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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Everyone knows that heads-up play is extremely important in any poker tournament. That being said, here are a just few of many things you can do to improve your chances of winning in the last part of a tournament. Pocket Pairs are Great Hands Usually when you’re given pocket 2’s you’re going to fold; in […]
It’s almost like every poker site you visit, you see something about selecting cash games. All of the sites are offering tips on locating soft cash games…but what about tournament selection? We have to search through millions of websites in order to find any useful information on tournament selection. Hopefully your search ends here with […]
Everybody knows that there is some luck involved in poker. However, despite what some congressmen think, there are also plenty of things players can do to control their own destiny in poker. And this mainly comes from making plays with positive expected value. If expected value (EV) is a totally alien concept to you, then […]
Most experienced players know about the concept of value betting. Even if you don’t know about value betting, you still do it on a regular basis without even realizing it. Value betting is simply trying to get the maximum value out of a made hand. For instance, let’s say you flop an ace-high flush and […]
A lot of beginner Omaha Hi-Lo players think that it’s really cool to win half of the pot. After all, if you only contribute 30% of the pot and win back 50% of it, this seems like a good investment. However, the truth is that going for half of the pot in Omaha Hi-Lo is […]