Playing with a short stack requires something of a different mindset than playing deep. Ace-King might change more than any other hand when you switch between short stacks and deep ones. It has two major properties: it’s very rarely dominated, and it’s a Q&A #51: Short Stack Ace-King in the Blinds|164|3.95|USD|| “top pair” [...]

Tonight I switched hosting for notedpokerauthority.com. This hosting should be more reliable and not experience the periods of slowness that the other host had some problems with. I also upgraded the blog software, so there might be a few bugs here and there. Let me know if something is screwy.
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Here are my thoughts about the hand I posted yesterday. It’s a shorthanded game against aggressive players. One of the most important skills in that environment is adaptation. You have to react and adjust to your opponents. Against loose and passive players, you can often be shamelessly exploitative, playing Hand Discussion #1: My Thoughts|162|3.95|USD|| [...]

I like the Q&A format because it helps me to zero in on exactly what people are having trouble with. If I just write articles cold, it’s easy for me to write just about stuff that may interest only me and skip the stuff that really matters.
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Jim asks,
I know I am at very small stakes and bluffing shouldn’t be too much of a concern. But I am still trying to grasp me head around the concept and it’s bugging me to the point I need to ask someone.
In “The Theory of Poker” It says in an Q&A #50: Optimal Bluffing Frequency|160|3.95|USD|| [...]

At the risk of beating a dead horse, I just wanted to share a little of my morning paranoia. So I know that despite my protestations, a number of online poker players still don’t plan to report their play on their taxes. I frankly think …Login/Register for more.

Matt Maroon thinks we should all calm down a bit. I agree. Honestly, I think people are blowing a lot of the recent happenings enormously out of proportion.
A few years ago, poker got really, really lucky, and a crazy idea called the World Poker Tour captured people’s imaginations and …Login/Register for more.

Eric asks,
In one of your Q&A’s, you say that NL$2/3 $100restricted buyin game at Commerce is a terrible structure. I was just wondering why you thought that. I happen to play that game a lot and record my results religiously and tend to win. I now question whether I’m limiting Q&A #49: No Limit Hold [...]

This is Part 2 of a series on playing no limit hold ‘em cash games with a short stack (approximately 20 times the big blind). To get up to speed, you should read the no limit section of my book Getting Short Stack Strategy - Part 2: Flat Calling Preflop|154|3.95|USD|| Started in Hold [...]

Poker players are abuzz lately with the news that two Neteller execs were arrested on money laundering charges. The feds’ position:
“Internet gambling is a multibillion-dollar industry,” Mark Mershon, assistant director-in-charge of the New York FBI office, said in a statement. “A Online Gambling Legal Woes|152|3.95|USD|| significant portion of that is the illegal handling [...]