You raise preflop, and one player calls. The flop misses you. Your opponent checks, and you bet. Your opponent calls. The turn misses you. Or maybe it gives you a draw. Or maybe it gives you a weak made hand. Your opponent checks. Do you bet, or do you check? When To Fire A Second [...]

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Playing aggressively isn’t natural. Consequently, students of the game are often trying to work in more aggression. It’s a good thing, with the usual caveat that they should use “selective” aggression. But what does “selective” mean, exactly? What situations do you select?
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Ever since I started making the Poker Made Simple series at Stoxpoker, I’ve been regularly playing the $0.25-$0.50 blind 6-max games on Full Tilt to get a better feeling for what topics to emphasize in my simplified strategy for beating these games. One thing that I know frustrates a A No-Limit Four-Bet Preflop Bluff |400|3.95|USD|| [...]

Several issues ago, I gave you a foolproof strategy to beat wild no-limit games by buying in short. Since then, a number of readers have asked me the natural question, “So I use your strategy and double up. Then what?”
Good question. Fortunately, the strategic ideas stay much the same. Four Simple Steps To Conquering Crazy [...]

Well, when was it? Was it months ago? Years? Never?
Admittedly, if you fire three barrels every other hand, you’ll be broke by lunch time. But most players don’t do it enough. Some never try it… they will give a bluff one shot or maybe two if they feel frisky, but When Was The Last Time [...]

My last few articles have been about the advantages that short stacks have over deep stacks in no-limit and about how to harness those advantages to beat wild games. I want to step back now and explore what I mean by the advantage a short stack gives Beating No-Limit Games With Just A Chip And [...]

Bankroll management is always a hot topic for poker players. “Do I have enough bankroll to play $3-$6? Is 300BB really a good limit hold’em bankroll? Do I need a bigger bankroll to play deep stack than I do to Bankroll Schmankroll, It’s All About Budgeting|387|3.95|USD|| play short stack?” And so forth. I [...]

Many players who play primarily online occasionally go in for a live game or two in a cardroom. While ostensibly the games are the same, online players need to learn some live game Four Quick Live Game Tips For Online Players|385|3.95|USD|| “street smarts” to avoid getting taken advantage of. (This works in reverse [...]

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?”
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