Poker Basics

RTA in poker, short for real-time assistance, refers to any tool or method that helps a player make decisions while a hand is actively in progress. This ranges from static preflop charts consulted during play […]

A bluff catcher in poker is any hand that beats the bluffs in your opponent’s range but loses to all of their value hands. It does not have to be a strong hand in absolute […]

Poker tournaments have changed a lot over the years, and the introduction of online poker has certainly had a massive impact on the way tournaments are played. Online poker operators have introduced countless tournament formats […]

There are poker players you will come across who speak adamantly about how they cannot stand playing pocket jacks. Often their uneasiness with fish hooks comes from a lack of understanding on how to play […]

This chapter continues my discussion about specific poker strategies that have helped me, including board texture and bet sizing. If you wish, you can start reading at Chapter 1, or download the entire e-book as a […]

Here I continue my discussion about specific at-table strategies that have improved my game, and I cover three important topics: draws, position, and multi-way pots. If you wish, you can start reading at Chapter 1, […]

This is the final chapter of the e-book. It covers important meta-game improvements I’ve made, including a concept that may be the single most important idea in this document. This chapter also wraps a bow […]

Welcome to my e-book, “One Year of Great Poker Results.” This document describes my journey to becoming a winning live $5/10 no-limit hold’em player. The entire e-book is over 9,000 words, so PokerCoaching is serializing […]

In this chapter, I give an outline of the changes I’ve made over the past three years and how they’ve helped me. If you wish, you can start reading at Chapter 1, or download the […]

Here I dive into the nitty-gritty of my new improved strategy. I spend an entire chapter on one vital topic: aggression – both using it, and facing it. If you wish, you can start reading […]

Many online poker players find themselves riding an emotional roller coaster during a poker session, experiencing euphoria with every win and disappointment with every loss. However, to truly excel in the game of poker, it’s […]

A progressive knockout poker tournament, or PKO, is a format where half of each player’s buy-in funds a growing bounty on their head: when you eliminate a player, you pocket half their bounty in cash, […]

A slow roll in poker occurs when a player who holds the winning hand deliberately delays revealing their cards at showdown to give their opponent false hope. It is not against the official rules, but […]

Pocket queens are always beautiful to look down at at the poker table, especially when the flop doesn’t provide any kings or aces. Even when you get to play them as an overpair, it’s still […]

Bluffing in poker means betting or raising with a hand unlikely to win at showdown, with the goal of making your opponents fold their better hands. I have spent years reviewing student hand histories, and […]

A value bet in poker is any bet made with the goal of getting called by an opponent holding a worse hand. I have seen players at every level leave significant money on the table […]

Rebuy poker tournaments allow players to purchase additional chips during a designated early period whenever their stack drops to or below the starting chip count. Unlike re-entry events, rebuys cost no additional rake, are played […]

A re-entry poker tournament is an event that allows eliminated players to buy back in as a completely new entrant, receiving a fresh chip stack and a new seat at the table. I have played […]

Are you a Short Stack Ninja? See how you do in our latest quiz! If you get a 10/10, you are a crusher! The BTN raises to 2bb and the SB folds. Should you call […]

Bet sizing in poker is the skill of choosing how much to bet based on your range against your opponent’s range on the board texture in front of you, not on the absolute strength of […]

Short-stack poker in a tournament means playing with 20 big blinds or fewer, a situation where your entire strategic framework must shift from post-flop creativity to disciplined preflop decision-making. I have coached hundreds of students […]