Introduction – mental game of poker
PokerioMokykla.com presents a long-prepared series of articles based on Jared Tendler's poker psychology book: "Mental Game of Poker". Those interested in purchasing the original, which…
Poker strategy
Heads up against Daniel Negreanu
In November 2002, I participated in my first WPT (World Poker Tour) tournament held at Lucky Chances Casino in Colma, California. A very interesting fact…
Pre-flop actions: Learn these button and blind strategies (Part II)
Stealing from the small blind. One of the interesting facts about tournament poker is that people are very passive in blind vs blind duels. While…
Pre-flop actions: Learn these button and blind strategies (Part I)
When everyone folds to you on the Button, don't raise, just limp in. It is well known that if everyone folds to you on the…
Actions before the flop: An easier way to play with A-K
There is already so much material released about A-K that its quantity can simply overwhelm. Today, some players just go all-in before the flop, while…
Actions before the flop: When to raise with suited connectors
When the tournament reaches the midpoint, start raising with suited connectors while in position. Playing with suited connectors is difficult in all stages of the…
Actions before the flop: Exploiting the “Bubble”
During the bubble phase, be more aggressive, raise with a wider range of hands just before reaching the money. The person who finishes on the…
POT-COMMITTED TO THE BANK
What Does It Mean to Be Pot Committed? When your pot odds are better than the odds of winning the hand, you are pot committed.…
Heads-up against David “The Dragon” Pham: All-in re-raise against the Poker Pro
This happened in March 2004, when the poker boom triggered by Chris Moneymaker was just beginning. I registered for a $1000 No-limit Hold'em tournament at…
Actions before the flop: A poker professional’s re-raise with All-in
One of the challenges in major poker tournaments is playing against poker professionals. Professional players are significantly more aggressive and raise pre-flop much more often.…
