Poker Strategy

Top 5 Tips to Play Pocket Aces
Whether you are a seasoned poker professional or a recreational player who enjoys the game and plays mostly for fun, looking down at pocket Aces is a special feeling. At that moment, you know you […]

Picking a Proper C-Betting on Ace-High Boards
Picking a proper bet sizing is not an easy task, so we will go over common scenarios for c-betting on ace-high boards to see when we should be c-betting big and when we should stick […]

From the Net to the Nosebleeds: Justin Saliba’s Rise to Poker’s Elite
We’re thrilled to bring you the next installment of our new “Ask the Pro” series, where elite players share their paths, philosophies, and strategies at the poker’s elite. In this edition, we spotlight our own […]

Defending vs. C-Bets on Low-Card Boards in 3-Bet Pots
We already looked into defending vs. c-bets on ace-high boards and different variations of high-card flops calling a 3-bet. Today, we will analyze this situation for low-card boards. In this article, we will cover different […]

From Magic to Millions: Jonathan Little’s Journey to Mastering Poker Strategy
We’re excited to launch a brand new “Ask the pro” section that takes you behind the scenes with some of the most successful poker players. In each edition, Justin Saliba will sit down with accomplished […]

Defending C-Bets on High-Card Boards in 3-Bet Pots
We recently covered how to defend versus c-bets on ace-high boards in 3-bet pots, and today we will dive into defending c-bets on high-card flops to analyze how to play them. In this article, we […]

Dominating with Nut Advantage: A Key Edge in Poker Strategy
Poker isn’t just about who has the best hand right now, it’s about who can have the best hands. This is where nut advantage comes in. While closely related to range advantage, nut advantage hones […]

Defending C-Bets on Ace-High Boards in 3-Bet Pots
We already covered how to defend in position versus c-bets on ace-high boards in single raised pots , so today we will dive deeper into 3-bet scenarios. In this article, we will cover different board […]

Mastering Range Advantage: A Key to Winning Poker Strategy
In No Limit Texas Hold’em, it’s not just about what you have – it’s about what you could have. That’s the essence of range-based thinking, and at its core is one of poker’s most powerful […]

Defending on Low-Card Boards In Position after Calling Preflop
We analyzed how to defend as a preflop caller on ace-high boards and high-card flops, and today we will examine defending on low-card boards. In this article, we will delve deeper into dry and connected […]

But Then, A Live Tell Mike Caro Told Me About Said to Jam
I was just reading an interview with poker legend Barny Boatman. Barny said, “If a player from that first [European Poker Tour in] Monte Carlo were to find themselves in the 2025 Main Event, they’d […]

Defending C-bets In Position on High-Card Boards after Calling Preflop
We have already covered the strategy for defending against c-bets on Ace-High boards when we have the position, and today we will dive into high-card flops. In this article, we will dive deeper into defending […]

Punting $325 by Acting Too Fast
Serious poker players spend a lot of time figuring out what their hourly rate is. It’s $X/hour or Y BB/hour or Z BB/100. I try to avoid that sort of thinking because it doesn’t make […]

Defending In Position on Ace-High Boards after Calling Preflop
We already covered multiple scenarios when defending versus c-bets from the blinds on ace-high boards, so today we will cover how to approach these situations when you defending in position against your opponent. In this […]

Poker Is Easy When You Can See Their Cards
Consider the following thought experiment: suppose you are playing heads-up no-limit Texas Hold’em against an opponent who has essentially identical skills as you. Setting aside any ethical concerns for the moment, let’s further suppose that […]

C-Betting On Paired Boards in 3-Bet Pots
We analyzed c-betting on low-card boards, high-card flops, and ace-high flops in 3-bet pots, so today we dive deeper into paired boards in 3-bet pots. We will cover different paired flops variations in 3-bet pots […]

A Multi-way 4-bet Pot with a Premium
Setting the stage Invisible to me behind the dealer, in the #1 seat, is Carl. Carl doesn’t believe much in folding before he sees the three cards in the middle of the table. He doesn’t […]

C-Betting On Ace-High Boards in 3-Bet Pots
We already talked about c-betting on low-card boards and high-card flops in 3-bet pots, so today we will use the PeakGTO to analyze strategy on ace-high boards. We will cover different board textures on connected […]

Value Betting Aces on The River
Here’s a hand about value betting aces that comes from the PokerCoaching Discord cash discussion channel. Our hero, Ibney, is in the hijack position in a live $1/$2 NLHE game. The UTG player opens to […]

C-Betting On High-Card Boards in 3-Bet Pots
We already talked about c-betting on low-card boards in 3-bet pots, and today we will use the PeakGTO solver to analyze the high-card boards in 3-bet pots. We will cover different board textures on connected […]

To Improve a Bad Poker Session: Don’t Make It Worse
It was a pretty bad poker session in my $3/5 game. My pairs didn’t flop sets, my draws didn’t arrive, but the other people’s draws did arrive. Or maybe they didn’t arrive, but I wasn’t […]