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 [...]

I’ve pulled today’s Q&A from the comments of another post. Hand Discussion #6 provoked a bit of controversy about whether to move all-in preflop with AK or not. In the actual hand, I pushed, and both my opponents folded.
Most people were wondering whether pushing was really a +EV Q&A #76: Stop Waiting For “Better Spots” [...]

I wrote an article a few days ago about my approach to poker. Poker players seem to have almost endless problems with tilt in its various forms. If tilt is a problem for you, then Tommy Angelo is your man. Tommy is the world’s most awesomest authority on the Q&A #54: It’s All About the [...]

It’s a common question that takes many forms. “How many hands do I have to play before I know I’m a winner?” That’s the most standard form of the question. “If I’ve won 3BB/100 for the last 10,000 hands, does that mean I can move up?” A little more aggressive.
Some When Do I Know I’m [...]

The last few months I’ve written about the planning and mindset required to make it successfully as a professional player. I hope those readers with lots of ambition and few responsibilities have taken my advice and are preparing to take their shot at playing for a living. Now is a Living on Easy Street|68|3.95|USD|| [...]

Michael Finnegan asks,
Ed Miller, I really enjoy reading your books. They have helped me a lot with my home game. I want to test the waters and try a local casino. I live in the Chicago area. I hope to visit Las Vegas in the spring. How can I find Q&A #6: Playing in a [...]

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 [...]