Author name: Lee Jones

Lee Jones has been a serious poker player and author for 40 years – he has published over 1,000 strategy articles in print and online. His best-selling limit hold’em primer, Winning Low Limit Hold’em, introduced thousands of players to Texas Hold’em. From 2003 – 2018, Lee was an executive in the poker industry, most of those years as the Cardroom Manager and Head of Poker Communications at PokerStars. During the Covid pandemic, Lee returned to his roots and began a graduate-level study of poker, and is now studying and writing about no-limit hold’em strategy. His main area of interest is making modern poker theory concepts accessible to beginning and intermediate players. After nearly four decades, Lee still loves poker as much as the first time he drew one card and filled an inside straight.

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How to Play Overpairs Out-of-Position in Cash Games
June 17, 2023 10 min read

How to Play Overpairs Out-of-Position in Cash Games

Like most things in life, even a seemingly simple poker question can require dramatic refining and nuance before anybody can provide a useful answer. Thus, “How should I play an overpair, out-of-position (“OP”) in cash […]

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3 Big Mistakes That Most Small Stakes Poker Players Make
May 20, 2023 9 min read

3 Big Mistakes That Most Small Stakes Poker Players Make

All poker players make mistakes, but by and large, small stakes poker players make more mistakes. Why is this? Well, a player who makes relatively few mistakes will find themselves handily beating those who make […]

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3 Deadly Techniques to Punish Limpers in Live Cash Games
May 16, 2023 10 min read

3 Deadly Techniques to Punish Limpers in Live Cash Games

I’ve taught hundreds of people to play poker tournaments and cash games in live settings. There’s a fascinating tendency that all poker newbies share: they want to “continue” in the hand. So the question they […]

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5 Reasons Why 3-Bets Crush In Cash Games
May 7, 2023 8 min read

5 Reasons Why 3-Bets Crush In Cash Games

Here’s an experiment to try: the next time you’re sitting in your regular no-limit hold’em game, count the number of 3-bets that you see in a one-hour period. If you’re in a $1/2, $2/3, or […]

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