by admin | Sep 19, 2020 | Poker Tips for Beginners
As I sift through the ITH forums, it seems there is a recurring theme, whereby beginning to intermediate players make play errors due to misunderstanding certain concepts. After a long time noticing this, I thought it was time to compile an explanation for some of the most commonly misunderstood concepts in poker.
by admin | Sep 19, 2020 | Bovada
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by admin | Sep 19, 2020 | Online Poker Reviews, PokerStars
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by admin | Sep 19, 2020 | Online Poker Reviews, PartyPoker
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by admin | Sep 18, 2020 | BlackChip Poker
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by admin | Sep 18, 2020 | Omaha Hi-Lo
Sometimes players say that Omaha hands “run close together in value”. Others disagree with that statement and claim that they do not.
by admin | Sep 17, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
The five biggest mistakes that average players make Editor's note: What follows is a special excerpt from Jeff Hwang's upcoming book, tentatively titled Pot-Limit Omaha Poker: Advanced Play Vol.
by admin | Sep 17, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
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by admin | Sep 17, 2020 | Poker Theory
If you want to really excel at the poker tables, then the "need for action" that a lot of us have must be contained while you patiently look for a group that appears to have as many loose/poor players as possible. This reminds me of something that I read in a Doyle Brunson book (the man is such a great poker player....
by admin | Sep 17, 2020 | Poker Theory
The expertise involved with calculating odds, surmising hand strength with incomplete information, negotiating with bluffers, and staying within a bankroll all offer lessons that my daughters will eventually learn to apply to other aspects of their life journeys. In this world, I think those are especially valuable lessons and applications for women to have learned.
by admin | Sep 17, 2020 | Limit Texas Holdem
Bluffing in limit hold’em is an interesting science. In loose games it is usually inadvisable to bluff because your opponents will call down with very marginal holdings.
by admin | Sep 17, 2020 | Americas Cardroom
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by admin | Sep 17, 2020 | Online Poker Reviews, PokerStars
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by admin | Sep 16, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
A strategy analysis - Here are a few hands from the regular $1-$2 blinds, $5 bring-in, $500 max buy-in pot-limit Omaha game that a few locals and I started recently at The Venetian in Las Vegas.
by admin | Sep 16, 2020 | Poker Psychology
Anyway, something that really stood out to me was a subject that had nothing to do with actual trading: most of these rare extremely successful traders (including the ones who had families) were completely immersed in the world of the markets. A lot of them were into currencies or foreign markets and would often be in and out of bed during the middle of the night as they glued themselves to their monitors.
by admin | Sep 16, 2020 | General Concepts & Commentary
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by admin | Sep 16, 2020 | Poker Odds & Expected Value
In most things in life, there is little danger in being optimistic. In fact studies have shown that optimists tend to be happier and more successful than pessimists.
by admin | Sep 16, 2020 | PokerStars
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by admin | Sep 15, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
The betting machine - Editor’s note: What follows is an edited excerpt from Jeff Hwang’s book, Advanced Pot-Limit Omaha: Small Ball and Short-Handed Play.
by admin | Sep 15, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Finding a game that fits the stakes you want to play - Editor’s note: What follows is an edited excerpt from Jeff Hwang’s book, Advanced Pot-Limit Omaha: Small Ball and Short-Handed Play.
by admin | Sep 15, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Wrap, bare nut straight heads up It's a 50¢-$1 pot-limit Omaha (PLO) game on the electronic poker tables at Excalibur in Las Vegas, and you are playing heads up.
by admin | Sep 15, 2020 | Limit Texas Holdem
I play a lot of heads-up limit hold’em. In fact, it probably accounts for about 30% of the hands that I play on a day-to-day basis.
by admin | Sep 15, 2020 | Americas Cardroom
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by admin | Sep 15, 2020 | Online Poker Reviews, PokerStars
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by admin | Sep 15, 2020 | Online Poker Reviews, PokerStars
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by admin | Sep 14, 2020 | Omaha Hi-Lo
In the previous article, we discussed how winners play to scoop the pot. Winners always keep an eye out on how well their cards are coordinated.
by admin | Sep 14, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
A game of draws - The truth about pot-limit Omaha (PLO) is that about 99 percent of the game is played on the draw.
by admin | Sep 14, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Big Straight Draws - Before I discuss shorthanded play in a future column, I should first write a bit about big straight draws and the top drawing-hand structures used to flop them.
by admin | Sep 14, 2020 | Bankroll Management
So what is a good reason to stop playing? If you think back to your last twenty or so sessions, you have probably quit for all kinds of reasons.
by admin | Sep 14, 2020 | Poker Psychology
While many players will tell you that they never go on tilt, this is rarely (if ever) true. What they probably mean is they never notice they are going on tilt and/or they don’t tilt very badly.
by admin | Sep 14, 2020 | Poker Psychology
Everybody likes to think that they are ‘logical’, but in poker as well as every day life, many people show weakness in this area.
by admin | Sep 14, 2020 | Poker Tips for Beginners
Some decisions, both game and non-game, are relatively easy to make while others are more difficult. Everyone makes bad decisions from time to time, but the key to being successful is to make as few as possible.
by admin | Sep 13, 2020 | PartyPoker
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by admin | Sep 13, 2020 | Poker Psychology, Poker Tips for Beginners
Across different poker games, there is one thing that can be counted on: there will be players going on tilt. One often hears hold’em players complaining about losing large pots on the river (“oh man, another suckout, I can’t believe this”).
by admin | Sep 13, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Float equity Editor's note: The following is a special preview from Jeff Hwang's upcoming book, Pot-Limit Omaha Poker: Advanced Play Vol.
by admin | Sep 13, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Pot-Limit Omaha Games Seven general guidelines Editor’s note: This column is an edited excerpt from Jeff Hwang’s book, Advanced Pot-Limit Omaha: Small Ball and Short-Handed Play.
by admin | Sep 12, 2020 | Bankroll Management
When I started learning about poker I was less than impressed that there was a section called “bankroll management”. I wanted to play poker, have fun and win.
by admin | Sep 12, 2020 | Bankroll Management
It is not a comfortable thought, but every poker player might one day have to deal with the possibility of losing their entire bankroll. There are a number of ways that this might happen, but essentially it will boil down to one of the following:
by admin | Sep 12, 2020 | Poker Tells
“If you can’t spot the sucker within 30 minutes of being at the table then you’re the sucker.”
by admin | Sep 12, 2020 | Online Poker Reviews, PokerStars
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by admin | Sep 12, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Floating back at a floater Occasionally, when you bet from late position, a player who suspects a steal may try to float you from out of position by calling your bet and then betting out on the turn.
by admin | Sep 11, 2020 | General Concepts & Commentary
Don’t quit school to play poker! - Editor’s note: This column is an edited excerpt from Jeff Hwang’s book, Advanced Pot-Limit Omaha: Small Ball and Short-Handed Play.
by admin | Sep 11, 2020 | General Concepts & Commentary
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by admin | Sep 11, 2020 | Poker Tips for Beginners
At the time of this writing, England has just beaten Ecuador 1-0 in the soccer World Cup to progress to the quarterfinals. It was a scrappy game, in which England was on the better side but was unable to really put the game away.
by admin | Sep 11, 2020 | Limit Texas Holdem
Before talking about the merits of single tabling, I should give you a brief history of my playing career. I started playing internet poker three years ago after watching it on TV.
by admin | Sep 11, 2020 | Poker Odds & Expected Value, Poker Tips for Beginners
Terry Wynn, aka Darvon from the Forum, takes a look at how Poker Tracker can improve your play
by admin | Sep 10, 2020 | General Concepts & Commentary
Before I go....I promised some NFL advice that so many of you were anticipating.
by admin | Sep 10, 2020 | General Concepts & Commentary
Some of the most important decisions you will make during a session are made at the outset, before a single card is dealt to you. In this month’s article I am going to look at those decisions and the thought processes you should go through when making them.
by admin | Sep 10, 2020 | Bovada
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by admin | Sep 9, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Regulating opponents’ behavior - What follows is a special preview from Jeff’s book, Advanced Pot-Limit Omaha Volume II: LAG Play
by admin | Sep 9, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Staying within your bankroll - Note: This is an edited excerpt from Jeff’s book, Advanced Pot-Limit Omaha: Small Ball and Short-Handed Play.
by admin | Sep 9, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
An introduction As I kick off the "On the Draw" column, I suppose I should introduce myself and tell you what this column is about.
by admin | Sep 9, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Raising preflop, the combo float, and value-betting the river It's a $1-$2 blinds game, $5 to bring in.
by admin | Sep 8, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Floating with part made hand, part draw, and part air - A lot of times, you will find yourself floating with part made hand, part draw, and part air.
by admin | Sep 8, 2020 | Online Poker Reviews, PartyPoker
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by admin | Sep 8, 2020 | Poker Theory
“Your upswing was obviously pure luck (variance) and the downswing was obviously mostly caused by terrible play... at least that's the opinion I've been reading in other threads around here.
by admin | Sep 7, 2020 | Limit Texas Holdem
This article will not tell you what is wrong with your game; there are plenty of resources out there to help you with that. This article will suggest ways that you can assess how important leaks are and prioritise accordingly.
by admin | Sep 7, 2020 | Omaha Hi-Lo
So you’ve mastered the basics. You understand the nature of the game, starting hand qualities, the importance of position, how high and low possibilities affect your pot odds, why a dry A2 is not the second coming…etc.
by admin | Sep 7, 2020 | General Concepts & Commentary
Small-stakes game officially born - On Wednesday, July 22, I walked into the poker room at The Venetian with a plan.
by admin | Sep 7, 2020 | Online Poker Reviews, PartyPoker
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by admin | Sep 7, 2020 | Poker Tournament Strategy
When I first started out online, I deposited $50, played for a while and lost it. A few months later, did the same thing.
by admin | Sep 6, 2020 | Poker Tips for Beginners
Sometime in the 90s, I enrolled as a computer science student at a certain Canadian university. The first year was tough enough.
by admin | Sep 6, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
It depends largely on your opponent - What follows is an excerpt from Jeff’s books, Advanced Pot-Limit Omaha Volume II: LAG Play and The Short-Handed Workbook.
by admin | Sep 6, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Three-betting after the flop without the nuts This is a hand from the early days of the now-raging $1-$2 blinds, $5 bring-in ($500 max buy-in) game at Harrah's in St.
by admin | Sep 6, 2020 | Poker Psychology, Poker Theory
Table chat is a long-standing and accepted part of poker, both online and in live card rooms. When playing online, the amount of chatter varies greatly from table to table.
by admin | Sep 5, 2020 | BlackChip Poker
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by admin | Sep 5, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Its impact on post-flop hand valuations - This is an edited excerpt from Jeff’s book, Advanced Pot-Limit Omaha: Small Ball and Short-Handed Play.
by admin | Sep 4, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
The check-back range and the float - What follows is an excerpt from Jeff’s books, Advanced Pot-Limit Omaha Volume II: LAG Play and The Short-Handed Workbook.
