In this hand, Shrike flops a set and plays it in a very typical way. He’s concerned he didn’t get the most out of the hand. Flopping top set on a relatively dry board. Full ring LHE game online. Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is BB with T T 4 folds, MP3 Q&A #70: Playing A [...]

This is the first question taken from the new Message Board. I’m excited about all the action there so far. Keep the great questions coming! From a theoretical standpoint, there’s not a whole lot different about playing 6-max limit hold’em Q&A #68: Adjusting From Full-Ring to 6-Max Limit Hold’em|234|3.95|USD|| versus full-ring. It’s mathematically almost identical [...]

“Those who can’t, teach.” As someone who used to play poker fulltime and now spends more time teaching it, I hear that a lot. Frankly, I think it’s bullshit. People ask me frequently why I spend more time writing about poker now than I do playing it. It’s because teaching …Login/Register for more.

Time for more love from the archives. Here are four more November articles you may have missed. Dealing with Tough Players in Short-Handed Limit Hold ‘em is a mouthful, but it should help you out if you get that sneaking suspicion you’re getting outplayed when you are constantly getting raised …Login/Register for more.

Last week I posted my first archive review, and I got a good response including two pleased emails from new readers who hadn’t seen the old stuff before. So I figured I’d keep it going by posting a few more old articles from November. Doesn’t November seem like forever ago? …Login/Register for more.

One of the first things we learn to do as we get better at poker is to fold. “If you don’t have a good hand, fold.” “You can’t be a winner if you don’t know how to fold a winner.” All true. The first thing you should learn is how Q&A #55: Aggression in Shorthanded [...]

Blind stealing and blind defense. What hands should I do it with? Should I do it more shorthanded? What factors affect whether I try a blind steal or whether I defend my blind. These questions are extremely common. I get asked them in many forms. Unfortunately, a complete answer could Q&A #53: Blind Stealing and [...]

Here are my thoughts about the hand I posted yesterday. It’s a shorthanded game against aggressive players. One of the most important skills in that environment is adaptation. You have to react and adjust to your opponents. Against loose and passive players, you can often be shamelessly exploitative, playing Hand Discussion #1: My Thoughts|162|3.95|USD|| hands [...]

I like the Q&A format because it helps me to zero in on exactly what people are having trouble with. If I just write articles cold, it’s easy for me to write just about stuff that may interest only me and skip the stuff that really matters. But the Q&A format …Login/Register for more.

I’ve gotten a few different questions about straddling, and none of them covers all the issues, so instead of quoting one, I’ll just sum them up with my own question. What’s the deal with straddling? Is it a good thing to do, or is it dumb? How does it change the Q&A #17: What’s the [...]