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Four Doug Polk MTT Hands Reviewed by Two of The Best Tournament Players Ever
Doug Polk built Upswing Poker, but he’s still best known as a heads-up cash game specialist. That’s what makes his…
Push Fold Charts for Poker Tournaments, Plus More Advanced Strategies
Note: Updated February 2026. For the original article and charts scroll to the bottom. In the mid-2010s, the emergence of…
7 Poker Tournament Tips for Running Deep More Often
Poker tournament tips is, apparently, a pretty common search term on Google. I assume the searchers are looking for a…
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7 Poker Tournament Tips for Running Deep More Often
Poker tournament tips is, apparently, a pretty common search term on Google. I assume the searchers are looking for a…
3 Easily Understood Poker Tactics That Will Make You Money
If you want to add a few money-making poker tactics to your game, read on. Poker strategy has advanced a…
Trapping Top Pair with $751,073 On The Line (Final Table EPT London)
You’re at the final table of the EPT London Main Event. You’ve already outlasted over 700 players in the 5K…
Can You Exploit These 3 Poker Players?
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How to Exploit Weak 3-Bettors (AKA Most Poker Players)
Upswing Poker’s newest course presents a fresh approach to poker from chess champion turned poker pro Alex Vuilleumier. In this…
3 Things That Shocked This Chess Master Turned Poker Pro
The newest course in the Upswing Poker library comes from a chess master turned high stakes poker pro. Alex Vuilleumier…
Inelastic Ranges: How to Snowball Your Winnings vs Bad Poker Players
When you’re up against bad poker players, you have the opportunity to beat them for a large number of chips.…
How to Play Pocket Jacks in Cash Games
“There are 3 ways to play Pocket Jacks, and they’re all wrong.” You may have heard this famous poker saying…
Sneak Peek: The End Boss System with Doug Polk & Fabian Adler
Are you a serious poker player who wants to elevate your game to the highest level? Doug Polk’s brand new…
What Is Effective Stack Size & Why Does It Matter?
One of the first factors you should consider in any given poker hand is the effective stack size. This article…
Introducing Tracks in The Upswing Poker Lab
The Upswing Poker Lab offers a comprehensive collection of poker strategy lessons that help players of all skill levels upgrade…
(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…
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…
A 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…
Poker 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…
Should 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…
Fold 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…
The 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,…
Should He Fold Pocket Aces At The Final Table? (Analysis)
Some poker players love to set traps. Players who trap too often are pretty easy to play against, but so…
The Worst Poker Hand Of His Life (Analysis)
Every time you sit down at the poker table, you make mistakes (even if you’re Phil Ivey). What matters is…
The Preflop Poker Quiz (Only 20% of Poker Players Will Get 10/10)
Preflop is the most important street in poker… …so we made this quiz to put your preflop strategy to the…
How Phil Hellmuth Lost His $1.6 Million Match Against A Top Pro (Analysis)
Phil Hellmuth has been an absolute wrecking ball in high stakes heads-up matches on PokerGO… …but he just went up…
Should She Fold Aces Full in the $10,000 WSOP Main Event? (Analysis)
What does it take for you to lose all your chips in level 1 of the WSOP Main Event? With…
[Quiz] Do You Play Pocket Aces Like A Pro?
How good is your strategy with the best hand in the game, Pocket Aces? This quiz will test your skills…
Patrik Antonius Hero Calls Bottom Pair with $825,000 On The Line (Analysis)
Could you make a sick call with bottom pair with 3 players left in a big tournament? It takes guts,…
Why You Should NOT Chop When Deep In A Tournament
If you have ever made a deep run in a tournament, you may have been asked “Do you want to…
Should He Try To Bluff The Recreational Player? (Analysis)
I’ve analyzed a lot of high stakes tournament hands here on the Upswing Poker blog, so I figured some readers…
Should He Call All-In With Ace-High in a $250,000 Tournament? (Analysis)
One of the toughest spots in poker is when you have a marginal hand and face a decision for all…
[QUIZ] Do You Know When to C-Bet in 4-Bet Pots?
Poker players get more aggressive (on average) every year. As a result, playing well in 4-bet pots has become a…
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