Poker bankroll management (BRM) is the practice of keeping a dedicated pool of money set aside for poker and using clear rules to decide which stakes to play. Done right, it ensures you always have enough to weather normal variance without going broke. The core rule is simple: always have at least […]
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Position in poker means where you sit relative to the dealer button and, more importantly, whether you act before or after your opponents on each street. Acting last is one of the most powerful advantages in poker. It gives you information your opponents do not have, and it lets you control the
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When I first entered poker back in 2004, the landscape was quite different than it is today. Back during the ‘Moneymaker Boom’ there were a couple of poker forums worth visiting, a few pieces of poker software, and a limited number of books that deserved a read. Now, the poker learning landscape
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Live cash game poker is a totally different beast compared to playing online. Between the slower pace, the addition to physical tells, and the size of the games, live poker really is unique. As someone who has been playing poker for almost 20 years, including over a million hands online, I wanted
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Odds in poker can be a bit…odd. So, let’s break down pot odds and implied odds and give you a free pot odds calculator so you can quickly calculate these on your own. Or skip ahead to the tool for you: Pot Odds Calculator (Facing Bets) Offering Pot Odds Calculator (Making Bets)
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The concept of ABC poker is oftentimes misunderstood. Many players think ABC poker is playing some super exploitable and dumbed-down strategy that makes about 0bb/100. However, ABC poker is really just a term to describe a simple strategy that focuses on good fundamental play and veers away from FPS (fancy play syndrome).
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The first time I heard about “running it twice” was watching an episode of High Stakes Poker. Two players agreed to run multiple river cards, and suddenly, there were two rivers instead of one, pots getting chopped, and a bunch of excitement around the table. I didn’t understand it at the time,
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Poker contains a lot of repetitive math, especially when studying poker hands away from the table. While you can use software to do a lot of this math, sometimes some good ‘ol-fashioned poker spreadsheets are the best way to visualize and play with the numbers. So to save you a tremendous amount
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Most poker players study hard. They watch videos, look at some solver output, and read strategy books packed with theory. Yet when they sit down in a real low-stakes game, whether it is $1/$2 live or 25NL online, they still struggle to translate that knowledge into results. The Low-Stakes Poker Playbook (TLSPP)
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The concept of blockers in poker has been around for a while but, until recently, it’s one that has been far more stressed in Omaha games. Lately, however, we’re seeing the concept applied more in Texas Hold’em as well. While the value of blockers may not be as high in Hold’em as
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