When playing a speculative hand preflop, understand why you’ve decided to take a flop. There are three critical reasons you can justify this. GETTING THE
Do you have a reason for playing poker? What’s your plan of action to be successful? I challenge you to write your 10 greatest fears,
Ante Up readers beware: At this time of the year, one is likely to come up against players who have made their New Year’s poker
Even faking a smile can improve your mood. Seriously, Google it. When you’re playing a game that’s constantly adversarial, sometimes it’s hard to stay positive
Let’s assume for a second we’re referring to a player who is well-read, understands position, does not tilt and understands bet-sizing. How is it possible
Control can take various avenues, but is it affecting your attention? I asked a number of $1-$2 no-limit hold’em players who were quick to provide their take on how emotions play a significant role at the table. “Yes they can distract you a bit, but hell I very rarely pay 100 percent attention to the […]
As a professional player, it’s important to maximize your value in every session. Generally, poker rooms these days will take a promotional rake on each
People do stupid things all of the time. When you’re working at a sushi restaurant and someone asks if you have pizza, you’d like to
Have you been in a situation where your decision would mean losing money, a friendship or both? If you can’t lend someone money, they’ll be
Hall-of-Fame baseball player Mickey Mantle once said, “It’s unbelievable how much you don’t know about the game you’ve been playing all your life.” Let’s not
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