Short deck #poker is a hold’em variant in which the 2s through 5s are stripped from the deck. The variant has been popular in live high-stakes games for years, but is now appearing commonly at [...]

Straddles used to be restricted to a fun element of live play, but an increasing number of online #poker sites have now added them to their tables. This “third blind” has a profound effect on [...]

When you see big bets over multiple streets from an opponent, what do you conclude? Most studied #poker players would assume they are facing a polarized range, and respond accordingly. But [...]

Most #poker players acknowledge that the more you study the better your results become. However, other life commitments mean that, in practice, we have a limited amount of time to devote to [...]

Do you tend to use a limited number of bet sizes in your strategy? Such simplified approaches have value, but many #poker players are missing out on profitable spots by restricting their sizing. [...]

Many #poker players regard heads-up play as the purest form of the game. You are locked in a duel of wits with a single opponent, constantly trying to outmaneuver them and countering their [...]

If you play #poker to make money, you have more to manage than your bankroll. To get better at the game, you need to study. That takes time and money. Serious students of the game require poker [...]

Online #poker is a very different beast to twenty years ago. Essentially all poker sites have taken the decision to clip the wings of the professional grinder, ostensibly to encourage the [...]

Any #poker session you play can be thought of as a series of decisions. The “correct” decision in any spot, such as whether to bet and how much, in principle has an objectively-correct answer. [...]

An increasing number of people rely on ChatGPT summaries to explain complex topics. Is this a good idea if you’re looking for tactical and strategic information about #poker? This fun episode of [...]

Hollywood promotes the notion that top players “read” their opponents from their body language, or their unique method of eating Oreo cookies. But do such live tells have any place in today’s [...]

The element of luck in #poker means that weak players can having winning sessions and strong ones can go on extended downswings. One can argue that this variance is necessary for the game to [...]