Poker Articles

There’s not a much more exhilarating feeling in Texas Holdem than putting all your chips in the middle, also known as “shoving all in”, or just “shoving”.  The very name “No-Limit Holdem” is a nod to the fact that a player can go all-in at any time – that’s what the “no […]

Do you know how to bluff squeeze preflop?  Knowing how to run this powerful play can help you turn junky hole cards into easy profit…so long as you know what to look for.  This video covers bluff squeezing from a consideration, mathematical, and card type point of view to give you a

One of the more important concepts in poker is SPR.  Knowing how to use SPR is a vital skill that will help you play better both preflop and postflop.  SPR is a measurement of commitment, helping us visualize when we are automatically committed to a pot, never automatically committed to a pot,

I was recently discussing a hand with some players and I felt it needed to be shared. This was a spot where hero was bluffing the river with multiple players involved. Multiway pots can be confused as-is, but things get even more complicated when the stack sizes are varied. But rather than

While bluff 3betting can help your winrate, mastering value 3-betting in No Limit Holdem is invaluable.  To this day I am shocked how many players don’t fully understand how to value 3bet well, and any misunderstanding can only hurt your winrate in the longrun.  I wanted to talk a bit about value

Live poker and online no limit holdem both function the same exact way.  The blinds are posted, the button moves the same way, players are dealt 2 cards each, some betting happens, and people win/lose by the same hand ranking chart.  However, both games differ quite a bit when it comes to

Many players that are newer to live games, or very active home games, may be thrown off by the simple question “do you straddle?”  In poker, a straddle is a blind raise preflop (before the cards are even dealt) that essentially acts as a third blind in the pot.  There are different

I’m going to say something that will piss off new players but is totally obvious to any real poker player…your poker skills are something you need to constantly work on.  You are never done learning in poker and thus your skills can always improve.  People aren’t born with a poker skillset….rather they

One of the first things I check when analyzing a player’s database is how they are calling in poker.  Many players leak significantly when calling open-raises preflop, yet alone steals and 3bets.  In this article I’m going to walk you through analyzing your own preflop calls (primarily 2bets) as well as give

Everyone wants to play better poker.  By playing better we will win more money in the long run and eventually we can win enough to make poker a profession.  But how do we go about improving our play?  Well first and foremost we need to admit that our game could improve.  Poker