One of the most disappointing events in any no-limit game is getting stacked. With the monetary loss often also comes a sense of embarrassment and self-doubt. “Did I do it wrong? Should I have approached the hand completely differently?” Every decision gets scrutinized. I want to talk about a hand submitted On Getting Stacked|765|3.95|USD|| to [...]

Recently on the message board I fielded two questions about big pocket pair hands played in live no-limit games. I want to share these two hands with all my readers. The first question comes from Slam. You can read the entire discussion on the message board. Slam asks: I’m holding my own with all of [...]

Recently I published an answer to the mother of all poker questions, Can A No-Limit Game Be Too Loose? The short answer is, no. For the long answer, read the article. This really is, however, the mother of all poker questions, both because it’s an extremely important question and because for many players it will [...]

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, so [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Recently I benefited from a serious case of what I call adjustment tilt. I was in a live $2-$5 no-limit game. Most of the players, including me, had helped to start the game a few hours earlier, so we were familiar with each others’ play. Some of the players had modestly weak-tight tendencies, so I [...]

One of the most disappointing events in any no-limit game is getting stacked. With the monetary loss often also comes a sense of embarrassment and self-doubt. “Did I do it wrong? Should I have approached the hand completely differently?” Every decision gets scrutinized. Today’s question is about a hand where our hero, Natcheztoo, gets stacked. [...]

People ask me questions about talking tells all the time. “While I was thinking about calling a big bet, my opponent kept saying, ‘You should fold.’ Should I have believed him or not?” It’s a difficult question to answer because the meaning varies from player to player. Some players will say Using Your Opponents’ Words [...]

I tried writing this review a few times, but I was never happy with it. Frankly, I never thought what I had written did the book justice. It can be hard to explain to others why they should read Elements of Poker by Tommy Angelo because no other poker …Login/Register for more.