Poker Strategy
If Only I Knew Then What I Know Now
First things first, a poker guru I ain’t. Let’s just get that out of the way. Yeah, I’ve played a lot of hands, yeah I’m a pretty good poker player, yeah, yeah, yeah. I make money playing poker. I read books. I think about poker far too often. All that said, I’m probably only about [...]
Poker Bonus Strategy 101
By and large, if you catch the poker bonus bug you’ll be playing at lower limits. While you can clear a bonus at 15/30, it’s more than likely that the extra $100 you get from the bonus won’t make a huge dent in your bankroll. But, just like all poker bonuses aren’t created equal, neither [...]
What to Do When Variance Rears Its Ugly Head
If you play in a casino or poker room for any amount of time, you’ll likely be quickly introduced to variance. As the name suggest, variance is simply the phenomenon that for any event with an observable outcome, the results will vary.
Let’s say you flip a coin ten times. While unlikely, it’s entirely possible that [...]
Position, Position, Position
Good poker players are always aware of their position at the table. In some cases, your position at the table is more important than the actual cards you have.
If you’re first to act in a hand, with everyone else waiting, you need to have a really good hand before you should consider betting or raising. [...]
Good Bankroll Management
One of the most difficult parts of playing good poker has nothing to do with the cards you’re dealt. No matter how good you are at playing poker, if you’re not good at managing your money you’ll eventually run into trouble at the tables. Great poker players “go bust” each and every day, losing their [...]
Some Dos and Don’ts of Poker
Do be patient. Wait for a good hand and resist the urge to play with any two cards, just so you can be playing. Winning poker players are very selective about the hands they play, folding hand after hand until they are dealt a strong starting hand.
Do keep a close eye on your money. Most [...]
Know When to Fold ‘Em (and When to Raise): Live Poker Tells
One of the hardest things in poker (and life) is knowing when to give up and fold your cards. Just because your opponent is betting and raising doesn’t mean they have a better hand, as they can always be bluffing. Unless you have x-ray vision or are psychic, you’ll never know for sure if you [...]
How to Handle Winning and Losing at Poker
If you play poker for any length of time, you’re going to encounter both winning streaks where you can do no wrong as well as losing streaks, where the cards are against you no matter what you do. While you really can’t avoid the streaks, there are things you can do to handle winning and [...]
Let go of my Eggo…. wait Ego.
The past week or so I’ve been thinking of how a persons ego can affect their game. The thought crossed my mind as I played a Limit 2/4 Hold Em table. I watched two players who are normally fairly timid and selectively aggressive players suddenly become hyper-aggressive monkeys. However, they [...]
The Pre-Flop Push: A Defense, Part 2
See Part 1
So, in my prior post on this subject I promised a discussion about using this strategy when you’re an underdog to your opponents. What I mean here is that there are situations where you recognize right away that you are playing against people whose skills are superior to your own.
What? You’ve never been [...]
