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Tips from the pros
125. Don't Read This Tip
"When it comes to advice about poker, my attitude is very simple: seek it out, absorb it, but while you're at the table, forget it. "Read More...
124. Establishing a Tight Table Image
"Throughout a tournament, your table image will help determine how much action you'll get and, ultimately, how you can manipulate your opponents into making big calls or big laydowns at the wrong times. While establishing a loose, aggressive image early on can... "Read More...
123. Getting Paid on a Monster
"One of the most profitable situations in poker is one in which you've flopped a monster and someone else is betting into you. It's an incredible feeling but, alas, one of the rarest occurrences... "Read More...
122. Being a Bully
"Many players understand the concepts involved in building a large chip stack during a tournament. What they don't understand, however, is how to use their chips effectively once they've gotten them. Once they've accumulated a lot of chips, many players want to control the action, but they haven't thought through how to take command of the table. When I am the big stack in a tournament, being the bully... "Read More...
121. Getting Started in Pot-Limit Omaha
"To the uninitiated, the only discernible difference between a game of Omaha and a game of Hold 'em is that players start each hand with four cards instead of two. But what a difference those two extra cards can make throughout the course of a hand. In Hold 'em, your two cards represent one of 169 possible hands. In Omaha, where you must use two of your four starting cards to make... "Read More...
120. Pre-flop Raising Strategies
"To limp or not to limp-that is the question. I'm not going to name any names here, but there are some big-game pros who will argue that it's okay to limp into a pot before the flop. They reason that the more flops they see... "Read More...
119. Playing from the Blinds in Tournaments Part 2
"Throughout a tournament, everyone develops a table image that impacts how people play against them. Depending on your opponent's style of play - and how your opponent perceives you - you might be able to... "Read More...
118. Playing from the Blinds in Tournaments Part 1
"If tournament poker is a game of situations, then it's important to know how to play from the blinds. Poker comes down to three basic decisions: fold, call, or raise. Usually, folding the blinds will be your best option... "Read More...
117. Recalculating the Average Stack
"In a recent World Series of Poker* Circuit event that I played in, the nine-handed final table started with blinds of 10K - 20K, and there were roughly 3.5 million chips in play. Some quick division would tell you that the average stack was 350K, or about 18 big blinds. This simple calculation could lead you to some bad conclusions..."Read More...
116. Building and Maintaining a Bankroll
"For most players, the lure of playing in high-stakes ring games or tournaments is a sirens' song that's hard to resist. While there's no doubt that these games can provide huge rewards, the sad truth is that many beginners often leap into the deep end before... "Read More...
115. Bubble Play In Tournaments
"I had just bubbled in the $2,000 Seven-Card Stud Tournament at the World Series of Poker*. I had a drawing hand and I ended up losing all my chips, which was a big mistake."Read More...
114. Playing Large Fields
"During the World Series of Poker, players are confronted with massive fields. For example, in the 2007 WSOP, nearly 3,000 players bought into the first $1,500 No-Limit Hold 'em event. Throughout the Series, it was common to see starting fields of 1,500 to 2,000. Many players who are accustomed to playing in..."Read More...
113. HOW TO WIN A HORSE TOURNAMENT PART II
"To win a HORSE tournament, you have to understand the value of the blinds and antes in each of the games. From my experience I find that you don't win HORSE tournaments as much as you steal them... "Read More...
112. HOW TO WIN A HORSE TOURNAMENT PART I
"If you want to win a HORSE tournament, you have to be good at all five games. You don't have to be the best player at any one game, but you also can't be the worst. If you're really bad at one of the games... "Read More...
111. How to Bluff Against a Solid Player
When trying to steal pots in No-Limit Hold'em, you have to ask yourself questions like: "How likely is it that my opponent has a hand?" and "Does my bet (bluff) make sense in the context of the way the hand played out?"Read More...
110. Playing a Short Stack in Multi-Table Tournaments
"The key to succeeding in tournament play is being able to handle the ups and downs, because it's not always going to go perfectly. Your chip stack is not always going to shoot upwards, which means you'll often need to make good decisions when..."Read More...
109. Playing Heads Up
"Heads-up play is one of the most important aspects of poker, and many players could benefit from strengthening this part of their game."Read More...
108. Playing Small and Medium Pocket Pairs in No-Limit Hold'em
"In No-Limit Hold'em, small and medium pocket pairs can be bankroll killers for some players. But if you play these hands correctly, they're going to be big winners for you in the long run."Read More...
107. When to Continuation Bet
"When you raise pre-flop in a game of No-Limit Hold 'em and are called, you're faced with a decision when the flop hits the board. Should you put out a continuation bet on the flop or should you check and let..."Read More...
106. Buying In Short in Pot-Limit Omaha
"It's amazing the difference that two cards can make. As opposed to Hold 'em where players have two hole cards at the start of each hand, Omaha starts each player off with four cards, which makes both pre- and post-flop play much more challenging, especially..."Read More...
105. Small Pockets and Big Stacks
"It's the first hand and you're in the big blind. Five players move all-in. You look down at pocket Aces. What do you do?"Read More...
104. Goin' Pro
"'Should I quit my job and play professionally?' 'Should I drop out of school and play poker full time?' I get these questions all the time and I always give the same answer:"Read More...
103. A Calling Hand in Stud Hi-Lo
"But in Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo, a situation sometimes arises where drawing with a modest chance at the whole pot and an even smaller chance at half the pot is clearly the correct play."Read More...
102. Understanding Implied Odds
"Too often, implied odds are invoked as a reason for a play when "wishful thinking" would be the more accurate description of the situation."Read More...
101. Table Talk
"Every piece of information you gain at the table is something you can use to your advantage."Read More...
100. Starting from Zero
"I had a losing streak there and had to go down to $5/$10. That was tough."Read More...
99. Playing Low
"There's no shame playing for lower stakes than you think you can afford."Read More...
98. How Much Luck? How Much Skill?
"The fact is, these kinds of events should have less of an impact on your overall results the more you play."Read More...
97. The Weak Lead
"And if you check-call, the pro will probably check the turn and then fold to a bet on the river."Read More...
96. Satellite Savviness
"The fact is, satellites provide much more than the chance to save some money on a $10K buy-in."Read More...
95. The Pain Barrier - Manipulating Your Opponent
"If you're hungry, tired or even a little drunk, you're not likely to play your best."Read More...
94. Finding the Low Cards in Omaha Hi/Lo
"You really can't do these sorts of things in Hold 'em."Read More...
93. Looking at the Long-Term
"Many refuse to admit mistakes and insist that a bad run is due to bad luck alone."Read More...
92. Playing Small and Medium Pairs in Seven-Card Stud
"Small and medium pairs are among the trickiest hands you'll encounter in Seven-Card Stud."Read More...
91. Playing Aces in PLO
"Omaha is a game where what you catch with the community cards is usually more important than what you start with."Read More...
90. Playing in Australia
"For a serious poker player, the Aussie Millions offers one of best structures of any tournament anywhere."Read More...
89. Playing Mixed Games
"It's tough to go back to any one game once you start playing mixed games."Read More...
88. Pot-Size Manipulation
"keeping the pot small will get you pretty good value when you're ahead and help you avoid disaster when you're behind."Read More...
87. Betting out of Position
"...by checking, you give control to the late-position player."Read More...
86. How a Pro Thinks Through a Hand
"I was half hoping for a King on the river and half not, because it could bust me."Read More...
85. Cash Equity at the Final Table
"I needed to win the pot only about 27 percent of the time to justify a call."Read More...
84. Getting Beyond Your Cards
"Moving beyond your own cards is a key step in coming to think like a winning player."Read More...
83. The Mindset of a Winner
"It's impossible to overstate the importance of money management to your poker career."Read More...
82. Balancing Poker and Life
"Don't even consider going pro until you can cover all of your bills for at least six months in advance."Read More...
81. Play More Pots
"My overall goal is to pick up a lot of small pots without a lot of resistance."Read More...
80. Heads-Up vs Multi-Way Hands in Omaha Hi/Lo
"If you're playing a multi-way pot, you need a very strong hand going one way or the other."Read More...
79. Playing Big Slick in Deep Stack Tournaments
"Top-pair/top-kicker is probably no good if another player is willing to risk all of his chips."Read More...
78. Breaking Out of Your Comfort Zone
"If you take a shot and lose, you shouldn't have to worry about rebuilding your bankroll from scratch."Read More...
77. Playing Cap Games
"You'll be able to take some shots at pots that you probably wouldn't take in deep-stack games."Read More...
76. From No-Limit to Limit
"By the river in Limit Hold 'em, you're often getting odds of 9, 10, or 11 to 1 to make a call."Read More...
75. Check-Raising on Draws
"Rather than check-call, I often like to check-raise when I flop a draw out of position."Read More...
74. Betting the River with Marginal Hands
"In spots where your opponent might hold a busted draw and bluff, it's often more profitable to check and then pick off the bluff with a call."Read More...
73. Learning from Allen Cunningham
"The pros often say they're not going to play big pots without big hands."Read More...
72. Acknowledging Mistakes
"The best players have the ability to acknowledge and learn from their mistakes."Read More...
71. Playing the Main Event
"When playing against weak opponents while holding lots chips, you should try to see more flops as cheaply as you can."Read More...
70. Managing the Short Stack
"In No-Limit tournaments, it's very important to do your stealing when you have at least eight to 10 big blinds."Read More...
69. Playing Pot-Limit Tournaments
"In Pot-Limit tournaments, I prefer to be the player re-raising the open-raise."Read More...
68. Red for a Day
Have you ever wondered what it's like to play as a red pro on Full Tilt Poker? "Rounders" co-writer Brian Koppelman did, so we gave him the opportunity to experience life as a Full Tilt Poker pro for one day. This is his story.Read More...
67. A Big Stack Mistake at the 2006 WSOP
"Given the table dynamics, there was no need for me to risk one-third of my chips on this hand."Read More...
66. Winning Poker - Its About More Than Money
"There are a couple of common mistakes new players make that lead them to draw faulty conclusions about the strength of their play."Read More...
65. Seventh Street Decisions in Seven-Stud
"Some of the tougher decisions on seventh street arise when you're holding one pair."Read More...
64. Big Blind Play in Limit Hold em
"Even if the check-raise doesn't win the pot, this move helps keep a tough, aggressive player off balance."Read More...
63. Firing the Second Bullet
"If you're up against an opponent who is unwilling to play without a very big hand, firing the second bullet can force them to make some bad lay downs."Read More...
62. Fourth Street Decisions in Seven Stud
"If fourth street builds straight or flush possibilities for my opponent, I'm likely to muck a lot of hands; if it appears to be a complete blank, I'll usually continue."Read More...
61. Finding Your Inner Maniac
"I had convinced him that there was no difference between a $25 raise and a $4,000 raise."Read More...
60. Beware the Min Raise
"Every time I've been faced with a minimum re-raise, I've been up against a monster - pocket Kings or Aces."Read More...
59. Playing Bottom Two Pair
"Many players overplay top pair and over-pairs, and will either call or re-raise all-in."Read More...
58. The Other Danger in Slow Playing
"If he bets on the turn and you raise, you're signaling that the turn card helped you."Read More...
57. Why I Prefer Cash Games to Tournaments
"If you're attuned to your opponent's moods, you'll find opportunities to profit from their weakened states."Read More...
56. Early Tournament Play
"I'd rather gamble early and bust than cling to a short stack for hours on end."Read More...
55. Bad Position, Decent Cards
"In spots like this, your best move is to press an edge while you have it - before the flop."Read More...
54. Inducing a Bluff
"It's hard to bluff on three consecutive streets, and most players won't launch that third bullet."Read More...
53. Back to Basics
"As players improve, they inevitably see more opportunities for profit, and thus, see potential in a greater number of hands. "Read More...
52. Representing a Bluff
"If you had the nuts, he'd reason, you'd bet smaller, trying to get some value."Read More...
51. Viewer Beware
"In the last couple of years, I've noticed that some of the less experienced players who have entered $10,000 buy-in tournaments don't fully appreciate what they've seen on TV."Read More...
50. When Passive Plays
"Ideally I want to get one decent sized bet in over the course of this hand and by checking, I prevent my opponent from giving me more action than my hand can handle."Read More...
49. Book Smarts vs. Table Smarts
"Just as there is no right way to write a song or paint a picture, there is no right way to play poker."Read More...
48. Playing with John D Agostino
"After such a difficult opening, it's not uncommon to see even very good players overwhelmed with resignation."Read More...
47. On Cavemen and Poker Players
"Endeavor to leave each session in the same emotional state."Read More...
46. Small-Pot Poker
"I'm looking to pick up a lot of small pots by applying a constant level of pressure to my opponents."Read More...
45. Tips From Tunica
"When he check-raised, he failed to ask himself a critical question: What hand can I call with that he could beat?"Read More...
44. How Big a Bankroll?
"If you're nervous about what you stand to lose in a given pot, you're probably playing too high for your bankroll. "Read More...
43. Thoughts on Omaha-8
"Whenever possible, you need to position yourself to take every chip from a big pot."Read More...
42. In Defense of the Call
"A strategic call might keep me from going broke in a hand where I hold a good, but second-best hand."Read More...
41. Stepping Up, Stepping Down
"Early in my poker career I set a simple rule for myself: I would never move to a higher limit until I won three consecutive sessions. If I lost three consecutive sessions at a given limit, I would move down to a lower limit."Read More...
40. Playing a Big Draw in Limit Hold em
"Playing big draws aggressively against multiple opponents can create very profitable situations."Read More...
39. Know Your (Table) Limits
"As I play, I take note of the loose players and tight players, and then use that information to decide which seat will be most profitable."Read More...
38. Getting Started in Stud-8
"The major mistake that new Stud-8 players make is that they play aggressively with hands that might serve them well in a regular game of 7-Card Stud."Read More...
37. What Is Your Starting Hand Really Worth?
"There is no universal definition of what "better" means when comparing hold 'em starting hands."Read More...
36. Big Slick: A Slippery Hand
"Many people fall in love with A-K pre-flop in No-Limit Hold 'em because they know that they can rarely be much worse than 50-50 to win the hand if they get all of their money in heads up."Read More...
35. Bad Cards or Bad Plays?
"I know that some days, even if I play perfectly, I'm going to lose."Read More...
34. Strategies for Short-Handed Limit Hold em
"The position raise puts me in control of the hand and, even if I'm holding total trash, the pressure puts the blinds in a spot where they need to catch a piece of the flop."Read More...
33. Taking on a Short-Handed No-Limit Game
"Three- or four-handed games are usually very aggressive, and I will never limp in."Read More...
32. What I learned at the WSOP
"When playing, keep your mouth shut and don't do your opposition any favors."Read More...
31. Back to the Drawing Board
"If you're against a player who likes to slow play or a player who will bluff you out with a big bet, a small bet gives you the best chance of seeing the turn."Read More...
30. It Is Not Easy Being Green. Or Is It?
"Everyone agreed that one of the best ways to improve your game is to play against better players."Read More...
29. Texture Is Not Just For Fabric
"If my hand is unlikely to improve, I tend to bet more than 2/3 of the pot. I want to take this pot now."Read More...
28. Know Your Opponent; Own Your Opponent
"Poker is often not so much about the cards you have, but knowing the way your opponent plays."Read More...
27. How Bad are the Beats?
"After my bet and the opponent's all in-raise, I was getting pot odds of 3.7 to 1 to call, so the call is clearly correct."Read More...
26. Third Street in Seven Stud
"You should almost never bring in for a completion in Stud Hi, except in very rare tournament situations."Read More...
25. Flopping a Monster
"Big hands can mean big pots. But, with a big hand, it's even more important to strategize and figure out how strong your opponent is."Read More...
24. Our Favorite Poker Books
"Chris Ferguson believes David Sklansky's Hold 'em for the Advanced Player and Theory of Poker are perhaps the two best books out there."Read More...
23. Holding On To Your Winnings
"One slip-up can spell disaster for a bankroll, and watching six months of hard work disappear in six hours of foolish play is enough to crush anyone's spirits."Read More...
22. No-limit by the Numbers
"In poker, it's the long run that matters, so he should only call if his probability of winning is greater than 40%."Read More...
21. Chip Sandwich
"If my raise gets the initial raiser to fold, the meat of the chips will very often be coming my way."Read More...
20. Sizing Up Your Opening Bet
"Poker is like real estate. The three most important factors in deciding how much to raise are: Location, location, location."Read More...
19. So You Wanna Go Pro
"Poker is a great game; it's tons of fun, and has never been as potentially profitable as it is today. But try to keep it in perspective."Read More...
18. Dealer, Leave the Bets in Front of the Players.
"The first and most important thing, especially in Omaha/8, is knowing where you're at on every street."Read More...
17. Not Playing By The Book
"Poker is not a game that is best played by the numbers. Poker is a game of situations."Read More...
16. Playing Two or More Tables at Once
"...the best way to keep up with the action is to look for hands you can fold automatically."Read More...
15. How To Win At Tournament Poker, Part 2
"Most people would be better off making no changes at all, rather than the changes that they do make"Read More...
14. How To Win At Tournament Poker, Part 1
"How much of a difference is there between ring game strategy and tournament strategy? The answer: Not as much as you think."Read More...
13. Specialize At Your Peril
"Playing the other games will develop skills that will simply make you a better poker player."Read More...
12. Common Mistakes
"I will very rarely bluff against a "calling station"."Read More...
11. Don Not Play a Big Pot Unless You Have a Big Hand
"All of a sudden, I don't like my hand -- so much."Read More...
10. Ask And Ye Shall Receive Part II
"Wouldn't Casey have been more than happy to raise with his A-A, knowing the older gentleman would reraise him?"Read More...
09. Ask And Ye Shall Receive Part 1
"I want him to view me as a young hot-shot, with the hopes that he'll bully me later when I have the goods."Read More...
08. Should I Stay Or Should I Go
"Usually a losing player is scared to get involved with a winning player, so it's easier for you to pick up pots."Read More...
07. Keep Your Toolbox Well Stocked
"One essential element of playing winning poker is forcing your opponents to make difficult decisions."Read More...
06. Why I Leave My Sunglasses And iPod At Home
"I am confident that the information I take in with my eyes far exceeds what I give away."Read More...
05. In Pot Limit...
"What many beginning pot limit Omaha players do not understand is that Omaha is really a game of redraws."Read More...
04. The Script
"After a careful analysis, if I'm not sure if I should raise and I'm not sure I should fold, I feel confident that calling a bet (or checking) is correct."Read More...
03. Just A Few Things When Playing Razz
"If your opponent catches a baby and you catch big, you should let it go."Read More...
02. A Way To Approximate The Odds
"Knowing the approximate likelihood of making your hand is a good beginning step on the road to better poker."Read More...
01. Sit N Goes Made Easy
"The Sit N Go is the flight simulator of Final Table play, and mastering it should be considered mandatory homework for the serious student."Read More...
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