Category: Intermediate Strategy
Posts dedicated to helping players elevate their play through the introduction of some more advanced poker concepts and poker strategy.
Once you have played poker long enough, particularly at micro or low buy-in stakes, you will come across a player who, for whatever reason, wants to try and bluff at every other pot. We call this type of player a ‘maniac’ or ‘aggro fish.’ To be able to properly defend against this type of player […]
It’s a wonderful Friday evening. You are playing poker in one of the Daily Hyper Tournaments on GGPOKER and before you realize what happened, you only have 20BB! Oh no! How do you construct your strategy when playing short-stacked poker? Let’s have a look into one of the most common poker scenarios – when the […]
The psychology of poker is a complex and multifaceted subject. It involves not only understanding one’s own mental and emotional states, but also the states of your opponents. In order to be a successful poker player, it’s important to have a strong understanding of the psychological factors that can influence, and how they influence, the […]
Suited connectors are versatile hands favored by many great poker players such as Daniel Negreanu, who, in combination with his great hand-reading skills, uses them to outplay his opponents. In the hands of less experienced players, suited connectors can be troublesome hands – especially when played without the appropriate stack depth or when out of […]
Small pocket pairs are one of my favorite hand groups in Texas Hold’em. They tend to be one of the easiest hand groups to play and are usually inexpensive to play. A small pocket pair is generally considered to be any pair between deuce and six and they all play similarly, for the most part. […]
Variance in poker is a factor that can not be ignored. While a miniscule quantity of poker players will never experience it, for the majority of us mortals variance is something that needs to be considered. You should expect to lose most of the poker games you are going to register for. Poker is a […]
How to Review your Hand History without Software – For Beginners – The first thing anyone needs to understand about poker is no one starts off as an expert. Anyone who wants to get good at poker, either online poker or live, needs to learn, study, practice and train. Starting on your path towards improvement can […]
Why Omaha is Best As the game of poker gained more widespread popularity around the world, the most common variant was the traditional Texas Hold’em. Initially played in the limit variant, it was soon toppled by no-limit as it unleashed far more excitement. Since then, several dozen other poker variants have been established, each with […]
Beat your Opponent: Part 2 – The Loose-Aggressive Player On a wonderful and relaxed Saturday, you decide to play in poker and jump into the action in the GGMasters Bounty $105. You find your opponents to be all very loose and very aggressive. Many of your openings see action, and the villains are fighting for […]
Beat your Opponent: Part 1-The Calling Station You are playing poker in the GGMasters $25 Double Stack, and your opponent is never folding. How do you handle this type of opponent? Do you keep betting? What if your opponent plays a ridiculously wide preflop range? How do you adjust to this style of poker? Let’s […]
Poker Tells Live and Online Despite the technical aspects of game theory optimal (GTO) poker getting much of the spotlight over the last couple of years, poker is still a game between people. Being aware of poker tells and how to interpret them is an important skill, while being oblivious to them is akin to […]
