Almost everyone is familiar with a per-hand rake. In each pot, the house takes out a few dollars as its cut. In live play, this rake is often taken $1 for every $10 in the pot, capped at $4 per pot (in the United States), So if the final pot Beat The Rake|836|3.95|USD|| [...]

In Part 2 of Moving Up: Beyond Winrate And Bankroll, I discussed how the relative strength of your hand reading skills versus your opponents’ is a big factor in whether you’re ready to move up or not. The river betting round is the one that allows you to benefit most from sharp hand reading, [...]

In Part 1 of Moving Up: Beyond Winrate And Bankroll, I claimed that the two factors most cited in discussions of moving up, winrate and bankroll, don’t tell the whole story. If you’re thinking about moving up, you should consider some other factors just as much.
The first factor is your overall comfort level at your [...]

Are you ready to move up to higher stakes? How can you know when you are?
These questions are on the minds of most serious players at least some of the time. Conquering your current game and moving on to bigger and better things is the goal of most players.
Most discussion about moving up I see [...]

For those who don’t know, a few years ago I played poker for the majority (and for some time 100%) of my income. Today most of my income comes from writing and other projects, and playing is a part-time thing for me. I’m happier now. Being that I’m a guy …Login/Register for more.

Almost everyone is familiar with a per-hand rake. In each pot, the house takes out a few dollars as its cut. In live play, this rake is often taken $1 for every $10 in the pot, capped at $4 per pot (in the United States), So if the final pot Q&A #87: Rake and Time [...]

For the last two months I’ve discussed the financial planning necessary to make a successful run at playing full-time. If you haven’t read them already, check out Part 1 and Part 2. This month I’m going to talk about some of the intangibles: self-discipline and emotional control.

If you haven’t already, read Going Pro: What You Should Know Before Playing Poker For a Living – Part 1 of 3 where we learned to estimate our monthly expenses, or nut, and we learned to estimate our monthly earn.
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Your monthly nut is $2,300. So you have Going Pro: What You Should Know [...]

A fair amount has been written on the topic of going pro, but a lot of it is only moderately useful.
Most of the material written more than three years ago is almost entirely obsolete. And a lot of the new material is little more than a warning or plea to Going Pro: What You Should [...]