Flop Textures: Reading & Reacting to the Board
Any poker book can give you a fairly simple pre-flop strategy that will be basically correct. On the other end, the river can be solved exactly with a variety of game theory optimal solvers. The [...]
Triple Barrel Bluffs
The triple barrel bluff is one of the most feared moves in poker. They’re feared by players that face them, and they’re feared by many players who are too intimidated or uninformed to [...]
How Poker Room Promotions Affect Strategy
Poker room promotions like bad beat jackpots, high hand bonuses, and time-based free-rolls bring locals and tourists alike in to fill seats and generate action. And if you’ve ever sat in [...]
Betting Patterns and Adjustments
In a recent session with my student Shiner, one of his opponents started to exhibit a betting pattern. I picked up on it, and decided on an adjustment. Shiner missed it initially. Can you find [...]
How I Tamed My Over-Aggression
Aggression is one of poker’s most powerful tools for profit. But with great power comes great responsibility, and as we add more aggression into our game, we’ll often be tempted to [...]