Very few things are more fun in poker than light 3betting.  Re-raising someone while holding nothing but total junk can make your play more enjoyable, but also more profitable if you pick your spots correctly.  One way to make these bluff re-raises even more profitable is to 3-bet with blockers.  I constantly […]

Starting a home poker game is a great way to squeeze another night of poker into your week.  I was attending a Thursday night game a few years ago, but it felt like it was falling apart, so I ended up splitting the hosting duties for a short time, and soon I

The majority of our poker profits coming from our value hands, like AA, KK, QQ, and AK.  So knowing how to 3bet them preflop is crucial to ensure we are maximizing value whenever possible.  In this video / article combo I show you when a 3bet is actually for value, how to

My favorite poker book right now is “Poker Plays you can Use”, by Doug Hull. This book is just loaded with great example hands and specific lines you can take in well-explained situations.  Doug doesn’t just describe how to play the example hands – he describes our reads, why we’re making the

One of the toughest things to do in poker is to classify your hand correctly betwen value and showdown value (SDV).  To make matters more confusing, how you classify your hand is relative to your opponent and their ranges/frequencies.  The concept of SDV presents lots of confusion, especially on turns and rivers,

In my first article TAG Poker Explained, I mentioned that one way to exploit someone playing the standard tight-aggressive (or TAG) playing style, was to defend your button often against him.  Let’s look at a hand I played a few months ago in some depth to see an example why defending your

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