Every good player has to know how to play preflop poker well.  Playing profitable poker preflop means that you are taking good opportunities, getting out of -EV spots, and all the while setting yourself up for success postflop.  Most beginner players struggle with poker simply because they play preflop with a lack […]

I was emailing back and forth with a prospective student and he sent a very long email with a bunch of excellent questions.  These are pretty common questions from students, and thus I thought they deserved a public answer.  So his poker coaching questions are in orange and my answers will be

After reading the title you may be a bit confused as to WTF I’m talking about.  First off, what is poker stat disparity?  A disparity in poker stats is simply a difference between stats…and this difference can be quite helpful once understood. I’ve spoken in the past about the gaps between stats

When I first began playing poker in 2005, training sites were still really coming into their own. Cardrunners really took off around that time, among others, and changed the way cash poker was played through their “aggressive in position” approach to punishing fish. One of the first things I learned studying training

Blind stealing is a very important aspect of playing profitable preflop poker. But many players don’t know how to steal blinds in poker, or at least not well. In this article I want to teach you what blind stealing it, why it’s so important, and how to steal better in the future.

Many players struggle when it comes to pocket aces.  Admittedly, the hand can be a bit tricky to play, but knowing how to play AA is worth its weight in gold when it comes to playing profitable poker.  In this article I am going to review some key considerations when playing AA,