One of the best ways to smell a fish is by looking at their bet sizing skills (or lack thereof). They make unnecessarily large raises when trying to get others to fold, and they also under-bet when betting for value. In short, their betting is just awful! Assuming you want to avoid poor bet sizing, […]
For a while now, the poker book market has become somewhat stagnant. People still talk about the Harrington on Cash Games series as some of the best poker books, but that was a few years ago. What is there now? Well in case you’re wondering, “Don’t Listen to Phil Hellmuth” is the latest big-time poker […]
The online poker community has waited for weeks in anticipation of Full Tilt Poker’s Android application. And they weren’t disappointed since Full Tilt’s Rush Poker has gone off without a hitch ever since being introduced to Android users. Players have been able to play the extremely popular Rush Poker format from their phones without worrying […]
If you’ve followed my blog recently, you know that 2008 WSOP Main Event champion Peter Eastgate is selling his gold bracelet on eBay. And the decision to sell his bracelet has nothing to do with blowing through his $9.15 million prize or anything of that nature; instead, he’s selling it so the profits go to […]
When most people hear the term “poker coaching,” they immediately think expensive and out of their budget. But the truth is that poker coaching is a lot more affordable than you think – especially if you opt to go with the traditional online method over face-to-face meetings. In online poker coaching, the coach will require […]
I’m simply amazed whenever I hear stories about “The Big Game” at the Bellagio or the nosebleed tables at Full Tilt Poker. After all, you have to admit that there’s tremendous pressure involved when playing for pots worth $500,000 or more. But I’m blown away after hearing about the recent cash game action that took […]
When I first saw the headline that Peter Eastgate was selling his 2008 WSOP Main Event bracelet I thought, “Oh god, not another T.J. Cloutier. Did Eastgate blow through his $9.15 million top prize already?” Thankfully, my negativity was quickly disbanded after reading that Eastgate is merely selling the bracelet as a charitable act for […]
If you look at the game of poker today as compared to five years ago, you’ll notice that there are a lot more continuation bets. This isn’t exactly a good thing either since the reason there are more c-bets is because the average player has no idea as to when the best time to make […]
Jack Link’s Beef Jerky has been a part of poker for the last two years, and it appears as if it will be even longer after they renewed their deal to sponsor the World Series of Poker through 2012. Jack Link’s will dominate the advertising during the tournament series on ESPN as well as advertising […]
It’s commonly accepted knowledge that the true value of suited connectors comes when you’re in multi-way hands. The reason being is that suited connectors are capable of taking down huge pots when they hit, but you need several other players to be in the hand to make them pay off. But before you run off […]