Posts Tagged ‘Cash Games’
$1,000 Cash Game Insights from a High Stakes Veteran
Ready to improve your live cash game skills? Today we are going to look at three hands that Doug Polk played during a $5/$10 cash game session at the Aria. (This session was documented in a vlog on Doug’s YouTube channel a while back — watch it here.) Let’s get started. Hand #1 9-Handed. Effective…
Read MoreThe #1 Mistake Players Make When Playing Higher Stakes
At some point in every poker player’s career it happens. You finally build up the courage and bankroll to take a shot at a bigger game, but the moment it starts going poorly you begin to question every decision. That’s just what happened to Tanner, a member of the Upswing Lab training course. Luckily he…
Read MoreHow to Win When Your Opponent Straddles (3 Crucial Tips)
Adding a poker straddle to the game creates a whole new set of dynamics which are not so easy to figure out on the fly. However, learning how to play well with a straddle in play is important for your bottom line since pots will be much bigger and stacks will be flying back and…
Read MoreIf You Can’t Ace This Cash Game Quiz, Your Poker Game Needs Work
The Upswing Lab training course has helped poker players of all levels exceed their goals. The Lab’s greatest success story is probably high stakes regular Ali Imsirovic, but many more have seen dramatic improvements as well. If you can’t get all 10 […]
Read MoreDid Jason Koon Make a Million Dollar Mistake vs Kane Kalas? (Analysis)
Did this super high roller make a million dollar mistake? We are about to analyze one of the biggest televised No Limit Hold’em cash game hands of all time, which took place on the Triton Poker Million Euro Cash Game in Montenegro. There were 8 poker […]
Read MoreCrush Live Poker Games With These 8 Battle-Tested Tactics
It is no secret that live poker games are far softer than online games. Most successful online players could switch to live poker and win at a solid rate from the get-go. The same can not be said for successful live players who hop online. Yet the players who have the highest hourly win-rates in…
Read MoreHow to Win Your Blind vs Blind Battles (as the Preflop Caller)
Does it feel like you’ve been getting into more blind versus blind battles recently? If so, you are correct. Blind versus blind battles have become more frequent and important in the past few years due to a change in the meta-game. Players used to open significantly more often from the cutoff and on the button,…
Read MoreRecord-Breaking $438,900 Pot on Live at the Bike (Analysis)
You’re about to read analysis of a hand played just last week between Live at the Bike staple Andy and a recreational player named Jacky. The pot settled just under $439,000 and, spoiler alert, it was not a chop — only one of the players took home […]
Read MoreBig Blind Defense Strategy 101: Tournaments vs Cash Games
Did you know that it is basically impossible to win money from the big blind in the long run? The big blind has to pay a full blind without looking at their cards (a massive disadvantage) and will be out of position against most opponents postflop. It’s an unforgiving position with many opportunities for mistakes.…
Read MoreHow to Win on Low Flops When You’re Out of Position
If you’ve ever looked down at a low flop and been unsure how to proceed, this is the article for you. Today we’re going to focus on how to play on low boards out of position after raising before the flop. This can be an intimidating spot because the stack-to-pot ratio is high (making it…
Read More[QUIZ] Can You Face Down a Double Barrel on the Turn?
Do you know when to fold, call, and raise against a double barrel on the turn? Let’s find out!Answer the following 10 questions in which you are the big blind versus a player who raised on the button, bet on the flop, and bet again on the turn, then […]
Read MoreShould You Stop Cold-Calling in Cash Games?
Some poker players think you should only 3-bet or fold and never cold-call versus a single preflop raise. Other poker players think cold-calling is worth including your strategy. Who’s right? Today we’re going to go over cold-calling in cash games. We’ll start with the pros and cons so you can understand the basics of the…
Read MoreWhy Are Most Poker Players Wimpy Bluffers?
(Photo: PartyPoker) In part 1 of this article series, I told you about the Honesty Principle. The Honesty Principle: As a whole, the poker community bluffs much less than it should. In part 2, you read about the poker artificial intelligence Libratus and its uncanny ability to bluff at balanced frequencies. It should be fairly…
Read More[QUIZ] Do You Actually Know When to Delay C-Bet?
Ready to quiz your delayed c-betting skills? (Delayed c-betting is when you bet on the turn after checking back on the flop as the preflop aggressor. You can read up on this tactic before taking the quiz here.) Good luck, and don’t forget to share your score […]
Read MoreWhen a Poker A.I. Went Crazy with Five-Three Suited (Analysis)
In part 1 of this article series, we talked about the fact that the vast majority of poker players do not bluff often enough. As a result, their betting actions generally represent “honesty” (value hands) rather than “dishonesty” (bluffs). This led me to introduce what I call the Honesty Principle. The Honesty Principle: As a…
Read MoreWhen to Avoid a Solver’s “GTO” Plays
I was just listening to a podcast with Doug Polk and Andres “Educa-p0ker” Artinano. This quote from Andres stood out (paraphrased): Solvers are very good for studying the preflop and flop strategy, but not so useful for studying the turn and the river. Andres is basically saying that it’s less important to play theoretically sound…
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