If we are being totally honest with ourselves, there are some differences between live and online poker. Sure they are both mechanically the same game, and our reasons for making X or Y play are [...]
Most people learn to play poker by amassing a set of rules to play by. Open this hand from middle position, but not that one. Raise this type of draw on the flop, but not that one. Play top pair [...]
“Are you always so blatant?” a poker buddy, Martin, asks me. I smiled. After reading my book (Poker Plays You Can Use), he knows my game pretty well. We get together every trip I [...]
It’s natural when you play hold’em to put possible hands into categories. You’ve got sets, two pair hands, top pairs, middle pairs, flush draws, gutshots, ace-high hands, and so on. Then when you [...]
What’s up guys? I’m Hunter Cichy and @HunterCichy on Twitter. Feel free to follow me to keep up with my interesting experiences and live poker hand analysis. If you’re looking for some [...]
Coming from an online background, I am taken aback by these comments. Three, Four, and Five-bets are common place with AK on the virtual felt but it seems we have entered an alternate universe [...]
Noted poker authority Ed Miller makes the case that everyone is terrible at poker. Watch the first twenty minutes of his video for free here. Want the complete video? You can get the complete [...]
It seems like online players get all the perks sometimes. They get to play more hands/hour, they can multi-table, and they get huge bonus programs that tower over the paltry $1/hour most live [...]
“But Queens are a premium hand!” Well, obviously. Many today argue that Queens are the most versatile hand in poker. However, with this versatility comes substantial risk. If you give a powerful [...]
Sometimes it seems as though online poker players get all the perks. They can play a bunch of tables at once, track their winnings, and save their own hands into a useful database. The ability to [...]
