It doesn’t matter what kind of poker variation you are playing, future planning during the hand will help your game. Not enough players think of the possible outcomes during a hand.
Think about what you will do if certain cards come on the flop, turn and river. Set it up from the beginning. If you are [...]
Keep a lookout for those loose players, they’re always about, especially at the lower limit tables. Watch their betting patterns and exploit them. A couple of losing hands and they will be getting itchy feet, wanting to try and show strength… but do they actually have anything in their hand or are they just hoping [...]
We sometimes forget to plan ahead.. in all aspects of life..
If you have a mediocre hand but want to show strength, then plan pre-flop to show that strength and don’t just call. As soon as you check or call, your opponent is going to suspect weakness and exploit the situation.
Its all about thinking of the [...]
Why is it, that rakeback is beneficial for all players, not just for those who win? After all, it’s the winner who takes the pot and the rake comes off the pot right? Well, the winner does take the pot, but the rake comes off it before it is awarded to the winner. At the [...]
Poker strategy is simple really, or should be simplified at least. Sometimes I think we over complicate things in life. On a recent High Stakes Poker episode it was very interesting to hear Patrik Antonius say that he had never read a poker strategy book, everything he knows about poker was self taught. Wow!!! and [...]
I was looking at the top 10 poker players in tourneys this last week… I dont recognize any of these guys… I mean you have the WPT Championships and the EPT stuff going on, who are these poker pros? Take a look at the top 10 finishers and tell me that you know of these [...]
Happy Easter!
How was the Easter weekend? Crushed eggs, hunted for eggs, got sick on chocolate… all the usual crazy things we do at Easter. It was quite nice catching up with family again. If you only have to put up with their nonsense a few times a year, then they aren’t too bad…
Cracked open an [...]
Signed up for your rakeback yet? Here is some more info on rakeback and sign up bonuses for those of you still deciding…
Online poker players often have a tough time deciding between going for the bonus or rakeback – which one is the most lucrative deal? The answer to that is simple: why choose [...]
Watching poker videos either online or on TV is a very good way of learning how to play poker and improve your poker strategy. Its like having a tutor or a team of experts show you the way. Sure you still have to learn the game by doing… by grinding… by actually playing poker. There [...]
I always get this…”why don’t you give us more poker tips?… thats the only reason I look at your blog… to get some poker tips…. an Omaha poker tip, a Texas holdem tip…anything!!!!! Instead you go on and on about everything else from online casinos to the weather…”
Ok so today I’ll give you a Texas [...]