It would be foolish to say that bluffing is not an integral part of the game of poker. However, many new and beginning players get carried away by bluffing far too much or in poor situations and misunderstand the role that bluffing plays in the game. I hope that this article will offer some sound, [...]
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Back to Basics #11: Bluffing Advice
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009Back to Basics #10: Why aggression is best
Friday, July 17th, 2009One of the biggest flaws in the games of beginning plays is their tendency to not play sufficiently aggressively. Of course, this is not to be confused with playing loosely; it is of course possible, even somehwat desirable to have tight starting hand requirements but play aggressively. Aggression is one of the crucial factors or [...]
The Top Ten Players of All Time #6: Puggy Pearson
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009Walter Clyde “Puggy” Pearson who earned his nickname for his disfigured pug nose was the epitome of the old school poker player. Not only did he have the style of the old school and all of the connotations that come with it but he was a damn good player and certainly one of the greats, [...]
Back to Basics #7: Size matters
Monday, July 13th, 2009If you watch for any length of time at a No Limit Hold’em game populated exclusively by beginners, a big leak that you will see in their strategies is in the size of their bets. I’ve lost count of the number of times the players make a minium bet or a really small bet as [...]
Celebrity Poker Players
Monday, July 13th, 2009Poker players around the world will be familiar with celebrity poker players like Phil Ivey and Daniel Negreanu but there are plenty of stars who have come to poker after achieving fame elsewhere. Such is the popularity of online poker in these modern times, it seems that anyone who is anyone plays poker. Indeed, it [...]
Female Poker Players
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009Commonly seen by outsiders as a bastion of male domination, the fabulous world of poker is also home to many fine female players, many of whom rank amongst the world’s best poker players. Television viewers are as accustomed these days to seeing Jennifer Harman, Annie Duke and Clonie Gowen on their screens as Gus Hansen [...]
Back to Basics #5: Basic Danger Hands
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009Everyone knows the type of hands that are termed “danger hands”, those hands that may well look very good, but have the potential to go badly wrong if played badly in online poker. This article is aimed at beginning players looking to learn how to play poker profitably, giving them practical advice at how to [...]
Back to Basics #4: All About Position
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009I decided to call today’s article “All About Position” for two reasons. Firstly, I hopefully want to teach you all about position but because Texas Hold’em as a game is all about position.
You may be staring at your computer screen wondering what the heck position is. Position refers to your place at the table in [...]
Back to Basics #3: Starting Hands
Monday, July 6th, 2009In my 1st Back to Basics article, I talked about one of the biggest mistakes that beginning poker players make, which is playing far too many hands. My aim in this article is to talk a little about the types of hands we should be playing when we are learning the game.
You may have watched [...]
Back to Basics #2: My Top Ten Tips for Newbies (6-10)
Friday, July 3rd, 2009Welcome back for the second installment of my top tips for beginner poker players. Here are tips 6 to 10. I hope they offer simple, common sense advice for new players.
Tip #6: Don’t Bluff too much!
New players often make the cardinal mistake of bluffing for bluffing’s sake or thinking that good poker is all [...]