Live games
Don’t be afraid of intimidating live games, a manageable level of stress will actually improve performance Don’t be put off playing a live game simply b...
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Value betting
Most tournament players underuse the value bet on the river, but it is crucial if you want to build a stack Don’t show your cards, rake in the pot and l...
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A tough spot
It’s the first hand, everyone has gone all-in and you’re on the big blind with Aces… Like a lot of my generation the book Big Deal was part of our early ...
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Springing the trap
Check-raising an opponent is one of the lowest blows you can land in poker Most check-raises should be made when you have a strong hand Check-raising is...
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Shortstack strategy
A stack is considered short when it reaches ten big blinds or fewer is it really push/fold at this juncture? If you know you are likely to be dominated ...
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Trigger Happy
Pre-flop stealing happened from the button, but when that became too obvious, players did it from the cut-off Raising from the cut-off had a lot to reco...
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Size matters
In just one hand in any given tournament, the balance of power at a table can change markedly Of the many things to consider before entering a pot, stack sizes...
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Putting players on hands
Each month top British poker pro Marc ‘Mr Cool’ Goodwin gets to the bottom of some of the game’s trickiest concepts How can you put an early position raiser on...
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Three times table
In the first of a series on poker truisms, we ask why the standard pre-flop raise is three times the big blind Large raises in late position can be a si...
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Playing the shortstack
Short-stack play can be tough but rewarding, as Shelley Rubenstein found at the WSOP At a final table recently, a well-known pro complimented me on what he ref...
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