Recently I was playing in a fairly loose $2-$5 live no-limit game. An early position player with about $300 limped. I was two off the button, and I made it $20 to go with A K . The button, with about $325 total, made it $75 to go. Playing Big Slick Against A [...]

It’s been a while since I’ve reviewed the archive, so this review is way overdue. So let’s not waste any further time and get right to it.

Bluffing in Small Stakes No Limit Games offers some helpful tips for players who feel totally lost in those loose, live $1-$2 games.
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So it appears I can’t handle playing six tables. I’ve always made quite a significant number of mistakes while multitabling due to time pressure, but I figured that if I practiced six-tabling I’d eventually get the hang of it. It’s probably true that I would/will eventually get the hang of Multitabling Confessions|438|3.95|USD|| six [...]

I’ve felt a few different emotions since hearing yesterday of Brandi Hawbaker’s suicide. I’ve felt some anger and disgust. But primarily I’m sad.
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My last post was an article I wrote for Card Player about how to play suited connectors out of position in no-limit hold’em. The basic one word conclusion of that article was “don’t.”
Today janeg of the forums at InternetTexasHoldem.com alerted me to a discussion they were having about Q&A #105: More Suited Connectors In No-Limit [...]

You’re playing $1-$2 no-limit at your local casino. Everyone folds to you in middle position, and you limp in with 9 7 . Another player folds, and then someone with about a $150 stack raises to $10. Everyone folds to you. You call, eager to see what prize How Suited Connectors Are Costing [...]

Value betting well on the end is a critical skill in nearly every form of poker. It’s also one of the skills that players tend to pick up later on in their learning process. I know many players who otherwise play a decent game, but who check down too many Q&A #104: What Is A [...]

I get this question in various forms all the time: “Is my winrate high enough?” or “What is the best winrate possible for my $X buyin no-limit game?” I’ve written on the topic before, but I have something more to say about it today.
Poker is obviously a social game. Q&A #103: Is My Winrate High [...]

Two days ago I posed a poker-related math question. Here’s the question again and then my answer.
What percentage of all possible five card boards put the nuts on board? By “put the nuts on board” I mean that every possible two card hand will split the pot with every Poker Combination Calculation Exercise — My [...]