Defend yourself

Defend yourself

Minor adjustments in your pot-limit play can make the game more worthwhile – providing you protect your hands In terms of apparent profitability, pot-limit hol... Continue Reading
Limited access

Limited access

The key to being successful in fixed-limit tournaments is knowing when to play them like fixed-limit cash games, says Lou Krieger While no-limit hold’em ... Continue Reading
Pot Limit Omaha

Pot Limit Omaha

Annie Duke explains how taking a decidedly non-hold’em view is crucial to your long-term success in pot-limit Omaha Pot-limit Omaha, as with all forms of Omaha... Continue Reading
Analyse this

Analyse this

Rushed decision-making probably isn’t helpful in any area of life, so why do it in poker? Take your time and you’ll take it down says Julian Gardner   Pok... Continue Reading
The showdown

The showdown

Our panel of poker pros discuss their varied approaches to heads-up competition SCENARIO ONE   With blinds of 150/300 against a tight player, I would rais... Continue Reading
Less is more

Less is more

Tournament hotshot Paul 'ActionJack' Jackson explains why he’s playing less but earning more, and how outdrawing a maniac can leave a sour taste &nbs... Continue Reading

The fishtank part 9

Two-time WSOP winner Scott Fischman has joined the team and is here to answer your questions Monsters I’m having a problem knowing what to do when I pick... Continue Reading
Eastern promise

Eastern promise

Playing a variant where the ratio of luck to skill is the reverse of hold’em and the swings run into six-figure sums sounds like lunacy. So why are the pros go... Continue Reading
Ready to play?

Ready to play?

While you may be sick of the nine-to-five grind, have you really got what it takes to go pro? We get the low-down from the players who have done just that and ... Continue Reading
Pick your spots

Pick your spots

Julian Gardner looks at how to work out value, make value plays and avoid getting trapped by the pot odds   You can use the concept of pot odds to communi... Continue Reading