I wanted to clear up two major no-limit hold’em misunderstandings. They are somewhat related.
The first one is described in a comment by Ben Attenborough on recent post Playing No-Limit With A Plan.
Hey Ed, I would just like to say I think this is a very well written article which goes a long way to explaining [...]

This is a rapid fire article on playing small pocket pairs preflop in 6-max no-limit. By small pairs I mean roughly 66 and worse. I’m going to give you some basic rules of thumb and an outline of the general reasoning behind them. I’m not going to go in-depth because Playing Small Pocket Pairs Preflop [...]

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 [...]

If you play mostly online, then many of the no-limit games will have a fairly standard structure: two blinds, one half the size of the other, and a 100BB maximum buy-in. Lately I’ve seen some of the sites are experimenting with 200BB maximum buy-ins in some of the games, but Q&A #109: Adjusting To A [...]

Recently I was playing in a fairly loose $2-$5 live no-limit game. An early position player with about $300 limped. I was two off the button, and I made it $20 to go with A K . The button, with about $325 total, made it $75 to go. Playing Big Slick Against A [...]

You’re playing $1-$2 no-limit at your local casino. Everyone folds to you in middle position, and you limp in with 9 7 . Another player folds, and then someone with about a $150 stack raises to $10. Everyone folds to you. You call, eager to see what prize How Suited Connectors Are Costing [...]

When No Limit Hold ‘em: Theory and Practice first came out, there was a lot of hubbub about a very simple idea. We suggested that it makes sense to vary your preflop raise sizes based on the situation: your Q&A #100: Variable Preflop Raise Sizing In Microstakes Online Games|401|3.95|USD|| opponents, your hand, the [...]

Ever since I started making the Poker Made Simple series at Stoxpoker, I’ve been regularly playing the $0.25-$0.50 blind 6-max games on Full Tilt to get a better feeling for what topics to emphasize in my simplified strategy for beating these games. One thing that I know frustrates a A No-Limit Four-Bet Preflop Bluff |400|3.95|USD|| [...]

You’re playing 6-max and your under the gun. You just got dealt one of your opening-quality hands, and you pot it. Everyone folds to the button… who calls. Hrmm. Is that a good thing, or a bad thing? It could be either. And whether it’s good or not, there’s a Q&A #98: Talking 6-Max No-Limit [...]

A couple of days ago, I posted a hand I “observed” where our hero had 55 after a small preflop push in a big pot. I was the player with the 55, and first I’ll tell you what happened.
I called the $69 raise ($84 total). The small blind hemmed Hand Discussion #9: My Thoughts|329|3.95|USD|| [...]