What is a Poker Nit?
Probably the player class singled out for more abuse than any other, the 'nit' constitutes one of the most disrespected and ridiculed players at the table on...
Re-Stealing Stacks Late in Tournament Poker
One of the hardest stack sizes to play in no limit tournament poker is one of between fifteen and twenty five big blinds. This is because it occupies a sort ...
Dealing with hyper aggressive recreational players
One of the most common fish types in the modern era, the hyper aggro weak player is becoming an increasingly common sight at the tables, and keeping on top o...
Hand Value and the Number of Opponents
One of the core skills that all good players have is the ability to think about their hand carefully and well depending on the key factors that drastically a...
Is online poker more profitable than live?
One of the most common questions asked by players making the transition from live poker to online or vice versa is whether one is more profitable than the ot...
Exploiting weak players
Most great skill games have areas that are extremely counter intuitive. Put another way, they have nuances where the correct play seems to defy common sense ...
Bluffing on three flush boards in PLO
Pot Limit Omaha is a game where well timed and thought out bravery is rewarded handsomely if the right spots are picked. It is also a game where miss-timed b...
How and when to defend your blinds
No poker player alive can play profitably long term out of the blinds. The forced nature of the bet, the fact that you are out of position for the whole hand...
Heads up against loose aggressive players
As anyone who has had the misfortune of playing a very high grade loose-aggressive player heads-up will testify, at points in battles with these players it c...
Laying down three of a kind
I was in my old home town this weekend and popped into my regular pub to play a bit of pool. A poker game usually ran after the pool matches, and I sat down ...