Let’s talk about positioning in Texas Hold’m for a bit. Position is more important in Hold’em than any other form of poker. The later you are to act, the better. The value you gain from watching all your opponents act before you can greatly influence your decisions. Let’s say you hold suited connectors, 7-8 suited, [...]

You played solid starting cards, hit enough of the flop to continue and no help came on the turn. This is a sticky situation, what should you do? This is where the information obtained by observing everything going on at the table is a major advantage. If you haven’t improved you’ll most likely hold a [...]

You played solid starting cards, received good news on the flop and once again improved on the turn, or you had a strong hand on the flop and the turn was an inconsequential blank card. What now? Pour on the aggression! Betting or raising is a far superior play to calling or checking on the [...]

A lot more weapons are available in your strategy toolbox once the flop is dealt. Don’t waste all these weapons by making your play mechanical and predictable. Never become so tight or loose that your opponents can predict what you hold with some degree of accuracy. Have an overall plan with every play you make [...]

For some lucky players of the Monday Night Madness promo, betting $100 on the Pittsburgh Steelers to beat the Jaguars in Jacksonville on Monday Night Football was a can’t miss. If this expression seems to be used all too often, in this case it was literally a CAN’T MISS because the [...]