Poker Articles (Page 6)

Bluffing is an important part of the game of Poker. Fooling other players into dropping out of a hand is a large part of it. Being able to identify when an opponent is bluffing is anoth...

The Three Bet

The “three bet” is nothing more than making the third bet in the Limit version of the game Texas Hold’Em. Unlike the No Limit version, bets and raises are limited to three per betting i...

Don’t Miss the “Thin Value Spots”

Poker Strategy

During almost every Texas Hold’Em session, each Poker player will face this dilemma: Should the river be bet when in position for value? The upside is a bigger pot if the opponent calls...

Maximizing Value with Value Betting

Poker Strategy

Beginning Poker player often make the mistake of thinking that the object of the game is to win hands or pots, when in fact the object is to win chips—aka “money.” It doesn’t matter how...

Range Balancing

Poker Strategy

More than any other game, Poker is about identifying patterns of behaviour. And any Poker player who has spent time trying to read opponents and put them on a range of hands knows one t...

All about Being Pot Committed

The phrase “pot committed” is used to describe two very different Poker situations which result in the same outcome. The first situation occurs when a player has “too much to lose”—i.e....

Small Blind Strategy

Poker Strategy

Of all the positions around the table when playing Texas Hold’Em, the Small Blind is the worst spot to be. It must commit funds to the pot before any cards are seen; it is the penultima...

Multi-Tabling in Poker

Poker Strategy

Poker can be a very slow-moving game, mainly because hands worth playing are so infrequent. Much of the time spent at the Poker table is time spent waiting for cards worth calling or ra...

Blind Stealing

Poker Strategy

In Poker, the practice known as “blind stealing” refers to winning both of the blinds by making a raise that causes opponents to fold before the flop. It is most commonly applied as a f...

Poker Bankroll Management

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One of the keys to consistent Poker winnings is the effective management of a “bankroll”—the total amount of money a player has available to risk on wagers during a given session of pla...

Understanding the Gap Concept

Poker Strategy

Many Poker players subscribe to the theory that if a hand is good enough to play, it is also good enough to raise. Another popular belief is that calling a raise requires an especially ...

Shortstack Poker vs. Deepstack Poker

Poker Strategy

Poker players refer to the chips that they hold as their “stacks.” When the amount held is less than the rest of the stacks at the table, it is referred to as a “shortstack” and is comm...

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