In the first no-limit book that I co-wrote with Sunny Mehta and Matt Flynn (as opposed to the upcoming book), Professional No-Limit Hold’em: Volume 1 (PNL1), we devoted a large chunk of the text to the concept of using Stack-to-Pot Ratios (SPR) to plan your hands and to make commitment decisions.
The SPR for a hand [...]

I mentioned last month that the new book with Sunny Mehta and Matt Flynn was coming along well. Since that post I took a weeklong trip to New Orleans to visit Sunny, and we used that time to really crank hard on the manuscript. On that trip we took stock of our progress, and we [...]

I got a couple of emails this morning asking me when Professional No Limit Hold’em: Volume II was coming out, and I realized that I hadn’t given you guys an update in a while, so here we go.
Progress is very good, and I’m really excited with how the book is …Login/Register for more.

The comments were great on this blind versus blind no-limit hand. To recap, here’s the action so far:
It’s a $0.50-$1 game, and the villain has $109 (and I have him covered). Everyone folds to me in the small blind, and I make it $3.50 to go with A Hand Discussion #11: My Thoughts|408|3.95|USD|| [...]

I’ve been playing a lot of 6-max $0.25-$0.50 and $0.50-$1 on Full Tilt for the past few months, and I’ve already played dozens and dozens of noteworthy hands. I’m saving most of my interesting hands for analysis in the second volume of Professional No-Limit Hold ‘em

I’ve always thought a true starting hand chart for no-limit was out of reach. Preflop play in no-limit cash games is very malleable; a wide array of different styles and strategies can work Building a No-Limit Hold’em Starting Hand Chart – Playing In The Cutoff|348|3.95|USD|| well, and your opponents’ stack sizes and styles [...]

Whenever I get pocket kings, I get a little twinge of excitement. I can’t wait to build a pot and then win it as my overpair triumphantly holds up against someone else’s top pair.
At least that’s how it’s supposed to happen. If you’ve played hold’em for a while, though, you Q&A #90: Pocket Kings Against [...]

I’m excited to see so many people buying and reading Professional No-Limit Hold’em: Volume 1. It was a joy to work with my esteemed co-authors Matt Flynn and Sunny Mehta, and it’s a joy to see so many people learning from the book.
Before it went to print, 2+2 …Login/Register for more.

This question deals with concepts from our new book Professional No-Limit Hold ‘em: Volume I. If you don’t have it yet, what are you waiting for? It’s jam-packed with tons of no-limit goodness.
Professional No-Limit Hold’em introduces a few concepts Q&A #82: Overpairs and the Committment Threshold|307|3.95|USD|| that will be new to many players. [...]

I’ve recently gotten some confirmations that Amazon has begun shipping out copies of Professional No-Limit Hold ‘em: Volume …Login/Register for more.