All Articles By James Sweeney (AKA SplitSuit)

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 series on the east coast, or take a month [...]

As you increase your own preflop aggression you will invariably face more preflop shoves. The good news is that making a +EV decision when facing shoves is actually simple. The bad news is that it requires some practice and repetition for the [...]

I recently released a single-hand exercise for Red Chippers to practice their hand reading skills. This spot is not uncommon in live games and as such it’s useful to study it in more detail. So I took all of the responses, churned through the [...]

Hand reading is a powerful skill that all poker players need. The ability to put your opponent on a correct range of hands gives you a massive leg-up on your competition. By putting someone on a correct range you are able to value bet thinner, [...]

EV, short for ‘expected value’ is the focus of every poker player. Our goal is to make as many +EV decisions as possible, and the more +EV the better. In short, a play that is +EV is expected to net us money over the long term while [...]

Ready to test your preflop poker skills? This quiz contains 15 questions to exercise your preflop muscles and see how you perform in these common situations. The average score is just 82%… START THE QUIZ The gold in this quiz isn’t [...]

In the beginning, everything is new and full of possibilities. Preflop in poker is no different. You can limp, fold, raise to a number of different sizes…and all for a number of different reasons. But knowing which action to take preflop can be [...]

Once upon a time, there was a poker game. And all it took to win in that poker game was the power of a continuation bet, since many lads and lasses would simply play fit-or-fold on the flop. Then, one dreadful day, poker players became [...]

Poker is a fantastic game, but it can be incredibly difficult to learn poker skills and turn those skills into actual dollars. That being said, there are tons of great resources out there for learning poker. This includes books, videos, training [...]

Poker is a very simple game when you break it down to its core. There are 4 major cornerstones behind every play you make in poker, and if you always keep them in mind, you will make much better decisions. Players fail because they are either [...]

Poker is a game of uncertainty. Very rarely do we have perfect information about our opponent’s hand, frequencies, or even mood. Which means we are left making a lot of assumptions. We make assumptions about our opponent’s holdings, about how [...]

I’m convinced that there are two types of poker players. There are players who have little regard for money and will play outside of their bankroll, will be super loose with their cash, and who have no issue ordering expensive bottle service. [...]

For some reason, people like to call preflop raises with QQ. To be honest, in the past I used to do this a lot as well. But if you flat QQ more than you 3bet it…keep reading… Why is QQ so great? Queens are the 3rd most powerful hand we can [...]

Lately there has been a lot of talk about range advantage. Players discussing who has range advantage on a specific flop, who has range advantage on a specific turn card, etc. Many players have an inherent idea what this means, but I want to [...]