Poker Strategy

Playing from the big blind in online poker tournaments can be difficult. No one likes playing out of position, as it can become especially difficult when you have an awkward stack size that you don’t know how to deal with. However, while playing from the big blind can be difficult, that doesn’t mean you’re incapable …

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Whether you play on WSOP.com, PokerStars, or America’s Cardroom, being able to execute bluffs in online poker tournaments will set you apart from the competition. Do you want to learn how to execute better bluffs in online poker tournaments? When the right bluffing spots present themselves, try these strategies to steal big pots from your …

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Is there anything better than online cash games? You can play a massive amount of hands. You can play at any hour day or night. It’s like an eternal arcade game for money. What’s not to love? However, if you make these three key mistakes you won’t have fun playing online cash games. Let’s discuss …

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One of the most “action” poker vloggers out there, Rampage Poker continues to provide high-stakes content whether it be on live stream or his very own YouTube channel. Taking a shot at a higher stakes cash game in Las Vegas, it only took Rampage two hands to get his entire stack in the middle. The …

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From Sunday, March 19th through Thursday, March 23rd, Cardplayer Lifestyle will be hosting its 4th Mixed Game Festival. Returning to Resorts World in Las Vegas, the upcoming Mixed Game Festival IV is set to offer mixed game action along with giveaways and prizes to all in attendance. Hoping to provide our PokerCoaching members with some …

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Hosted by WSOP bracelet winner Brent Hanks and poker media darling Jeff Platt, PokerGO’s No Gamble, No Future continues providing poker fans with quality content featuring poker’s best. When it was announced that No Gamble, No Future would be hosting a cash game where players were required to have $1,000,000 available to play with, many …

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From his humble beginnings playing $1/$2 at Red Rock Casino, poker vlogger Brad Owen can now be found playing some of the highest stakes in Las Vegas. If you’re going to mix it up at $10/$20/$40, there is no better place than the Bellagio poker room. Taking part in the stand-up game, Owen looked to …

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On Tuesday, February 7th 2023, the popular live-streamed cash game production Live At The Bike announced they would be hosting three nights of high stakes poker action via their official Twitter account. While poker fans are used to Parkwest Bicycle Casino hosting exciting, high stakes poker action, their carefully curated line-up was set to include …

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What is better than one of the biggest poker productions announcing a jaw-dropping, $1,000,000 buy-in cash game? How about two of the biggest poker productions in the industry announcing plans to host a series of $1,000,000 buy-in cash games? There has never been a better time to be a fan of high stakes poker, as …

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Few poker productions have experienced such a quick rise to relevance as Hustler Casino Live. Since Hustler’s inaugural live stream in the summer of 2021, producers Ryan Feldman and Nick Vertucci have cultivated what is currently the most popular poker show in the industry. Curating lineups of exciting players while also providing high production value, …

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Texas Hold’em poker strategy has changed a lot over the years. Back in the day, many of the concepts used at the poker table would be unheard of in today’s landscape. A-K suited was considered a drawing hand, “going with your gut” was celebrated, and Doyle Brunson won back-to-back World Series of Poker Main Events …

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Every poker player whether they play high stakes or low stakes no-limit Texas Hold’em knows the value of a dollar. Having access to free poker training while you grind the online micro stakes can certainly help you move up faster. Whether you play cash games or poker tournaments, I am happy to share the best, …

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Making final tables in online poker tournaments at the micro stakes starts with recognizing what mistakes players make and capitalizing on them. If you have made it this far in my How To Beat Online Micro Stakes Poker Tournaments series, you have studied preflop and flop micro stakes poker tournament strategy, but now it is …

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I was recently asked by one of my students what the different strategies are playing 15 big blinds effective as opposed to a 25 big blind effective stack size. The short answer is: there are a ton of adjustments! While this article will not provide all of the strategy differences between playing 15 big blinds …

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Making the correct decisions and adhering to the proper ranges preflop helps you set the tone for all three streets of a poker hand. While making the right preflop decisions is critical, if you blow it on the flop it can be incredibly costly for you, especially if the hand makes it all the way …

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Every poker player has to start somewhere, and often times starting from square one means starting your poker journey with a small bankroll. No one starts their poker career adequately bankrolled for high roller poker tournaments, but how do you properly manage a minimal bankroll and eventually move up stakes? Study the lessons I outline …

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Poker players reading this article are likely quite familiar with micro stakes tournaments and probably play them quite often online. Micro stakes are a great way for aspiring players to gain experience and potentially earn some great return on investment with the large fields yet low risk.  While there is a ton of upside to …

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A question I am often asked by new poker players is whether they should play cash games or tournaments. It is important to realize that how one profitably approaches tournament poker is vastly different than how one approaches cash games, simply studying one variation of poker will not prepare you for all variations. Knowing the …

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Most poker players do not read or study the game, even some of the ones that study do not pull the trigger when they recognise a scenario. The population of players in online poker is very often stuck in its old ways, whether playing in cash games or tournaments. Let’s have a look at how …

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If any of my students happen to be reading, they know what a stickler I am when it comes to preflop ranges. Preflop is the most important street in all of poker, as you are required to make a preflop decision every single hand. When you make mistakes preflop, you set yourself up to make …

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Bankroll management could easily be the first chapter in each of my poker books, because it really is that important. If you regularly squander your bankroll either by playing in games you can’t beat or by losing/spending your money elsewhere, you will never progress beyond small stakes poker games.  To play and progress without major …

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