I always think that tilt can be caused by numerous different things. Firstly one of the main reasons players tilt is that they have probably not travelled far enough down the evolutionary road to true poker expertise and are expecting their skill to dominate too much. This is a problem with poker that simply does [...]
There is no doubt that slowplaying a poker hand in Texas Holdem is deceptive. When you check then you are implying weakness and when you imply weakness then you are throwing your opponents a curve ball so to speak. However is slowplaying always necessary? If you have a very powerful hand then checking is creating [...]
Many people have asked me over the years about what is a correct bankroll size to have. I feel personally that there is a lot to misinformation regarding this subject. For me the subject of bankrolls is rarely covered correctly. I feel that there are no answers that can be set in stone and it [...]
Poker players win and lose money based upon their reading of opponent’s style and play, their ability to avoid tilt and their ability to play good poker throughout a long tournament sometimes for many twelve hour days in a row. One good tournament win can be worth well over $1 million dollars so every edge [...]
Just think about this for a second. You are sitting in your normal Online Texas Holdem poker cash game and somehow a player or two in your game never seems to make mistakes. You review your hand histories and this guy is just perfect every time. He folds when he is supposed to and never [...]
Are you really such a good Texas Hold’em poker player that you can simply throw money away and leave it behind? This question when looked at another way could be phrased differently, are you so rich and well off that you can basically spend money and waste money like it is going out of fashion? [...]
I know it isn’t the prettiest topic to discuss in the world but it is one that needs to be addressed nonetheless. Running bad and getting cold decked are two of the worst situations a poker player can find themselves in. How well you play the game has nothing to do with it. When variance [...]
So where exactly is your poker game? How much have you improved? If so, what did you do to improve your game and can you carry it over to the next level? All of these questions are relevant questions that we need to be asking ourselves as we continue on our journey in the poker [...]
We spend a lot time writing and talking about what should be done at a poker table. I talk about poker strategy, poker tournaments and even cash games when detailing what makes us the best players that we can be. However, not all situations in a poker room require you to understand pot odds or [...]
I think that most of us understand that playing Texas Hold’em poker is like playing a game of chess with chips. The difference being that you as a poker player can be any of the chess pieces you wish. This line of thinking is extremely powerful when used correctly. Poker strategy comes in all shapes, [...]