Relative Hand Strength
When you decide to put in your chips for a value bet, you do so because you think that you’re a favorite to win. As the name implies, you’re trying to cash in on a hand that is stronger than your opponent’s. To take this line in the first place, though, we need to figure out what hands are worth betting and how much we should bet. Some may want a general formula like “always bet ½ pot with top pair, top kicker, and always bet 2/3 pot with a set.” And yet, unfortunately, this
Say Hello to Global Pokerrrr Challenge
Are you ready to test your skills in a global arena? Do you have what it takes to rise to the top? We’re happy to introduce a new feature called global pokerrrr challenge. This is a place where you can battle other driven opponents at any time in a quest to climb the leaderboard and hone your skills. If you’re putting in the time to becoming a winning player, if you’ve absorbed all of these lessons and implemented them into your game, it’s time to prove this to yourself and t
Balancing Your Play
We’ve covered how to exploit our opponents' frequencies, but what do we do when other people try to do this against us? How do we protect ourselves from exploitation? While the truth is that everyone, even the world’s greatest, has leaks in their game, we can take preventative measures to minimize our opponents’ capacity to exploit us. After all, even if we can exploit the fact that a fish calls every single one of our value bets, that play is useless if we lose all our chips
For the Love of the Game
Before you read any further, take some time to reflect on this question: why do you play poker? For some it may be a love of competition and winning, for others it may be to socialize with friends and pass the time in an agreeable way. Whatever your reason, the one thing that we all share is a love of the game. We all have different ways, means, and approaches to the game, but the reason that we keep coming back is because we enjoy the game. Always keep this in mind. It will
The One Thing All Winning Players Have in Common
There’s one big secret to becoming a winning player, but it sure isn’t some quick fix. When we watch the pros, on the WSOP for instance, we’re often left wondering and amazed. How did they know to make this play? How did they figure out that they were beat with that hand? Besides having an incredible amount of practice under their belt, these players all have this one thing in common: they study. That’s right. Poker has elements of psychology and intuition built into it, but,
