Poker players could learn a lot from casinos. One can make a case that the only reason poker is a profitable game for skilled players is that downswings happen. You may regard them as somewhere [...]
In my previous article, I offered a theoretical analysis of factors to consider when you have the opportunity to re-raise, or three-bet, an opponent before the flop in no-limit hold ’em [...]
When you three-bet, you’re gearing up to play a big pot, so you ought to come strapped. “What are the best hands to three-bet?” This is one of the most common questions I get [...]
Which of the following statements is true? There is a readily-available casino promotion that returns three to four dollars on every dollar invested. It is possible to play rake-free poker in [...]
A couple of years ago in the small hours of a Wednesday morning I found myself playing a rare $1/$2 session at the Venetian. I didn’t recognize anyone at the table, but not knowing the [...]
As in countless Westerns, poker was used merely as an index of male virility. — Anthony Holden, Big Deal — Let’s finally make the strip-club sign ours: Girls! Girls! Girls! Barriers [...]
Every poker session is an opportunity to learn. I observed the following hand at a Caesar’s Palace $1/2 game and since I was not directly involved in the action, the lesson had the added [...]
You fold because in live cash you answer to no one. You fold because reckless tribal hero calls are for sissies. You fold because you cherish your stack and every dollar counts. You fold because [...]
For most poker players it’s the first programmed bluff we learn. We raise pre-flop, get called, and bet the flop. We’ve made a continuation bet or C-bet. The idea behind the play is [...]
Poker is hypnotic. A siren call. We enter a weird expensive world in a kind of trance. It takes years to get our brains right and generate profit. So the road to that exquisite Maserati is [...]
The herd mentality in casino poker is strong and reveals itself particularly noticeably in both bet sizes and betting lines. At $1/2 I doubt most players could tell you why their standard open is [...]
Maybe Christian Soto’s right. Light em on fire: Poker books put players in a box. Once the player is in this box, it is really hard to break them out. Poker is a fluid game. Game flow dynamics, [...]
