Posts Tagged ‘Online Poker’
Why Milestone Satellites Require a Different Poker Strategy
Moneymaker. The Poker Boom. Do you know what they have in common? Satellite tournaments. Moneymaker’s historic run began in an online qualifier. However, that was in a traditional satellite. If you’re chasing your own Moneymaker moment, you need to know how satellites work — and today, that means understanding milestone satellites. In this article, you’ll…
Read More3 Times You Should Bet Big on the Turn (And 3 Times You Shouldn’t)
Sizing your bets optimally on the turn can help you win more money when you are ahead and lose less when you are behind. Knowing when to choose one size over the other is thus important for maximizing your win-rate. There are many ways to reach the turn (in position vs out of position, single…
Read More3 Cash Game Exploits That Print Against Today’s Regs (Backed By Data)
I shouldn’t be giving this away for free, but you’re getting lucky today. If you want to make money playing poker, you have to craft your strategy in a way that takes advantage of certain deficiencies in your opponents’ way of playing. In this article, I’m not going to go down the rabbit hole of…
Read MoreMystery Bounty Strategy: How to Attack Once the Bubble Bursts
A sigh of relief. A thrill of hope. Could this be the day? That’s how surviving a money bubble can feel. But the feeling is even more pronounced in Mystery Bounty knockout (MB or MBKO) tournaments. Because making ITM in a Mystery Bounty means a lot more than the min-cash you’re guaranteed. Eliminating just one…
Read MoreUnlocking the Mystery: Early Stage Mystery Bounty Tournament Strategy
Over the last five years or so, Mystery Bounty tournaments (MBs) were introduced to the live poker ecosystem. They continue to rise in popularity, having considerable representation in the online tournament scene as well. They’re here to stay. And they’re grossly misunderstood. Aside from being a total luckbox, is the Mystery Bounty format beatable? In…
Read MoreHow to Defend Against Large Flop C-Bets in Poker Tournaments
By Leo Song-Carrillo · MTT Pro Being on the receiving end of a large flop c-bet can feel intimidating in a poker tournament. The pot swells quickly. Bad calls are punished. For some players, that fear produces an automatic fold. For others, it sparks rebellion. You fight back, sometimes at the wrong time, and suddenly…
Read MoreSneak Peek: Modern Tournament Mastery w/ Tim Adams & Dan Dvoress ft. Stephen Chidwick
Tournament poker has a way of making every serious player feel behind at some point. You can study for months, build a strong strategy, and still run into spots where the game feels like it has moved past you. Maybe someone uses a line you don’t fully understand. Maybe the stack dynamics change quickly, taking…
Read MoreTimothy Adams Breaks Down ChatGPT’s Poker Logic
Timothy Adams and Mike Brady recently sat down to review a handful of hands played by Mike’s friend Stu, and alongside their breakdown, they had ChatGPT’s analysis of each hand pulled up and worked through both in real time. What you get is a side-by-side look at how strong players actually think through spots, compared…
Read MoreHow Timothy Adams Attacks from the Big Blind (And Why Most Players Don’t)
One thing that becomes very clear early in Upswing’s Modern Tournament Mastery is that while the course is built by both Timothy Adams and Daniel Dvoress, a lot of the most practical, in-the-weeds breakdowns come from Adams walking through spots on his own. The video we’re going to look at today is one of those.…
Read MoreHow Timothy Adams Approaches Deep Stack Tournament Poker
Timothy Adams has spent years playing the toughest tournament fields in the world, and one thing comes through very clearly when he talks about deep stack poker: Most players aren’t well-versed in deep-stacked early MTT play. That’s a major theme throughout Modern Tournament Mastery, the new Upswing course from Timothy Adams and Daniel Dvoress. Modern…
Read MoreFour 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 hands from this $125k Triton Main Event so interesting. In Modern Tournament Mastery, the new MTT course from Timothy Adams and Daniel Dvoress featuring Stephen Chidwick, several key spots feature Doug navigating high-pressure tournament situations…
Read More5 Key Hands from Dylan Weisman’s $530 PLO Final Table Run
Dylan Weisman recently shared a highlight reel from his second-place finish in a $530 PLO MTT on ClubWPT Gold, and it’s packed with interesting decisions across all stages of the tournament. A chance to play wanted dead or a wild game free can reveal how often the Dead Man’s Hand bonus triggers. Collecting enough data…
Read MoreHow Double Board Bomb Pots Actually Work (And Why Most Players Get Them Wrong)
Bomb pots have become a staple in modern poker. Whether you’re playing in private games, apps, or live settings, you’re going to encounter them all over the place, often in double board formats. In these games, every player contributes to the pot preflop, and instead of a single board, two separate boards are dealt—each of…
Read MoreInside a $30K CGWC Pot: TaxHere vs Jasamgale Hand Analysis
The 2025 Cash Game World Championship (CGWC) has provided us with many jaw-dropping hands, with players taking lines with hands that you just never see in everyday games. The hand we’ll talk about today is no different. Our featured players are TaxHere and Jasamgale, two of the very best in the world for many years.…
Read More5 Things You Should Be Doing BvB (But Probably Aren’t)
In poker, particularly online, where blind-versus-blind (BVB) situations arise frequently, developing a strong BVB strategy is essential to maintaining a healthy win rate. In this article, I am going to break down five core strategies that you should implement to set yourself apart from the field. Let’s dive into it! Core Strategy #1 – 3-Betting…
Read MoreWhen Betting Bigger Is the Solver-Approved Play In Tournaments
Big hand. Big bet. Usually. In the pre-solver era, continuation betting for half pot was fairly common, if not the norm. It’s the early aughts of the new millennium. A young Romanian breaks onto the scene with a new strategy for No Limit Texas Hold’em poker tournaments: a silly, gambly variant of the game. He…
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