GTO vs. Exploitative Poker
When it comes to developing an overarching poker strategy that you can take to the table, there’s two sides to the coin that you need to...
Hollywooding in Poker
“Hollywooding” is a piece of poker slang that’s all about acting. Since poker is a game of information, we always want to be picking up...
3 Big Mistakes You’re Probably Making
Ready to become a better poker player? If you’re working to improve your game, you need to stop making these 3 big mistakes if you want...
Mastering the Mental Game
Mastering your mental game is a foundational step that every poker player needs to take in order to become a winning player. This, of...
Protecting Your Tournament Stack
There are some differences between optimal tournament and cash game strategies. One of the main things to keep in mind when playing...
Don’t Be Afraid to Value Bet
One common mistake among low stakes cash game players is not value betting enough. Even when we have a good made hand, it’s easy to come...
Betting for Protection
When we’ve got a made hand on a wet board, one strategy to employ is betting for protection. This means that we’re worried about our...
Defending the Big Blind
Many players make this play by default. When facing a raise from the big blind, they instinctively call because they’ve got it in their...
Long Poker Sessions
The only thing better than playing poker is playing poker for a long time. Whether you’ve signed up for a tournament where you’re going to be glued to a chair all day or you’ve just decided to play eight to twelve hours, or even longer, you’re going to need a strategy to play the long game. Our #1 concern is maintaining our A game over the duration of the session. It doesn’t matter how well we start out if we can’t keep our cool and we start spewing off buy-ins. Having a s
Making Donk Bets
The donk bet is a bit of poker lingo for a specific situation. When we’re on the flop, we usually check to the pre-flop raiser to see what they’re going to do, as if we’re following a script. However, if we lead out into them, then we’re making a donk bet. While this usually isn’t a great idea—after all, it’s uncommon for a reason—a good deviation from a regular strategy can be powerful at times. People aren’t expecting it. It can throw them off, make them rethink their han
