Players can be labeled using their style of playing and it’s very helpful to keep the amount of information in your head as small and as effective as possible. The two macro areas you can split the players are based on the their tendencies of aggression. In one side,...

There are bad and good reasons for betting in any moment in poker, but the general rule is quite simple: every time you make a bet you want it to be a +ev move, meaning that you expect in the long run a positive return of investment from the result of your action....

You are playing preflop with pocket Kings and after a 3bet, your opponent calls. The flop falls A-4-7. The smile on your face breaks. And you have solid reasons for no being happy. First of all, Ax type hands are often in the range of your opponents, especially in a...

Luck is part of the game. We can argue that with strong preparation and studying a lot luck’s impact can be reduced, but it will never disappear and that’s the true essence of poker. If you do not want to accept it, just do not play at this game. What is what we call...

You are studying hard. You are playing hard. Results are not coming. Something is off with this process, isn’t it? If you are (truly) committing yourself in understanding poker strategy, but there’s a lack of good results (both in placements and money won), likely...

If you think that poker is about going all in and winning big pots with royal flush, you might want to change idea right now. Yes, it’s part of the charm of the game and showing your opponents big scores is always a pleasure, but most of the money you are going to dig...

There are several factors that might quietly but dramatically make your poker career derail and there are small tricks that might play a relevant role in your success. Let’s discover how a poker enthusiast should approach the poker career in order to make money out of...

A check raise is one of the most exciting move in poker and happens when a player checks on the flop and then after a bet made by an opponent he raises showing strength in the hand. Funny, isn’t it? Let’s try to master this technique, especially considering how good...

You are holding 7c-6c in a multiway pot and the flop comes Ac-9c-2s. If you remember what we have learnt in the lesson about pot odds and outs, you are not in a bad situation, but is it a hand that’s worth playing up to the last street? How can you decide if a draw is...