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 never, [...]

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. Let’s [...]

Today’s question (or a similar variation) is one I’m commonly asked. In general form, it goes like this: I’m winning in game X, but I’ve recently tried game Y and I’m struggling. What’s up?
In more specific form, here is today’s question from Ed (not me, another Ed ).
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We poker wonks tend to like to analyze individual hands. I had this and did this. Then my opponent did that. Then I did this, but actually I think doing this other thing might have been more profitable.
Then we write a thousand word article about the merits of doing this How Wide Are Your Ranges?|447|3.95|USD|| [...]

Here are my thoughts about the most recent hand discussion. For reference, here’s the original question:
This hand is a hand reading exercise. I chose the hand because I think both players’ hand ranges are fairly well-defined by the river. What do you think are each players’ hand ranges? And Hand Discussion #12: My Thoughts|427|3.95|USD|| [...]

This hand is a hand reading exercise. I chose the hand because I think both players’ hand ranges are fairly well-defined by the river. What do you think are each players’ hand ranges? And how well do you think these players played their hands (obviously a somewhat difficult question to …Login/Register for more.

Tilt comes in many forms, and from the beginning of my poker career I’ve struggled with a number of them and conquered a few. There was a time when getting rivered would leave me stewing for the next ten minutes, loosening way up in the On Take A Stand Tilt|416|3.95|USD|| process. I worked [...]

On Monday I unveiled the new hold’em pot equity calculator that supports hand ranges. Today I added a feature that lets you weight your hand ranges, making the tool a whole lot more …Login/Register for more.

A week and a half ago, I announced that I was adding some poker simulation tools to NPA. The first tool I added was a pot equity calculator that calculates pot equity for six different games: Hold’em, Omaha, Omaha/8, Stud, Stud/8, and Razz. The downside to this Holdem Equity Calculator With Hand Ranges On Noted [...]