Fighting Fit

Fighting Fit

When there’s big money on the line you need to make sure your body raring to go and in peak condition   Water is vital for maintaining concentration and l... Continue Reading
Know your limit

Know your limit

Unsure of whether or not to make that call in a limit hold’em cash game? Help is at hand You’re playing in a live ten-handed $10/$20 limit hold&r... Continue Reading
Taking the plunge

Taking the plunge

It’s essential to work out what you want to get out of poker before taking your game further   Karma was restored a few hands later when I knocked out the... Continue Reading

Omaha headaches

Raising in position in a heads-up pot-limit Omaha game is perhaps not always the best tactic   Raising before the flop in heads-up pot-limit Omaha is a pe... Continue Reading
Beat cash games 4

Beat cash games 4

The best cash game players make the wallet-busting money on later streets when the action hots up   If a player makes a massive bet on the river, very oft... Continue Reading
Six appeal

Six appeal

Hand selection in five and six-card Omaha is just as crucial as in the traditional four-card format Omaha, whose full name Omaha hold’em poker, has long ... Continue Reading
Trigger Happy

Trigger Happy

Playing under the gun without a premium hand is an entirely feasible situation to be in   When you have decided to get aggressive under the gun, the aggre... Continue Reading
Phil Laak

Phil Laak

Phil Laak says play both the cards and the players to turn a profit at the cash tables The player Phil ‘the Unabomber’ Laak shot to fame as the hoodie-wearing ... Continue Reading
Wait your turn

Wait your turn

In a climate where it’s all about aggression, the use of ‘checking’ has reached an all-time low   You are merely deferring your chance to act. If someone ... Continue Reading
False advertising

False advertising

Master some simple methods of mind manipulation and your opponents will be putty in your hands   Be aware that suggestion is more effective at making oppo... Continue Reading