker’s best heads-up sit & go …

Three Tips to Crush Double Board PLO Bomb Pots – Part 1
Vanilla ice cream is a fine thing. Why, some people go their whole lives choosing that flavor at every opportunity, despite dozens – perhaps hundreds – of other options. I presume the subset of vanilla-lovers …

Three Ways to Punish Wide Preflop Ranges – Part 2
In the first installment of Three Ways to Punish Wide Preflop Ranges, we discussed how poker players see too many flops, and began to review how to exploit that mistake. I said that one thing …

Three Ways to Punish Wide Preflop Ranges – Part One
It’s no secret that most poker players play too many hands preflop. In fact, you probably play too many hands preflop. There are great treatment programs for this ailment, but this is not one of …

The Best Way To Bluff In Poker
When I discuss the game of poker with people who do not play regularly, often I will hear them say “I would be an awful poker player, I’m terrible at lying!” or “I’m no good …

When To NOT Play A GTO Poker Strategy
In the modern era of poker, it is quite common to come across poker players who live and die by Game Theory Optimal (GTO) poker strategies. GTO poker is certainly worth studying if you want …