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What is Equity in Poker & Why Does it Matter?

April 12, 2022
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How to Crush the Guy Who Always C-Bets

April 8, 2022
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Patrik Antonius Takes on the WSOP Champ (Analysis)

April 6, 2022

How to Exploit Loose Poker Players Preflop

April 1, 2022
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3 Tips for Playing Double Board PLO Bomb Pots

March 30, 2022
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How to Play King-X Suited Hands in Cash Games

March 25, 2022
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Poker Vlogger Rampage Takes on Garrett Adelstein in $146,250 Pot (Analysis)

March 19, 2022
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Should He Call This Jam for His Tournament Life? (Analysis)

March 15, 2022
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How to Play Flush Draws on the Flop & Turn (As the Preflop Caller)

March 11, 2022
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How to Play Jack-Nine Suited in Cash Games (Preflop & Postflop)

March 4, 2022
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Berri Sweet’s Ambitious Bluff Against LLinusLLove (Analysis)

March 1, 2022
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[QUIZ] Do You Know When to Shove a Short Stack?

February 25, 2022
pocket twos

How to Play Pocket Twos in Cash Games (Preflop Advice & 6 Postflop Tips)

February 18, 2022
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When to Turn Your Low Pocket Pairs into Bluffs

February 11, 2022
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What is Unblocking in Poker & Why Does it Matter?

February 4, 2022
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How to Play King-Ten Suited in Cash Games

February 2, 2022
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Coach Nick Petrangelo CRUSHES Poker Series for $1.8 Million

January 21, 2022
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Garrett Flops the Nuts and Plays a $180,000 Pot (Analysis)

January 21, 2022
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How to Play Middling Offsuit Aces in Cash Games

January 14, 2022
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When Should You Bluff with a Missed Flush Draw? (3 Tips for the River)

January 11, 2022
combo draws

How to Play Combo Draws in Cash Games

January 7, 2022
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Doug Polk, Brad Owen, Andrew Neeme Become Co-Owners of The Lodge Card Club

January 3, 2022
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The 5 Best Poker Strategy Articles of 2021

December 30, 2021
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The 5 Best Poker Hand Reviews of 2021

December 25, 2021
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How to Play King-Jack Offsuit in Cash Games (Preflop & Postflop)

December 21, 2021
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DoorDash Founder Fires $20k Overbet Bluff with Queen-High (Analysis)

December 17, 2021
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Magic Antonio Tries to Bluff Aces with 9-5 Offsuit (Analysis)

December 10, 2021
pocket eights

How to Play Pocket Eights in Cash Games (Preflop & Postflop)

December 3, 2021
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[QUIZ] Would You Win the WSOP Main Event?

November 30, 2021
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The Final Hand of the 2021 WSOP Main Event (Analysis)

November 24, 2021
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What are Reverse Implied Odds & Why Do They Matter?

November 19, 2021
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We’re Slashing Prices for Black Friday & Cyber Monday [25% Off]

November 18, 2021
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How to Play Open-Ended Straight Draws in Cash Games

November 8, 2021
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What is Geometric Bet Sizing & How Do You Use It?

November 5, 2021
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5 “Poker Boom” Hands That Will Make You Cry Laughing

November 2, 2021
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Elite Pros Battle for Chip Lead With 0 Pairs Between Them (Analysis)

October 29, 2021
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How a Top Live Poker Crusher Deals with Six-Figure Losses

October 27, 2021
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How to Play King-Queen Suited in Cash Games (Preflop and Postflop)

October 15, 2021
how to play trips flops

How to Play Trips Flops Like a Poker Boss

October 12, 2021
aces vs friend

Should He Fold Pocket Aces to a Close Friend? (Analysis)

October 8, 2021
how to play pocket queens

How to Play Pocket Queens in Cash Games (Preflop & Postflop)

October 6, 2021
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Doug Polk Semi-Bluffs All-In With $3.7 Million at Stake (Analysis)

October 1, 2021
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What is a Solver in Poker? How Solvers Work & How to Think About Them

September 29, 2021
when to call ace-high

When Should You Call With Just Ace-High?

September 24, 2021
button straddle

What is a Button Straddle & Should You Ever Do It?

September 17, 2021
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The $2.5 Million Bluff That Changed The Poker World Forever (Moneymaker vs Farha Analysis)

September 14, 2021
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What is Board Coverage & Why Does It Matter?

September 10, 2021
ace king quiz

[QUIZ] When Should You C-Bet with Ace-King?

September 8, 2021
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How to Get Max Value from Poker Database Software

September 1, 2021
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WSOP Main Event Winner Stoyan Madanzhiev Joins Team Upswing

August 27, 2021
cash game poker tips

10 Cash Game Poker Tips for Dominating the Table

August 25, 2021
ace jack offsuit

How to Play Ace-Jack Offsuit in Cash Games (Preflop & Postflop)

August 24, 2021
knockout bounty poker tournament strategy

Stop Punting Away Your Equity in Knockout Tournaments

August 23, 2021

How Poker Antes Should Change Your Tournament Raising Strategy

August 21, 2021
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5 Tips for Playing Backdoor Flush & Straight Draws

August 20, 2021
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5 Best Moments from Phil Hellmuth on the Doug Polk Podcast

August 19, 2021
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How to NOT Sound Like an Idiot When Talking About “GTO”

August 18, 2021
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How to Win More Pots with Delayed C-Bets

August 17, 2021

Should You Ever Donk-Bet On The Flop?

August 16, 2021
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3 Situations to Value Your Overcard Hands in Texas Hold’em

August 15, 2021
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How to Play Draw Poker Games

August 15, 2021
hero call factors

4 Factors to Think About Before Hero Calling

August 14, 2021

10 Things You MUST Know Playing In A Poker Home Game

August 13, 2021
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Leveling: How Overthinking Costs You Money at the Poker Table

August 12, 2021
bluff hand selection quiz

[QUIZ] Do You Know Which Hands to Bluff With?

August 11, 2021
semi-bluff strategy with draws

Which Draws Should You Semi-Bluff With?

August 10, 2021
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When Should You Slow-Play a Strong Hand?

August 10, 2021
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Doug Polk Reveals How He Won $1.2 Million vs Daniel Negreanu

August 9, 2021
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Checking Flop With Top Pair: When Should You Do It?

August 6, 2021
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How to Play Poker in a Casino (Beginner’s Guide & 5 Pro Tips)

July 29, 2021
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What is a Block Bet & When Should You Do It?

July 28, 2021
hellmuth vs negreanu

Hellmuth Crushes Negreanu’s Soul with 8♣ 3♣ (Analysis by Polk & Negreanu)

July 23, 2021
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The Filthiest Hand from the $10,000,000 Wynn Millions (Analysis)

July 20, 2021
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How to Take Notes on Your Opponents Like a Pro

July 16, 2021
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Two Top Pros Play Perfectly with $450,076 on the Line (Hand Analysis)

July 13, 2021
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When Should You C-Bet with Middle or Bottom Pair in Cash Games?

July 9, 2021
When to Fold in Poker (Before & After the Flop)

When to Fold in Poker (Before & After the Flop)

July 7, 2021
fold equity strategy

What is Fold Equity and Why Does it Matter?

July 7, 2021
two pair on the flop strategy

What is Two Pair & How Should You Play Two Pair?

July 5, 2021
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How to Play Ace-King (Big Slick) in Cash Games

July 2, 2021
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How to Win at 10NL on PokerStars ($0.05/$0.10 Play & Explain)

June 30, 2021
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5 Questions to Ask Yourself in Every Postflop Poker Hand

June 25, 2021
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14 Players Away from €300,000 — Should He Hero Call This Hand?

June 22, 2021
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$2 Million Up for Grabs — Can Dan Smith Get Fedor Holz to Fold?

June 18, 2021
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4 Poker Career-Changing Insights I Learned from Phil Ivey

June 15, 2021
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How to Play Suited Gappers in Cash Games (Preflop Advice & 6 Postflop Tips)

June 11, 2021
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How to Play 4-Straight & 4-Flush Boards Like a Pro (3 Key Tips for Each)

June 4, 2021
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What is the Poker Game Tree & Why Does It Matter?

June 2, 2021
3-bet pots tips

What is a 3-Bet? Why (And How) You Need to 3-Bet More Often

June 1, 2021
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Should David Lappin Fold a Full House on a Devilish Board? (Analysis)

May 28, 2021
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[QUIZ] Do You Know When to Hold’em/Fold’em at Micro Stakes?

May 25, 2021
high stakes MTT hands

Going for Value in Two High Stakes Tournament Hands (Analysis)

May 18, 2021
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4 Tournament Mindset Tips for Poker Success (ft. ALLinPAV)

May 18, 2021
live 2/5 poker quiz

[QUIZ] Do You Have the Skills to Smash Live $2/$5 Games?

May 14, 2021
micro stakes premiums

3 Micro Stakes Players Pick Up Premium Hands in 3-Bet Pots (Analysis)

May 7, 2021
pocket kings

How to Play Pocket Kings Like a Pro in Cash Games (Even When an Ace Flops)

May 4, 2021
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How Would You Play Pocket Aces at This Final Table? (Analysis)

April 30, 2021
100nl david yan tips

This High Stakes Pro Played $0.50/$1.00 — Here Are 5 Tips from His Session

April 29, 2021

Polarized Ranges vs Linear (Merged) Ranges Explained

April 23, 2021
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[QUIZ] Can You Ace These 10 Fundamental Preflop Decisions?

April 20, 2021
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Bizarre Multiway Pot Between 3 High Stakes Regs ($28,350 Pot Analysis)

April 16, 2021
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Should He Fold Trips vs An Aggressive Pro? ($25K High Roller Analysis)

April 13, 2021
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High Stakes Reg Pulls the Trigger on 443 Big Blind Bluff (DEX88 vs uwintakeit Analysis)

April 9, 2021
river bluff tips

3 River Bluffing Tips That Will Help You Smash Cash Games

April 6, 2021
embrace variance

Why You Must Embrace Variance to Succeed in Poker

March 30, 2021
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How Would You Play This 6♦ 5♦? (Pro Analysis)

March 26, 2021
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Why Was This Pot So Small? (Limitless vs Stefan11222 Analysis)

March 23, 2021
paired flop money

How to Print Money on Paired Flops as the Preflop Raiser

March 19, 2021
lappin vs sinclair

Heads-Up for €29,620 — Should David Lappin Call with Jack-High?

March 17, 2021
turn overbetting

This is When (And Why) World-Class Players Overbet the Turn

March 12, 2021

Doug Polk Flops a Straight vs Phil Hellmuth — And Lays It Down?!

March 9, 2021

You Should Feel Pain While Playing Poker — Here’s Why

March 5, 2021
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The Craziest High Stakes Online Poker Hands of 2021: Part One

March 3, 2021
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Top Pro Plays Pocket Queens Passively with $2.7 Million On the Line

February 26, 2021
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What Is Equity Distribution & Why Does It Matter?

February 23, 2021
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How Being Scared Money Can Cost You Big Money (Hand Analysis)

February 16, 2021
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What is Four-of-a-Kind? And How Should You Play Four-of-a-Kind?

February 11, 2021
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The Range Bet: 10 Spots to Continuation Bet 100% of the Time

February 9, 2021
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10 Baddest (& Biggest) Beats from Polk vs Negreanu at $200/$400

February 5, 2021
ace five suited cash games

How to Play Ace-Five Suited in Cash Games (Preflop Advice & 6 Postflop Tips)

February 3, 2021
doug vs daniel biggest bluffs

The 10 Biggest Bluffs from Polk vs Negreanu at $200/$400

January 29, 2021
best poker strategy articles

The 100 Most Valuable Poker Strategy Articles for 2021

January 27, 2021
flopped straight cash games

What is a Straight? And How Should You Play Straights?

January 22, 2021
jungleman vs ivey

Jungleman Hits $825,635 Straight Flush vs Phil Ivey’s Quads (Analysis)

January 20, 2021

How to Play Ace-Ten Suited in Cash Games (Preflop Advice & Postflop Tips)

January 14, 2021
doug polk vs daniel negreanu bluff

Doug Polk vs Daniel Negreanu at $200/$400: Two Live Bluffs Analyzed

January 11, 2021
paired flops strategy

5 Paired Board Tips to Help You Win More Chips

January 7, 2021
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Become a Winner at Pot Limit Omaha FAST with the PLO Launch Pad Course

January 7, 2021
3-bet pots analysis

How to Play Strong Hands in a 3-Bet Pots (Hand Examples)

January 4, 2021
bicknell full house

Can She Fold a Full House Getting 7 to 1? (Analysis)

December 29, 2020
david yan plays micro stakes

How A Beastly Pro Approaches Micro Stakes Games (Hand Analysis)

December 21, 2020
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Poker Positions 101: Explaining What You MUST Know

December 18, 2020
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Top 10 Questions from Doug Polk’s “Ask Me Anything”

December 18, 2020
pocket nines in cash games

How to Play Pocket Nines in Cash Games (Preflop Advice & Postflop Tips)

December 15, 2020
maria ho folds a set

€1,115,207 On The Line…Should She Fold A SET? (Analysis)

December 10, 2020
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The Most Unbelievable $135,657 Pot in Poker History (Berri Sweet vs LLinusLLove Analysis)

December 7, 2020
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How to Play Flopped Sets in 8 Common Situations

December 3, 2020
doug analyzes hands vs negreanu

Doug Polk Explains Five $105,976+ Pots He Played vs Daniel Negreanu

December 1, 2020
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Late Registering Online Tournaments: How Late Is Too Late?

November 23, 2020
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Polk vs Negreanu Challenge FAQ

November 19, 2020
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5 Burning Cash Game Questions Answered By Pros

November 19, 2020
bluff catch quiz

[QUIZ] Do You Know Which Hands to Bluff-Catch?

November 18, 2020

The 10 Biggest Pots From The Polk vs Negreanu Challenge (So Far)

November 13, 2020
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$22 Becomes $100,061 in Unbelievably Huge Tournament (Hand Analysis)

November 10, 2020
jack ten suited in cash games

How to Play Jack-Ten Suited in Cash Games (Preflop Advice & 6 Postflop Tips)

November 6, 2020
tony g hero call

Can Tony G Make a Heroic Call for €1.2 Million? (Hand Analysis)

November 3, 2020
game flow in poker

How “Game Flow” Should Impact Your Decisions in Poker

October 30, 2020
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Doug Polk vs Daniel Negreanu: $200/$400 Grudge Match Rules

October 27, 2020
overbet example hands

3 Hand Examples That Will Help You Overbet Better

October 20, 2020
pocket tens in cash games

How to Play Pocket Tens in Cash Games (Preflop Advice & 5 Postflop Tips)

October 16, 2020