Elaine and I have been training our dog, Floyd, to do tricks lately… and then Elaine came across this video of Jilli Dog, the poker-playing Yorkie.
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Lately I’ve been playing mostly no-limit, so I haven’t been posting as many articles or Q&As about limit. Unfortunately, this post isn’t a new article about limit hold’em. But it is an archive review dedicated to limit, which is actually like four times better because it’s links to four articles, …Login/Register for more.

Everyone out there have a rocking Christmas. If you’re reading this from Sweden or Finland, I hope you see the sun again sometime in the next few weeks.
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Wild games give many players fits. The betting gets so big, so fast, it takes them out of their comfort zone. “Sure, this top pair is better than what I usually see out of my opponents, but do I really want to bet $500 on it?”
If you avoid wild games, Crushing Wild No-Limit Games|380|3.95|USD|| [...]

This Q&A appeared originally six months ago during my stint at Ask an Expert at InternetTexasHoldem.com. I was thinking about it recently and decided I’d share it with my readers here. Besides, Q&A #97: Rebuilding Your Game From Scratch, AKA Using Basic Principles To Beat A $3-$6 Limit Game|379|3.95|USD|| I haven’t had much [...]

Am I a donkey?
That’s today’s question from zoomraker. My answer is a definite no, but I would have played the hands he submitted a bit differently.
The first hand is a fairly common top pair postflop situation from a $0.50 buy-in no-limit tournament:
Instead of quoting the hand history directly, I’ll Q&A #96: A No-Limit Hold’em Postflop [...]

About six weeks ago, I joined the team over at StoxPoker.com. For those who don’t know, StoxPoker is a video poker coaching site which is, in my opinion, one of the very best ways …Login/Register for more.

I’ve been dripping with excitement for this book ever since it was but a gleam in the author’s eye. Now it’s here, and I’ll be ordering it today, right after I mop up the puddle of excitement on my floor.

I’ve always thought a true starting hand chart for no-limit was out of reach. Preflop play in no-limit cash games is very malleable; a wide array of different styles and strategies can work Building a No-Limit Hold’em Starting Hand Chart – The Blinds|375|3.95|USD|| well, and your opponents’ stack sizes and styles matter a [...]

Yesterday I was in a crazy $2-$5 no-limit game. I could tell it was a crazy game even before I watched one hand. The maximum buy-in was $500, but at least $8,000 was on the table. Four players each had over $1,500. Either the game had been going with A Foolproof Strategy For Wild [...]