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 ...
Know Your Foe: Piecing Together Information
Having solid, reliable information about an opponent at your poker table can help you to win more pots against them and, possibly more important, save chips ...
Complaining about bad beats - consequences on behaviour.
Everyone knows the player type - sitting morosely at the table, moaning to anyone who will listen about the beats they have gone through that day, how cruel ...
Five Preflop Mistakes That Are Costing Your Money
Imagine that every time you made a royal flush and someone moved all-in on you you folded. It is a ghastly mistake and one that costs you money, but improvin...
Why Slowrolling is Just Wrong
The term 'slowroll' refers to when a player is last to act, has either the nuts or a hand so strong they would never consider folding, and is facing an all i...
Playing Ace-King Early in Tournaments
One of the most frequent mistakes you see bad players make is going broke with ace king early in a poker tournament. This hand seems to have some kind of sp...
Five tips to keep the tilt monster at bay
Poker players tilt in many different ways. Some spew off chips like there is no tomorrow, while others bury their heads in the sand and play a passive, non-p...
What do your chips say about you?
Among the many difference between live and online poker are the chips we use to play. Everyone uses the same colourful ceramic discs so how is it possible th...
Deep Stacked Play Considerations
Cash game players, particularly those playing in a live environment, are often competing in games that are deepstacked. Playing with deep stacks can be one o...
Responding to Three-Bets
There is no doubt in my mind that the game of poker is played much more aggressively today than two or three years ago. Moves that were previously confined t...