Lee Jones
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Bad Beats In Poker: Leave Negative Results Behind
This is the first of many articles that will draw from the PokerCoaching Discord server. If you haven’t spent any time there, I encourage you to come visit us. There are a lot of cool …
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 …
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 …
Cash Game Tips: Three Signs That You’re Ready To Move Up Stakes
It’s the rare poker player who doesn’t dream of moving up to the next bigger cash game. More zeros in the pot sizes, more excitement, the opportunity to boost your bankroll. Just to amplify the …
Cash Game Tips: Three Signs That You’re Ready To Move Up Stakes
Suited Connectors: 3 Myths and 3 Truths To Remember
It seems like everybody loves suited connectors. I guess they look pretty, the 8♥ snuggled up to its neighbor, the 7♥. Legendary poker vlogger Ethan “Rampage” Yau loves T♦-9♦ because it’s a natural in baccarat. …
How to Play Overpairs Out-of-Position in Cash Games
Like most things in life, even a seemingly simple poker question can require dramatic refining and nuance before anybody can provide a useful answer. Thus, “How should I play an overpair, out-of-position (“OP”) in cash …
3 Big Mistakes That Most Small Stakes Poker Players Make
All poker players make mistakes, but by and large, small stakes poker players make more mistakes. Why is this? Well, a player who makes relatively few mistakes will find themselves handily beating those who make …
3 Deadly Techniques to Punish Limpers in Live Cash Games
I’ve taught hundreds of people to play poker tournaments and cash games in live settings. There’s a fascinating tendency that all poker newbies share: they want to “continue” in the hand. So the question they …
5 Reasons Why 3-Bets Crush In Cash Games
Here’s an experiment to try: the next time you’re sitting in your regular no-limit hold’em game, count the number of 3-bets that you see in a one-hour period. If you’re in a $1/2, $2/3, or …