Several issues ago, I gave you a foolproof strategy to beat wild no-limit games by buying in short. Since then, a number of readers have asked me the natural question, “So I use your strategy and double up. Then what?”
Good question. Fortunately, the strategic ideas stay much the same. Four Simple Steps To Conquering Crazy [...]

My last few articles have been about the advantages that short stacks have over deep stacks in no-limit and about how to harness those advantages to beat wild games. I want to step back now and explore what I mean by the advantage a short stack gives Beating No-Limit Games With Just A Chip And [...]

Wild games give many players fits. The betting gets so big, so fast, it takes them out of their comfort zone. “Sure, this top pair is better than what I usually see out of my opponents, but do I really want to bet $500 on it?”
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Yesterday I was in a crazy $2-$5 no-limit game. I could tell it was a crazy game even before I watched one hand. The maximum buy-in was $500, but at least $8,000 was on the table. Four players each had over $1,500. Either the game had been going with A Foolproof Strategy For Wild [...]

Some people have the advantage (and sometimes disadvantage) of playing against the same lineup again and again. Whether it’s a home game with the same 8 players each week or it’s a nosebleed online game where only a dozen or two names pop in and out, poker is a different Q&A #77: Starting a Session [...]

Hyper-aggressive limit games can be really frustrating, especially the first few times you play in them. You’re used to people calling your raises and checking to you. In this game, though, people don’t give you no respect. Someone bets, you raise, and it’s reraised and capped by two different people Q&A #60: Beating Hyper-Aggressive Limit [...]