Poker Strategy
How To Play Pocket Fives in Cash Games
Want to learn the optimal way to play Pocket Fives in No Limit Hold’em? This article covers: How to Play Pocket Fives Preflop 3 Tips for Playing Fives as the Preflop Raiser 3 Tips for Playing Fives as the Preflop Caller Let’s begin! How to Play Pocket Fives in Common Preflop Situations Unopened Pots Pocket…
Read MoreFlopped Flush vs Flush in High Stakes Poker Game ($476,500 Pot Analysis)
With $5,300,000 on the table, this bomb of a poker hand went down. The one was played by Nik Airball and Wesley, two regular players on the Hustler Casino Live stream with very deep pockets looking to gamble it up! The blinds are $100/$200/$400 with a $200 big blind ante. The effective stack between the…
Read MoreHow to Play Ten-Nine Suited In Cash Games
Everyone gets a slight dopamine hit when they look down the beautiful Ten-Nine Suited. But, are you playing it right? This quick guide will help you confirm you are or help you play it better. I am going to start by covering how to play Ten-Nine suited preflop in every common situation. I will then…
Read MoreThis $420,400 Pot With Pocket Kings Escalated Quickly (Analysis)
Have you ever won a house with one pair in a poker game? Me neither. But it happened recently in a $200/$400/$800 cash game at The Lodge Card Club. Let’s take a look at the hand. Preflop Action Taras opens to $3,500 from UTG+1 with . It folds to KBM in the Big Blind who…
Read More(Sneak Peek) Road to Victory: The Ultimate Poker Tournament Course
If you’re a serious tournament poker player, read on. Two of the world’s best poker pros have combined forces to create the ultimate course for players who want to final table and win more tournaments. It’s called Road to Victory and it reveals the strategies that Darren Elias and Nick Petrangelo use to navigate from…
Read More$10K Buy-In Super Millions Review (ft. Darren Elias & Nick Petrangelo)
Darren Elias Uses Bet Sizing Tell to Win $127,680 (Analysis)
Four-time World Poker Tour champion Darren Elias is a master of catching on to opponents’ tendencies and exploiting that information to the max. Upswing Poker’s newest instructor put that ability on full display en route to winning one of his four WPT Main Event titles. With a six-figure first prize on the line, Elias’ observations…
Read MoreA Quick Guide to ICM in Tournaments (ft. Nick Petrangelo)
If you play tournaments, you need to be aware of the concept of ICM (Independent Chip Model). But there’s a lot of confusion and misinformation surrounding ICM, and how to correctly apply it. This short article, based on advice from tournament crusher Nick Petrangelo, will help clear up that confusion. Let’s get started! Road To…
Read MoreHow To Play Pocket Sixes In Cash Games
Let’s talk about Pocket Sixes! Middling pairs, like sixes, are solid starting hands that are usually worth playing preflop. But most of the time, the flop will have at least one overcard. To help you avoid getting lost with them before and after the flop, I wrote this article to make playing Pocket Sixes a…
Read MorePoker Site Owner Double Check-Raises In $100,000 Buy-in Tournament (Analysis)
The text below is based on the video above. Sebastian Gaehl found himself in quite a juicy spot at the 2023 Triton Poker Vietnam Super High Roller Main Event. While the field for the $100,000 buy-in event was filled with the usual elite-level players, Gaehl got a seat to the direct left of Phil Nagy,…
Read MoreShould Tom Dwan Fold Pocket Queens In This $1 Million Buy-In Hand?
The text below is based on the video above. Imagine playing a €1 million buy-in tournament with 300 big blinds in your stack. You raise from late position with pocket queens, get 3-bet from the small blind, and then see a cold 4-bet from the big blind. Just to spice up this situation a little…
Read MoreFold Pocket Queens Preflop At The Final Table?! (Analysis)
Nothing in poker beats making a final table. You played well for hours, ran hot, and probably won at least a few all-ins. But when you’re at a final table, the importance of each decision is magnified as there are often significant pay jumps for each spot. Unfortunately, since making final tables is rare and…
Read MoreHow to Play Middle Pocket Pairs After Calling a 3-Bet (6 Tips)
Middle pocket pairs can feel like slot machines when you raise and someone 3-bets behind you. You call and hope to hit the jackpot (a set). But that only happens about 10.8% of the time. While that is definitely the best and most profitable part of playing these hands, there are some nuances that come…
Read MoreCasino Owner Blows Up In $630,800 Poker Hand (Analysis)
You know that adrenaline rush you get when you play a huge pot in a poker game? Some people don’t even feel that when playing for $10,000, $20,000, or $40,000. No, in order for these sickos to feel a true rush, they need to play for enough money to buy a house. Let’s look at…
Read MoreWhat is a Block Bet & When Should You Do It?
Block betting is a poker tactic that has been around for a while. For many years, players debated its effectiveness using their own intuition. However, now that solvers exist, we have definitive proof that block bets are the correct play in some situations. This article covers what a block bet is and when should you…
Read MoreThe Poker Math Quiz That You Need To Ace
Success in poker is heavily dictated by logic and problem-solving skills. But perhaps above all else, it’s about math! Thankfully, you don’t need to be a savant to understand the mathematical principles of poker. This quiz will test your knowledge with 10 questions about the core mathematical components of poker. You’ll get a famous poker…
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