With so much postflop play, it might seem like cash games are more difficult than tournaments. The best tournament players, however, are adept at playing every street across a range of different stack depths. In this article, we're going to learn about stack-to-pot ratio (SPR) … [Read more...]
Only 20% of Poker Players Will Ace This C-Betting Quiz
Are you a c-betting-boss? We're about to find out! For each question, assume you have no solid reads on your opponent. Some questions have more than one correct answer.Become an Expert Overbettor, Punish Your Opponents, And Print Money Preview Doug Polk's Overbetting … [Read more...]
3 Heads-Up Rules Drawn from a $20,000 Buy-In Match
Let’s talk heads-up poker! Today we'll dive into a $100/$200 cash game match between Doug Polk and Ben 'Sauce123' Sulsky – world-class heads-up players who have faced off many times. Doug recorded the match and analyzed notable hands in an 11-part video series for his advanced … [Read more...]
3 Aggressive Tactics Winning Regulars Already Use
Hoping to gain insight into where good aggressive players take advantage of their opponents, I recently watched Fried "mynameiskarl" Meulders play $5/$10 Zoom in the Upswing Lab. Fried is an absolute cash game beast who crushes Zoom on PokerStars--some of the toughest poker … [Read more...]
7 Tips You Can Learn from 1 High Stakes Online Poker Hand
Have you ever wondered what the end bosses of poker are doing that makes them so much better than everyone else? If you’re like me, then you most certainly have. Lucky for us the end bosses at Upswing listen to what the people want, and have dedicated an entire Upswing Lab … [Read more...]
3 Can’t-Miss Lessons from a $12,895 Tournament Score
A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. It takes a certain kind of wisdom to gain and maintain success at the poker table. Since poker isn’t a solved game, there’s always room to improve. The most successful players understand and respect … [Read more...]
If You Get 8/10 On This 3-Bet Pot Quiz, You’re a Shark
How competent are you at playing 3-bet pots as the defender? Take your time and think carefully, because these 10 questions are tough. For each question, assume that you have no information about your opponent. And be sure to share your results at the end. Best of … [Read more...]
Answer 5 Questions and We’ll Tell You Which Upswing Course is Made for You
Take this quick quiz to find out which Upswing Poker course is best for your poker playing needs, or scroll down for a break down of each course. Upswing Poker Courses -- FAQs To help you make the right decision and get as much value as possible, this section contains … [Read more...]
Final Table Poker Strategy: The #1 Biggest Mistake to Avoid
With steep pay jumps and top-heavy payout structures, the final table of any poker tournament is where big money is earned or burned. In this article, we’ll look closely at the biggest mistake made at final tables: overly tight/passive play. Along the way, we’ll have real-world … [Read more...]
3 Best Poker Tips from a Cash Game Session with Doug Polk
There’s something to learn from every video in the Upswing Lab. The same is true for the following Doug Polk Play & Explain session, in which he battled across 4 tables at mid-stakes on America's Card Room. In this article, I’d like to share 3 of the best poker tips that I … [Read more...]
How to Play Low Pocket Pairs in Cash Games
Get in cheap, try to flop a set, and hope your opponent pays you off. This oversimplified approach is probably how most of you play your low pocket pairs. It's a fairly valid approach, but it's incomplete. Unless you want to leak money with your low pocket pairs, you'd be wise … [Read more...]
How to Squeeze Max Value from Juicy Live Tournaments
Live poker tournaments have much softer fields than online tournaments. The Big $109 on PokerStars, for example, is a tougher tournament than many WSOP $1,500 events. This difference in player quality presents many factors that aren’t present online. In order to maximize our … [Read more...]
Floating Strategy | The Complete Guide
What is floating? Floating is a must-have weapon for every aspiring poker crusher. It’s an advanced play, however, which entails calling with a weak hand on the flop in order to win the pot on a later street by either showing down or bluffing an opponent. The main reason … [Read more...]
Stop Fearing Triple Barrels with this Professional Approach
Let’s be honest: we all sigh when an opponent fires that dreadful triple barrel, putting us to the test both technically and mentally. A triple barrel is when a player bets on the river after betting on the flop and turn. There is a deeply embedded fear in most players that … [Read more...]
Pot Limit Omaha Strategy Quiz – Only a PLO Expert Will Score 9/10
Ready to put your Pot Limit Omaha skills to the test? These 10 quiz questions are based on cutting-edge PLO solver research, and many of the correct answers are only slightly better than the other options. Only a true Pot Limit Omaha expert will be able to get 9/10 correct … [Read more...]
How to Check-Raise on the River Like a Pro
It’s difficult to play out-of-position as the preflop caller. In this scenario our opponent, the preflop raiser, has both a range advantage and a positional advantage. However, we can still implement a well-thought-out check raising strategy, which will hinder our opponent's … [Read more...]
