Concentrate on What You Can Control
Poker is a game of both luck and skill. That means that there’s always going to be a combination of factors that go into every outcome, some of which you can control and many that you can’t. That’s why, if you want to become a better poker player, you need to learn to focus on what you can control. Not only is this huge for your mental game, as it helps you work through variance and deal with losses, but it also ties directly into your win-rate. Poker is a game chock-full of
Defending Vs Bets
Even though one of the best ways to become a great poker player is with aggression, you won’t always be the one on the attack. Inevitably, your opponents will bet into you, and you’ll need to figure out how to defend. Should you make the call? How about a re-raise? Or is it better just to fold? Of course, everything depends on context. Here are some quick factors that you should consider when figuring out how to defend. Pot Odds This fundamental calculation should always be t
Fighting Fancy Play Syndrome
Fancy play syndrome (FPS) is when we make poker decisions based on a desire to feel smart, look cool, or ‘confuse’ our opponents, instead of making decisions based on strategic factors like ranges or pot-odds. If you ever find yourself making unorthodox or intentionally non-optimal plays because you want to show off what a great poker player you are, then you’ve probably got a case of FPS. All FPS is -EV (expected value) and based on a series of assumptions. People assume the
Building Up a Bankroll
Grinding up your total amount of chips can be a long-term commitment. If you want to go from having only a small starting stack in your account to being one of the biggest fish in the pond, it’s going to take discipline, patience, and dedication. By having the right mindset as you go into this journey, you’ll be in a much better spot to achieve your goals. Start by playing small games, such as those that require a 100 chip buy-in, before you move up to 500 or 1000 chip buy-in
Introduction to Bounty Multi-Table Tournaments
Pokerrrr2 is proud to announce that we’re beginning to offer bounty multi-table tournaments (MTTs), one of the most popular and fun ways to enjoy poker. In this variant on the classic MTT, a portion of each person’s buy-in is put as a price on their head. When you knock someone out of the tournament, then you get their bounty in chips. As a refresher, a MTT is a poker tournament with many players who each begin with a certain amount of chips. Since there’s so many players, th
