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 stack sizes, [...]

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|| [...]

I’ve been posting mostly about no-limit these days, so I figured I’d pop in with a limit hold’em archive review to toss a little chum to the limit crowd. Test your loose game preflop skills with my Low-Limit Preflop Quiz, originally posted at 2+2. Many people feel out of place when …Login/Register for more.

The No-Limit Toolbox is a new series that showcases the array of tactics available to no-limit players. The Play: The Re-Squeeze How It Works: You open-raise, and a few people call. Then an aggressive …Login/Register for more.

Hand reading is one of the toughest skills for many aspiring poker players. It’s easy to read a book and learn about pot odds, learn about playing aggressively, and so forth. But many players, especially many new players, are lost 4 Common Preflop Plays That Give Away Your Hand|296|3.95|USD|| at sea when it comes to [...]

The No-Limit Toolbox is a new series that showcases the array of tactics available to no-limit players. The Play: The Light Preflop 3-Bet How It Works: Someone raises, and you have position on them …Login/Register for more.

The No-Limit Toolbox is a new series that showcases the array of tactics available to no-limit players. The Play: The Preflop Squeeze How It Works: Someone raises, and a few people call. You put …Login/Register for more.

Check out this old Two Plus Two post about many players’ over-reliance on preflop rules and charts. Preflop Play: Take off the training wheels #488379 – 01/25/04 07:50 PM This is a post targetted to Preflop Play: Take Off the Training Wheels|241|3.95|USD|| the posters who have been around for at least a few months. If [...]