Poker Fundamentals: Mental Game
Poker strategy goes super deep, but, before we can tackle more advanced concepts, we need to make sure that we’ve nailed down all the fundamentals. Even if you’re a seasoned veteran, brushing up on the basics is always worth it. So far in our series on poker fundamentals, we’ve covered pot-odds, ranges, bluffing, and aggression. Today, we’re going to step back from the table and talk about something other than cards and betting. This installment is all about mental game. It c
Poker Fundamentals: Aggression
Welcome back to our series on poker fundamentals. There’s really nothing better that you can do to improve your win-rate than becoming rock-solid in the foundations of the game. So far in this series, we’ve gone over pot-odds and ranges. Today, we’re going to cover aggression. Aggressive play is a playstyle that winning poker players use to pressure their opponents, put them into tough situations, and extract the most chips out of the fish at the table. What is Aggression in
Poker Fundamentals: Bluffing
Thanks for joining us for another installment of our poker fundamentals series. Up to this point, we’ve gone over pot-odds, ranges, and aggression. In this week’s episode, we’re going to dive into one concept that epitomizes the poker playing experience: bluffing. When people think of poker, their minds immediately go to bluffing. You know—guys with sunglasses on, hiding behind their ‘poker faces,’ taking chips from the meek, weak, and honest folks who can’t see through their
Poker Fundamentals: Ranges
It pays to go back to basics, which is why we’re bringing you a series of posts dedicated to the fundamentals. So far, we’ve discussed the foundational math behind pot-odds, and this week we’re going to go over ranges. If you want to be a winning poker player, your fundamentals need to be rock-solid. After all, before you know the difference between polarized and merged ranges, you need to know what a range is to begin with. Let’s dig in. Defining Ranges When people start pla
Poker Fundamentals: Pot-Odds
There’s a lot that goes into making +EV decisions at the poker table. Between finding the best bet-sizing, finding balance in your play, preventing tilt, and much, much more, all of the things that we need to pay attention to can be dizzying or even downright confusing. Sometimes, it pays to just return to the fundamentals and stick with that. That’s why we need to talk about pot-odds. At its core, poker is a mathematical game. Though there are some pretty complex formulas ou
