Poker Strategy
3-Betting in Poker: How to Pick the Right Spot for a 3-Bet
If you have watched a single episode of a poker TV show or an hour of a poker live stream, you have surely heard the term 3-bet at least once, as it has become one …
Omaha Hi/Lo Rules – Master the Basics
Omaha Hi/Lo, often also referred to as PLO Hi/Lo or Omaha 8, is a variation of the classic game of Omaha poker in which the “Hi” and the “Lo” hand split the pot. The game …
Learn How to Play Poker Satellites & Win More Often
Big poker tournaments offer a chance to win life-changing money, but top events can be a bit out of the price range of an average player. This is exactly why poker satellite tournaments exist, allowing …
Floating in Poker – When Should You Do It?
Playing fundamentally good strategy is the secret to success in the game, and mastering basics like your preflop ranges and c-bet situations is the first thing you should learn. However, the more advanced plays like …
The Top 10 Poker Players To Watch In 2024
With a new year upon us, it is only natural to begin contemplating which poker players will have a stellar year on the felt in 2024. While established crushers are sure to continue adding to …
Pot Limit Omaha Rules – Master the Basics of PLO
While Texas Hold’em remains by far the most popular poker variation today, the great game of Pot Limit Omaha has certainly seen quite a rise in popularity over the last decade. If you want to …
How to Beat Loose Aggressive Players (LAGs) in Poker
The loose aggressive (LAG) poker playing style is one of the most complex playing styles in the game, and it can lead to great success and massive failure depending on how well one plays it. …
A River Value Bet Decision with King-Ten Offsuit
I’ve got another hand that came from the PokerCoaching cash game Discord channel. But in this case, it was one of my hands. Here’s a link to the entire discussion if you want to dive …
MTT Poker Strategy from Proven Winners – Crush Your Tournaments
Tournament poker has been at the height of its popularity in the last couple of years, with both online and live tournaments setting attendance records and proving that the game is alive and well. For …
MTT Poker Strategy from Proven Winners – Crush Your Tournaments
How to Play Ace-Queen Offsuit poorly, and then well!
Sometimes, it seems that the Universe is determined for me to find growth edges in my life. Day before yesterday was one of those. First, playing ace-queen offsuit wrong We had just gotten the afternoon …
Deep Stack Strategy Tips That Will Make You a Winner
Poker is always a game of strategy, but the variety of plays available with a shallow stack is quite limited compared to advanced options with deeper stacks. While playing deep stack is mostly reserved for …
Poker ICM – Using the Independent Chip Model In Tournaments
If you have spent most of your time at the poker tables playing cash games, you have probably never had to think about how much value you were winning or losing by making certain plays. …
Poker Playing Styles You Need to Know
Someone once said that poker is a game that takes a day to learn and a lifetime to master, and those words could hardly be truer, as poker is constantly evolving. Unlike many other games …
Best Cash Game Strategy Tips to Transform Your Game
Cash game poker is considered by many to be one of the purest forms of the game, as it enforces deep stack play and allows you to play every hand in isolation, unlike tournament poker. …
Poker EV – Understand Your Expected Value the Right Way
Poker EV, or expected value, is one of the most commonly used terms in modern poker theory. When looking to make a difficult decision at the poker table, the best players out there look to …
What Is Fold Equity & How to Utilize This Concept in Your Poker Games
There is more than one way to win a hand of poker, and while making the nuts is fun, seeing your opponent muck their cards when you are bluffing is an even better feeling. The …
What Is Fold Equity & How to Utilize This Concept in Your Poker Games
Poker Strategy 101 – How to Win in Poker More Often
It’s long been said that poker is a game that takes a day to learn and a lifetime to master, and it’s one of the hardest truths about the game. If you are here, you …
Cash Game Strategy: Pocket Kings in a Post-Flop Pickle
Here’s another hand from the PokerCoaching Discord. Our hero, Matt, is in a $5/$5 no-limit hold’em cash game in the Los Angeles area, and is delighted to find K♥K♦UTG7 (traditionally called “UTG+1” – there are …
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 …