Poker Strategy
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Leveling in Poker & Costly Mistakes to Avoid
Poker is a game whose complexity changes depending on the way you look at it. You can play poker at the most basic level and never think about the complexities of the game, or you […]
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Top Tips for Squeezing In Poker that Will Help You Win More
Being aggressive and punishing passive and weak play is the staple of any solid poker strategy. One play that fits perfectly into such an aggressive strategy is the squeeze play, which can be utilized with […]
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Top 10 Crazy Poker Games to Try with Your Friends
If you thought the game of poker could be played in many different variations because of the various games you saw at WSOP, you were right. However, there are far more different poker games out […]
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Most Important Poker Stats That Will Make You a Winner
In many ways, online poker is a game of its own compared to live poker, and the ability to accumulate stats on our opponents is one of the big reasons why. While some online poker […]
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All You Need to Know About Poker Straddles in 2024
Whenever you watch one of the high-stakes game shows on the internet, you will hear “the straddle is on” quite often, but you might not quite understand what it means. Poker straddles in Texas Holdem […]
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Why You Should Almost Never Limp In Poker
If you have been playing poker over the last decade and learning the game from pretty much any source, you have probably been made aware of the fact that open raises are almost always better […]
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Master The Best Texas Hold’em Starting Hands – Top 10 List
Texas Hold’em is a relatively simple game at first sight, and it all starts with your preflop cards, whose proper selection will set you up for the rest of the hand. Playing too many starting […]
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Biggest Poker Tournaments to Play in 2024
With a few months of 2024 already behind us, we have had a chance to see quite a few massive live tournaments play out, with many more to come before the year is over. By […]
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Is Poker a Game of Skill or Luck?
Ever since poker has been played, a debate has been raging among players – is poker a game of skill or luck, and can you actually be a guaranteed winner at poker based on your […]
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Poker Downswings – How to Avoid Costly Mistakes
Losing is a part of poker, whether you are the best player in the world or a recreational player who plays the game occasionally with their friends. If you have never gone through a bad […]
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Poker Etiquette Rules – Show Your Class at the Tables
Poker is a social game and one that’s often played by as many as ten players at the same table, all wagering real money on the outcome of the game. While the rules of poker are […]
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Top 10 Winning Sit and Go Strategy Tips
Sit and go poker tournaments used to be the bread and butter of online poker players. While they are no longer as popular, sit and goes are still a great way to get started with […]
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Real-Time Assistance In Poker – Is It an Imminent Threat?
Ever since online poker first launched in the early 2000s, the possibility of getting cheated was one of the biggest fears shared by poker players across the globe. Indeed, online poker has created many opportunities […]
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Bluff Catching in Poker – When Is a Good Time to Do It?
The feeling of getting away with a bluff is certainly one of the best you can experience at the poker table, but bluff catching with the right call with a fairly weak hand and catching […]
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Poker Tournament Strategy: Pocket Jacks In The WSOP Main Event
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 […]
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One Year of Great Poker Results – Board Texture and Bet Sizing
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 […]
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One Year of Great Poker Results – Draws, Position, and Multi-way Pots
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, […]
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One Year of Great Poker Results – The Meta-game and Conclusions
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 […]
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One Year of Great Poker Results – Introduction
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 […]
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One Year of Great Poker Results – Overview
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 […]
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One Year of Great Poker Results – Aggression
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 […]