These days when everybody seems to be playing decent poker then other areas of the game elevate in importance. One such area is emotional control and there are various names for this of which the main one is called “tilt”. This term has come into common usage in recent years with the influx of new [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Playing solid position poker is part of the fundamentals of poker that I preach about regularly. So many poker players, particularly no limit Texas Holdem players, tend to get involved in pots at the worst times simply because the hands they hold are played out of position. By playing hands out of position you negate [...]
It’s a really powerful concept for those of you who play shorthanded or heads-up hold’em. And for players in full-handed games, it will help explain how to play a recurring situation, too. I’m talking about the small blind, my friends. About two weeks ago, I sent an E-mail tip to my Preferred On-line Mailing List. [...]
Pot sizes grow quickly throughout a poker hand in No Limit Texas holdem and you need to be careful that you are controlling the size of the pot relative to the strength of your hand. If you do not there is the danger that you become pot committed and there are scenarios where you can [...]