Poker Strategy

Bet Sizing Tips That Will Instantly Make You a Better Player
March 8, 2024 11 min read

Bet Sizing Tips That Will Instantly Make You a Better Player

Being a well-rounded poker player means mastering many different skills that allow you to navigate the streets and outsmart your opponents. Bet sizing is definitely one of the most important ones and one that many …

Bet Sizing Tips That Will Instantly Make You a Better Player

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Poker ICM Considerations – Why Independent Chip Model Matters In Tournaments
March 7, 2024 9 min read

Poker ICM Considerations – Why Independent Chip Model Matters In Tournaments

If you have spent most of your time at the poker tables playing cash games, you have probably never had to think about how much value you were winning or losing by making certain plays. …

Poker ICM Considerations – Why Independent Chip Model Matters In Tournaments

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Best Short Stack Strategy Tips For Winning More Tournaments
February 27, 2024 11 min read

Best Short Stack Strategy Tips For Winning More Tournaments

Cash game players are used to playing with hundreds of big blinds in their stacks, but playing deep stacked is a luxury that MTT players often can’t afford. In fact, if you are a tournament …

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Razz Poker Rules – Master the Basics
February 27, 2024 12 min read

Razz Poker Rules – Master the Basics

While Texas Hold’em and Pot Limit Omaha may be the two most popular poker variations these days, they are certainly not the only ones you will find in live and online poker rooms around the …

Razz Poker Rules – Master the Basics

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How to Crush Nits in Your Poker Games
February 24, 2024 9 min read

How to Crush Nits in Your Poker Games

There used to be a time when poker nits were able to dominate the game and win big at the poker tables, much thanks to the generally low level of play across the board. As …

How to Crush Nits in Your Poker Games

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7 Card Stud Poker Rules – Master the Basics
February 23, 2024 11 min read

7 Card Stud Poker Rules – Master the Basics

One of the oldest poker games around, 7 Card Stud is a game on which some of the greatest players of all time built their careers and their names.  A somewhat simpler form of poker …

7 Card Stud Poker Rules – Master the Basics

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Cash Game Poker Hand Review: It matters how you get broke
February 13, 2024 8 min read

Cash Game Poker Hand Review: It matters how you get broke

This is a hand I played in a $3/$5 NLHE game that has a mandatory $10 straddle. It had some interesting features that made me bring it to the PokerCoaching Discord group.  Preflop Action – …

Cash Game Poker Hand Review: It matters how you get broke

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Beat Freezeout Poker Tournaments with Proper Adjustments
February 9, 2024 11 min read

Beat Freezeout Poker Tournaments with Proper Adjustments

Both live and online poker operators these days offer dozens of different tournament formats like PKOs or re-buy, each offering a slightly different approach to the game. Back in the day, however, freezeout poker tournaments …

Beat Freezeout Poker Tournaments with Proper Adjustments

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Jonathan Little Wins Big at PokerGO Cup
February 4, 2024 11 min read

Jonathan Little Wins Big at PokerGO Cup

Every year, the PokerGO Cup attracts some of the best poker players in the world to PokerGO Studios in Las Vegas. This year was no different, as not only were the likes of Daniel Negreanu, …

Jonathan Little Wins Big at PokerGO Cup

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3-Betting in Poker: How to Pick the Right Spot for a 3-Bet
January 31, 2024 12 min read

3-Betting in Poker: How to Pick the Right Spot for a 3-Bet

If you have watched a single episode of a poker TV show or an hour of a poker live stream, you have surely heard the term 3-bet at least once, as it has become one …

3-Betting in Poker: How to Pick the Right Spot for a 3-Bet

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Top Adjustments for Beating Calling Stations in Poker
January 26, 2024 11 min read

Top Adjustments for Beating Calling Stations in Poker

Of all the player types you may find at poker tables, calling stations should definitely be your favorites, as they are both very profitable and very easy to play against.  In this guide, I am …

Top Adjustments for Beating Calling Stations in Poker

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Omaha Hi/Lo Rules – Master the Basics
January 23, 2024 11 min read

Omaha Hi/Lo Rules – Master the Basics

Omaha Hi/Lo, often also referred to as PLO Hi/Lo or Omaha 8, is a variation of the classic game of Omaha poker in which the “Hi” and the “Lo” hand split the pot.  The game …

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Learn How to Play Poker Satellites & Win More Often
January 19, 2024 12 min read

Learn How to Play Poker Satellites & Win More Often

Big poker tournaments offer a chance to win life-changing money, but top events can be a bit out of the price range of an average player. This is exactly why poker satellite tournaments exist, allowing …

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Floating in Poker – When Should You Do It?
January 16, 2024 11 min read

Floating in Poker – When Should You Do It?

Playing fundamentally good strategy is the secret to success in the game, and mastering basics like your preflop ranges and c-bet situations is the first thing you should learn. However, the more advanced plays like …

Floating in Poker – When Should You Do It?

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The Top 10 Poker Players To Watch In 2024
January 12, 2024 9 min read

The Top 10 Poker Players To Watch In 2024

With a new year upon us, it is only natural to begin contemplating which poker players will have a stellar year on the felt in 2024. While established crushers are sure to continue adding to …

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Pot Limit Omaha Rules – Master the Basics of PLO
January 9, 2024 11 min read

Pot Limit Omaha Rules – Master the Basics of PLO

While Texas Hold’em remains by far the most popular poker variation today, the great game of Pot Limit Omaha has certainly seen quite a rise in popularity over the last decade. If you want to …

Pot Limit Omaha Rules – Master the Basics of PLO

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How to Beat Loose Aggressive Players (LAGs) in Poker
January 5, 2024 11 min read

How to Beat Loose Aggressive Players (LAGs) in Poker

The loose aggressive (LAG) poker playing style is one of the most complex playing styles in the game, and it can lead to great success and massive failure depending on how well one plays it.  …

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A River Value Bet Decision with King-Ten Offsuit
January 1, 2024 12 min read

A River Value Bet Decision with King-Ten Offsuit

I’ve got another hand that came from the PokerCoaching cash game Discord channel. But in this case, it was one of my hands. Here’s a link to the entire discussion if you want to dive …

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MTT Poker Strategy from Proven Winners – Crush Your Tournaments
December 26, 2023 11 min read

MTT Poker Strategy from Proven Winners – Crush Your Tournaments

Tournament poker has been at the height of its popularity in the last couple of years, with both online and live tournaments setting attendance records and proving that the game is alive and well. For …

MTT Poker Strategy from Proven Winners – Crush Your Tournaments

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How to Play Ace-Queen Offsuit poorly, and then well!
December 22, 2023 7 min read

How to Play Ace-Queen Offsuit poorly, and then well!

Sometimes, it seems that the Universe is determined for me to find growth edges in my life. Day before yesterday was one of those.  First, playing ace-queen offsuit wrong We had just gotten the afternoon …

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Deep Stack Strategy Tips That Will Make You a Winner
December 19, 2023 11 min read

Deep Stack Strategy Tips That Will Make You a Winner

Poker is always a game of strategy, but the variety of plays available with a shallow stack is quite limited compared to advanced options with deeper stacks. While playing deep stack is mostly reserved for …

Deep Stack Strategy Tips That Will Make You a Winner

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