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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
