Poker Articles

Many economic concepts carry over nicely to poker, and one of the big ones I talk about often is “elasticity”.  Understanding what an elastic range is, an inelastic range is, and how to exploit players with different level of elasticity can give you a huge edge in the bet sizing war.  This […]

Most of us aren’t lucky enough to play poker for a living, so we have only limited time to devote to the pursuit.  When we finally do get to carve out some time, most of us would rather spend that time playing the game, rather than devoting any time to practice or

One of the most important skills in poker is getting postflop value.  The majority of your winrate is actually derived from value hands, so knowing when and how to bet them is crucial.  In this free video you will learn what goes into value betting and maximizing your winnings from the flop

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