Poker Strategy Articles
Poker strategy articles for beginner to advanced levels of play.
Play Money to Real Money Poker
Making the transition from play chips to playing for money can be a huge shock for some players. Inasmuch as it is recommended that you always start your poker education in an arena that has no chance of collateral damage, at some stage the desire to step up to the cash ring tables and real […]
read moreWhat’s Behind a Raise at The Poker Table?
Raising is an integral part of playing any form of poker, but it is especially important in No Limit and Pot Limit games that you comprehend the psychology behind raising, and the message that you are sending to other players. Winning poker players are generally well balanced players with an aggressive streak available when required. […]
read moreDo You Play Poker To Win?
In sport, participating and being a good loser is sometimes seen as a virtuous quality. It won’t get you very far in poker! Whether or not you think that poker is a sport, the aim is still to win, and there are far too many players out there who are playing “not to lose”. Sit […]
read moreSetting Your Goals When Playing Poker
Although every time you enter a poker room, the goal is to leave with more than you came in with, we have to accept that it is not going to happen every single time. That is why we have “Meta-goals”. A Meta-goal exists because we are all natural born optimists (we would not be playing […]
read moreDebunking Poker Systems and Ebooks
Once you have registered with a number of different poker web sites, word seems to get around that you are a prolific poker player, and you get an enormous amount of junk mail coming through your email. Many of these are from the poker companies themselves, which is okay as you do not want to […]
read moreMixed Poker Game Strategies
Around the online poker sites, there are a number of mixed game options for players. HORSE is the most popular, being an acronym for Hold´em, Omaha Hi/Lo, Razz, Stud and Stud Hi/Lo (8´s or better), but there are several others, including Full Tilt Poker´s recent re-arrangement of this series called HEROS. Inasmuch as the latter […]
read moreThe Implications of Time Difference
It may seem crazy or worrisome to anybody who knows you, but if you regularly play poker on one of the web sites that accept American players, it might be a good idea to set the alarm, get out of bed early and get onto your computer for a game of poker. No doubt that […]
read moreChoosing an Online Poker Screen Name?
All the way through our formative years, it has been drummed into us that “you do not get a second chance to make a first impression”. Yet, when you sit down at your next online poker game, just take a look at some of the names around you. How can some of these people ever […]
read morePre-Flop Madness In Pot Limit Poker
If you frequently play Pot Limit poker of any variety, you may have witnessed a phenomenon known as pre-flop madness. It is unique inasmuch as it rarely seems to occur in No-Limit games, and could not possibly happen in Fixed-Limit. However, there seems to be a switch that is activated in players´ heads when they […]
read moreObtaining Information From Opponents
Poker is not only a game of skill with the element of luck in there but its about having the ability to be able to extract and absorb information from your opponents that are seated around you. Just imagine if you had enough information from each player that is seated at the table with you, […]
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