Poker Legends: Jack Straus
“I’d bust my own grandmother if she played poker with me.” Photo: PokerNews Jack “Treetop” Straus is a Hall of Famer, the 1982 World...
Poker Stories: Bluffing into Quads
Have you ever felt like you had a confident read on an opponent, risked it all on a big bluff, and only realized after it’s too late that...
Top 3 Bluffing Spots You Might Be Missing
Poker is not a game for the faint of heart. Playing an “honest” game will only take you so far; you’re going to need to get away with...
Poker Stories: Legendary Table Talk
“You call, it’s gonna be all over baby!” These words continue to ring down through poker history as one of the most iconic bits of table...
How to Play Draws
It’s always great when you smash the flop and hit a flush or straight right away, but, unfortunately, that’s just not often the case....
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...
Inducing Bluffs from Loose-Aggressive Players
If there’s one thing we know about loose-aggressive players (aka maniacs), it’s that they love to get in there, battle, and throw their...
Firing the Triple Barrel Bluff
The triple barrel bluff is one of the hardest moves to execute. Not only do you need to pick the right spot, but you also need the guts...
Mastering the Semi-Bluff
We’ve already covered why aggression is so valuable and how bluffing is a cornerstone of this strategy. Now, let’s take it one step...
When to Bluff and When to Give Up
Let’s set the stage. You flopped a strong draw, such as an open-ended straight or flush draw, and called a bet or two in position against...
