Simple tools to improve your home poker game Improving your home poker game is easy. These days, there is more material out there than ever to help you better your skills at poker. If you’re just starting out playing poker for fun, all of the information might seem a little intimidating. Also, not all of…
What Percentage of Poker Hands Should I Play? Many beginners at the real or online poker tables wonder how loose or how tight they should approach the game, more particularly the percentage of poker hands they should play before the flop comes? There is no simple answer, simply because poker is a game that is…
Strategy for driving out poker opponents when a player has best hand So you’ve finally picked up a big hand, and you’re ready to win real cash. So how do you manage the process of getting your pot as large as possible so that you can drive your poker opponents out of the game with your…
Identifying Fish at the Poker Table Need to know the best ways of identifying fish at the poker table? No matter what you’re playing, there is always an immense gap between the pros and the rookies. If you’ve ever watched pickup basketball at the playground and then gone home to turn on the NBA game,…
Online Poker Basics: The Sandwich Effect It’s true that, centuries ago, the Earl of Sandwich (a British noble) loved to play cards so much that he developed the idea of bread around meat and other toppings so that he would never have to leave the table in order to eat meals. However, the “sandwich effect”…
Multiple Level Thinking: Levels Of Thought In Poker Anyone who’s involved in poker games has to remain focused on coming up with the best way to out-think the opposition. This means seeing several steps ahead of where you are – just like you would if you were a champion chess player. This is why players…
Poker 101: Value Betting vs. Bluffing A lot of times you’ll see players who are new to no-limit online poker have one simple reason for making bets and raises: it has something to do with confidence that they had the best hand at the table. Quite often this will work, particularly when you’re playing against…
Poker Outs: What they are and how to take advantage of them If you are playing any type of online poker game that features more than one round, then you should start paying attention to the “Outs”. So let’s start by explaining the concept. An “out” is an unseen card that, if you draw it,…
Understanding the difference between fiction and fact can make a difference when it comes to winning and losing at poker games. All it can take is buying into the wrong philosophy to leave you down hundreds of dollars – if not even more. Take a look at some of these common myths to get a…
Understanding the Importance of Initiative in Poker Games In general terms, initiative has to do with undertaking active measures to achieve a goal. In poker games, initiative works the same way. If you’re in a legal online poker site and have an active interest in a particular round of betting because you think you have…