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Who Is Folding Pairs?
If you can find a guy who is folding pairs, you can collect tens of big blinds without a hand. If you can find a guy who isn’t folding pairs, you can collect much, much …
The Triple Threat Of Poker
Poker is the ultimate game of strategy and skill, but like anything, even if you’re at the top of your game there is always room for improvement. Whether you’re a poker newb or you’ve done …
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 …
When To Play Multiway Pots
“Multiway pots are death.” I have said this phrase no less than 10,000 times to my students. The reason I say it so often is because in their low-to-mid stakes games, there are loose openers …
When To Move Up In Poker
A common poker problem faced by many new players is knowing when to play bigger limits. The biggest obstacle to moving up is your ego, saying “you deserve it” and “that you’re better than the …
How to Fix Your Red-Line
Having a strong red-line isn’t impossible; it just takes a solid understanding of the game to get your red-line moving in the right direction without affecting your win-rate. What Is The Red-Line? In essence, the …
How to Build a Bankroll
Get ready to take your game—and your bankroll —to the next level. Growing your bankroll is imperative to financing your climb from rank to pro player. Just avoid the biggest pitfall: racing for the top. …
How to Become a Pro Poker Player
Lesson #8: How To Become A Professional Poker Player You don’t have to be ranked number one or even in the top one-hundred to be considered a winning poker player. If you want to turn …
Follow the Action – Pre-Flop Strategy
Deciding whether or not to play a hand pre-flop isn’t just about the strength of your starting hand. There are other equally important—even more important—factors to consider before you act. One of the most important, …
Creating a Strong Table Presence
Lesson #4: Creating A Strong Table Presence Trying to find the right table presence–conservative or aggressive–in live games is an important step to getting you into the cash faster. What happens on the felt, is …
Can You Make Money Playing Poker
Lesson #3: Can You Make Money Playing Poker? One of the most common misconceptions circulating about online poker is that there is no money to be made playing. An equal and opposing misconception is that …
Calculating Expected Value
Lesson #3: How To Calculate Expected Value Calculating the expected value (EV) is at the heart of every decision you make in poker. Not every poker superstar knows EV equations, but they do grasp the …
Beginners Guide to Tournament Selection Part 2
Tournaments are wildly popular because they’re thrilling and offer a massive payout for a small buy-in. To experience the consistent thrill of victory, playing the right format will give you an edge over your competition. …
Beginners Guide to Tournament Selection
Lesson #1: Beginner’s Guide To Tournament Poker Selection (Part 1) Ever wonder why tournament poker is so hyped up, and why it gets more airtime over cash games? MTT’s are, without a doubt, the most …
You’re Never Safe
“So many of us chose our path out of fear disguised as practicality,” Jim Carrey once said. “My father could have been a great comedian, but he didn’t believe that was possible for him. So, …
Your Continuation Bets Suck
Okay, I’ll admit something: It’s possible your continuation bets do not suck. But this is the internet. I’m fighting against videos of puppies playing in a sprinkler. I have no choice but to name my …
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”.
3 Key Ingredients to Winning NLH Poker Tournaments
Tournaments are more dynamic than cash games. They force you into a lot of situations you’d never encounter otherwise, so to play them successfully, you need to be flexible. There’s no denying that luck plays …
Meet Our New Poker Coach, Faraz Jaka
For the last 13 years, I’ve crushed both live and online poker tournaments playing a primarily exploitative style. My approach to the game has earned me over $10 million in tournament winnings and even a …
What Preflop Sizing Should We Use?
I simply do not believe that every single preflop raise should be 2X. Or 2.5X. Or 3X. Take your pick. I talk to many pros these days who insist on one single raise size. Do …
How to Play Poker in a Nutshell
“Alex, how do you play poker?” My friend asked me this with a smile while we were on a business call. On my podcast, we have an old joke. Whenever someone asks a question that …