$127,165 Madness! 3 Players Move All-In in High Stakes Game (Analysis)

3way allin high stakes

It’s not very often you see a multiway all-in at high stakes cash game… let alone an online high stakes cash game. But we’re going to be looking at one today between Wiktor “Limitless” Malinowski, Manuel Saavedra, and the mysterious player “ARTdirector”. The blinds are $200/$400 and the effective stack is around $40,000. Yeah, this…

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Trapping Top Pair with $751,073 On The Line (Final Table EPT London)

king-queen offsuit trap

You’re at the final table of the EPT London Main Event. You’ve already outlasted over 700 players in the 5K buy-in tournament, and just 7 more stand in your way of winning over $750K. You raise preflop with King-Queen offsuit and get one call. The flop is Queen-high. Are you betting or checking? Upswing’s Precision…

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Can You Exploit These 3 Poker Players?

alex vuilleumier's exploit poker quiz

Ready to test your exploitative poker skills? Upswing Poker’s newest course, titled Precision Poker, comes from the mind of chess champion turned high stakes poker pro Alex Vuilleumier. An International Master in chess and a WSOP bracelet winner in poker, Alex brings a fresh approach to studying poker that focuses on building your own game…

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How to Exploit Weak 3-Bettors (AKA Most Poker Players)

exploit weak 3-bettors

Upswing Poker’s newest course presents a fresh approach to poker from chess champion turned poker pro Alex Vuilleumier. In this article/video, Alex shares one of his favorite and most effective exploits: exploiting players who don’t 3-bet often enough. He also teaches you a simple method to leverage a node locking with the Rocket Solver free…

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3 Things That Shocked This Chess Master Turned Poker Pro

what shocked Alexandre Vuilleumier from chess to poker

The newest course in the Upswing Poker library comes from a chess master turned high stakes poker pro. Alex Vuilleumier achieved the title of International Master and a rating as high as 2400 in competitive chess. In poker, Vuilleumier is a WSOP bracelet winner, with a resume that includes more than $2.2 million in tournament…

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How to Win More Pots with Delayed C-Bets

delayed c-bet continuation strategy

Every skilled poker player has the c-bet (short for “continuation bet”) in their arsenal. C-betting capitalizes on two crucial facts: The preflop aggressor usually has the strongest range of any player in the […]

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How to Play Five-to-a-Straight Boards Like a Pro

five straight boards

Boards with five cards to the straight can be quite confusing to play. But fear not! In this article, I am going to break down what makes these boards special and how you should play them. I’ll be leveraging Upswing Poker’s upcoming tool (the Lucid GTO Trainer) to demonstrate how a GTO player would approach…

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The Mistake Poker Players Make When C-Betting

big c-bet mistake

Range betting, or betting 100% of the time, can be a powerful tool. It exploits players who fold too often and don’t raise often enough — and that describes the vast majority of all poker players. However, far too often, players who discover the power of range betting will make the mistake of doing it…

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How to Play King-Ten Offsuit In Cash Games

king-ten offsuit

I’m not going to BS you here… King-Ten offsuit is a mediocre hand. But it’s still worth playing in certain situations. If you have the right strategy and wait for good spots, you are certain to turn a profit with this hand in the long run. Helping you do just that will be the focus…

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What Is Pot Control & Why Does It Matter?

pot control

You’ve probably heard the poker term pot control before. If you want to know what it means and why it matters, read on. This article covers: What is Pot Control? Why Should You Pot Control? How Important Pot Controlling is for Poker Players I will also give you some concrete examples of when you should…

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Flopped Quads vs LLinusLLove ($194,718 Pot Analysis)

quads vs linus

Every poker player knows what it feels like to run bad. But running bad in a cash game with almost $100,000 effective stacks? That’s an entirely new level of pain. Today we’re going to analyze an online hand played between two crushers, Linus Loeliger (LLinusLLove) and Ignacio Moron (Nacho124441), with $500/$1,000 blinds with a $200…

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How to Snowball Your Winnings vs Bad Poker Players

snowball and increase poker winnings

When you’re up against bad poker players, you have the opportunity to beat them for a large number of chips. And with the right strategy, that number (and your chip stack) will continue growing like a snowball rolling down a snowy hill. In this short article, I am going to show you how to extract…

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How to Play Six-Five Suited In Cash Games

six five suited

I always feel excitement when I’m dealt Six-Five suited. It cracks Pocket Aces over 22% of the time (more than any other starting hand) and it makes disguised flushes, straights, and two pairs relatively frequently. But despite all of these positives, there are some things you should know before getting too carried away with Six-Five…

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How to Play Ten-Eight Suited In Cash Games

ten-eight suited

Ten-Eight suited is a nice starting hand in No Limit Hold’em. It certainly won’t be your biggest cash cow, but you can make a good amount of money in the long run by playing it correctly. This article covers: How to play Ten-Eight suited in a variety of preflop situations 3 tips for when you…

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How to Play King-Nine Suited In Cash Games

king-nine suited

Woof woof (get it?). King-Nine suited is a solid hand — one that can make you a little bit of money. But more importantly, if played incorrectly, it can cost you a lot of money. Read on if you want to avoid making those costly mistakes. This article covers: How to Play King-Nine Suited Preflop…

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