Hand Discussion #4: My Thoughts

Two days ago I posted a no limit hand for discussion. Here’s a recap of the hand:
Live no-limit full ring ( fairly loose and wild with lots of payoffs )
[Stack Sizes are largely missing, so I'm making them up. Hero on button has 200BB. The big blind has 88BB. Hand Discussion #4: My Thoughts|192|3.95|USD|| [...]

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Q&A #58: Limit Hold 'em Two-fer Tuesday

Going back through the last questions thread, I noticed a couple of quick questions from Roaming. I figured I’d rapid fire them today.
As a quick note to my readers, if you submit a hand derived from an online hand history, please use a hand converter such as this Q&A #58: Limit Hold 'em Two-fer Tuesday|184|3.95|USD|| [...]

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Q&A #55: Aggression in Shorthanded and Heads-Up Pots (aka Oops, I Folded Again)

One of the first things we learn to do as we get better at poker is to fold. “If you don’t have a good hand, fold.” “You can’t be a winner if you don’t know how to fold a winner.” All true. The first thing you should learn is how Q&A #55: Aggression in Shorthanded [...]

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Q&A #12: Developing Your Poker Thinking

Rand asks,
The upgrades to your NPA site are great. I read it daily.
Your path to poker seems unique among authors having come from a technical, academic background.
I am an engineer myself who, along with the rest of the world, is making the transition from low-limit to no-limit hold’em.
I have Q&A #12: Developing Your Poker [...]

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Beating the Bettor in 6-Max Limit Hold’em

Last month I suggested people give 6-max limit hold ‘em a try. For the good player, it’s more profitable, and it will help you develop poker skills you may have been neglecting at the full tables. I should have included a caveat about higher variance, so I will do that Beating the Bettor in 6-Max [...]

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Q&A #3: Managing a Bankroll at Small Stakes

PeterL asks,
I have read your book on low limit holdem written with sklansky and play at 15c/30c limit tables at eurobet, I find to win I have to be a bit more passiove and loose than you suggest as the amount of people seeing each flop is large and they Q&A #3: Managing a Bankroll [...]

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