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Good poker players have long attempted (and sometimes succeeded) in harnessing the power of bet-sizing tells. The idea is that the bet sizes our opponents choose may give away important [...]

Beginner’s Guide To No-Limit Hold’em The late Mike Sexton introduced the popular World Poker Tour television show with the following words: “The name of the game is no-limit Texas [...]

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WSOP 2022: LAS VEGAS POKER TOURNAMENT GUIDE The most famous poker series in the world returns to Las Vegas this summer, with the 53rd World Series of Poker kicking off on May 31st and extending [...]

Straddling can be a fun element of live poker, but many players don’t fully understand what a straddle really does. For those of you who play exclusively online, the concept of a straddle [...]

In episode #4 of my live poker journey, I head down to the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa. While the original goal was to play $1/$2 for the poker VLOG, I was told that recording at the table was a [...]

POKER TOURNAMENTS IN MICHIGAN  If you know a Michigander, the odds are she likes playing games. Whether it’s the long, cold winter nights, or the earthy competitiveness of the upper [...]

THE WORLD SERIES OF POKER RETURNS Note: You can find our guide to the 2022 World Series of Poker through this link. For the last few years, we have published an annual guide to the WSOP in Las [...]

My preferred method of working with MTT students is to begin with a hand history from a recent tournament in which they went deep. This allows me to identify their most obvious leaks, which in [...]

How you survive downswings as a poker player is central to your long-term profitability. In fact, if downswings really crush your spirit and cause you to tilt, you may not have a future as a [...]

If you’re a seasoned multi-table tournament (MTT) player, you likely keep track of your progress using ROI (return on investment). This is particularly true in the online environment, where [...]

For many people these days, “poker” and “no limit hold’em” (NLHE) have become synonymous. Everything from training material to television coverage emphasizes this single variant, that also [...]

There are many different poker variants and formats. Even in the context of no limit hold’em, we are offered the choice between cash, sit-n-goes (SNGs, sometimes referred to as single-table [...]

While it’s still too early to put the COVID-19 pandemic behind us, the global roll-out of a vaccine suggested to us that it would be a good time to review the state of poker in a [...]

The idea of being a poker pro is alluring. You are your own boss. You play when you want. You study when you want. You have nearly infinite vacation days. You can travel on a whim to a tournament [...]

Yup, that’s right, I’m going to tell you how to “win poker”. In one article. Without knowing anything about you, your motivations, your current poker knowledge, or your learning [...]