Top pair strategy
Despite being a common situation, hitting top pair/top kicker rarely leaves a straightforward decision In the nine years I’ve been playing poker, I have ...
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Bleeding ’em dry
Value betting is often the difference between being a winner and a loser Think through the situation rather than just checking behind reflexively and mi...
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Monster flop
You’re the aggressor, you’re in position and you’ve flopped a monster against just one opponent TERMINOLOGY DOG – Abbreviated form of ‘underdog&rsq...
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Poker clinic
Don’t go sniffing after a losing player’s mucked hands, and don’t be put off by one bad cash game experience CRACKING UP I rarely play cash games, preferring t...
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Free your mind
You might think that giving free cards is a practice best avoided – but there are certain exceptional circumstances In hold’em, aggression is usually rew...
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Mind the gap
The Gap Concept was coined by David Sklansky over five years ago, but it still has much relevance You need a better hand to call a raise than to make a raise. ...
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Six pack
You can’t just sit around and wait for good hands if you want to come out ahead in six-max cash games Phil Shaw Six-max no-limit hold’em has becom...
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Suited and booted
Most players realise the true potential of suited connectors on the flop or later streets Suited connectors – hands like 6♦-7♦, J♠-10&...
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Pocket power
Small pocket pairs love to see a flop and the chance of making a set Consider the stack sizes at the table: how many chips you have relative to the othe...
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Post-flop connections
Playing suited connectors post-flop is an art. If you do it well, you can be very successful Aggressive play is often rewarded in poker, and this is especially...
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