Poker Basics

Ever since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, things have been booming across the US for live poker, with new poker rooms opening up and old ones receiving record traffic numbers.  From the West to […]

Some players focus too much on making big hands when playing poker, neglecting the fact they should be winning pots even without such premium holdings. However, regardless of your playing style and your skill level, […]

Whether you’re just learning how to play poker or you’ve been playing for decades, keeping your composure and maintaining a poker face is an essential part of being a successful live poker player.  Whether you […]

“Trips” and “set” are poker terms that often get thrown around at live poker tables by players of different experience levels and are often misused, but what is the real difference between trips vs sets? […]

If you play poker at a casino, you will exchange your money for poker chips, which act as a currency at the tables. But what if you want to play a home game and want […]

The importance of poker hand rankings trumps the importance of poker suits ranks in most card games, as suit ranks are much less relevant in the vast majority of cases.  While the importance of card […]

If you mention the word “poker” to most people, they immediately think of Texas Hold’em, but there are many different poker variations that fall under the umbrella of poker games.  In fact, there are dozens […]

Any two cards can win a hand of Texas Hold’em, but some poker hands simply don’t win often enough for you to consider them.  The worst poker hands on this list have very little potential […]

According to some reports, Badugi was first played in the 1980s and was invented in Canada under the name “Offsuit Lowball.” Since then, the game has become popular around the world, especially in the high-stakes […]

If you are new to poker, sitting down in your first game can be quite intimidating, as you are introduced to many different things simultaneously.  With so many things to track, including basic poker rules […]

The game of Texas Hold’em requires a dealer. In casinos, a professional takes on this role, while in home games, players often take turns executing the role, or one person is given the responsibility for […]

Poker is a social game by definition. It always requires at least two people to play, but it can be a lot more fun with a bigger group of players.  The number of players in […]

If you enjoy the thrill of live poker strategy, no place in the world can compare to Las Vegas in terms of the action you can find around the clock.  Whether you are looking to […]

The one thing that makes no limit poker so much more exciting than limit poker is the fact you can move all in and bet all your chips at any point in a hand. Announcing […]

If you were to mention the game of poker to a person who doesn’t play the game regularly or might not even know the poker hand rankings, cheating would probably be one of their main […]

Poker is a game that takes a day to learn but a lifetime to master. This adage about poker could hardly be truer, as poker truly is a simple game at first sight but a […]

From the time the first poker rules and games were created, a debate has been raging about whether it’s just another gambling game, a game of skill, or something in between.  Many people who have […]

The PeakGTO Poker ELO rating system was designed to help players to track their progress and get motivated to improve their gameplay, ultimately aiming to master the perfect GTO (Game Theory Optimal) strategy. This unique […]

The term poker encompasses many different card games, all with some fundamental poker rules, but all of these games and their variations have one thing in common: they are all games based on betting. Whether […]

If you have spent a substantial number of hours playing online poker, and especially if you played multiple tables at once, you have probably made a missclick in poker a time or two in your […]

Running a poker home game can seem like a very fun thing to do, and it definitely is, but it is also a task that comes with some challenges.  Whether you are going to be […]