• Home
• Online Poker
• Poker Site Reviews
• Strategy
• Tournaments
• Poker E-Book
• Strategy Guide
• Bonuses
• About

Texas Holdem

Going Beyond Set Hunting with Small Pairs

Small pocket pairs are fun hands to play.  They’re also relatively easy to play if you play them to either hit a set or fold.  The funny thing about them is that even though they start out as small favorites over any other unpaired hand, they rarely make it past … more

Keeping A Healthy Bankroll

The following article is an excerpt from SmackinYaUp’s upcoming e-book:

The proper care of the bankroll is one of those basic topics that gives players of all skill levels trouble.  It’s not a matter of knowledge; it’s a matter of discipline.  The bankroll is the simplest poker concept but it is … more

Becoming A Professional Poker Player

The idea of becoming a professional poker player has entered the heads of many a poker player but few have approached it the right way.  Going professional is a big decision and in the end isn’t always as glorious as it sounds.

I’m going to warn you right off the bat … more

Building Pots with Made Hands

So here you are, you’ve been playing with grueling patience for hours, waiting for some sort of decent hand to win a pot.  After all those hours of card-dead boredom, you’ve finally hit a decent hand.  It’s time to get paid!  Read on for some helpful pot building tips.

Made hands … more

Playing Big Pairs In No Limit Holdem

Big pairs are hard to play in no limit because they are strong but not super strong.  If you’ve played no limit for any length of time, you’ll know that you should play big pairs with aggression.  You’ll also know that that very aggression can get you into some serious … more

How to Play AK in No Limit Holdem

For a long time, AK was one of the most difficult hands for me to play.  It seems like I could never quite get it right.  I’d read everywhere that you’re supposed to play AK strong by raising and 3-betting with it preflop, but I always ended up lost after … more

Reverse Implied Odds

Reverse implied odds is basically a situation in poker where completing your draw is a bad thing.  That’s the over-simplified definition of the term but it works.  Reverse implied odds come into effect when the hand you are drawing to is going to be a second best hand.

If you’re holding … more

Poker Implied Odds

Implied Odds is an advanced pot odds concept that looks beyond the immediate pot odds in determining the profitability of a call.  When calculating implied odds, you estimate how much money you can win on future betting rounds if you hit your draw.

For example, if you have a flush draw … more

Tips to Beat Micro Stakes Poker Games

Other than knowing basic strategy, there are a few things that you should remember when playing micro stakes games:

There’s no trickery

This applies to both you and your opponents.  You don’t want to be tricky because it will fly right over your opponents’ heads.  Don’t even think about the small bluff … more

Hunting the Fish

If you’ve read through much of my material, you’ll see that I write a decent amount of content about beating tags (tight-aggressive opponents).  Although that information is important to know in order to develop a well-rounded poker game, you should be spending the majority of your time playing against the … more

« Previous Page — Next Page »