Author: John

It is going to happen to you many times in a poker career of any length at all – you hold 2 kings and get as much money into the pot as possible pre-flop…

Ever wondered how often you will be dealt Aces? Or what the chances of facing an over-pair are when you hold Jack-Jack? This section of the site will…

Semi-Bluffing in poker tournament play describes a situation where you are raising (or even re-raising) with a hand that may not currently be the best…

When it comes to profiting from poker tournaments, one thing is for certain – your overall profits will come from a relatively small number of big wins…

When live players come online they usually make a ton of mistakes that seem simple to a regular online player. This is because online tournaments have a…

As you gain experience at the poker tournament tables many opportunities to play your opponents and their chip-stacks, rather than the cards, will…

Updated! Since this article was originally published, average bet sizes in poker tournaments have become progressively smaller. It is almost like the…

The Tourney Poker System by David Sklanksy is designed for people with no poker knowledge to have a chance of winning a big tournament. This series of 3…

In Part #1 we gave an overview of David Sklansky’s Poker System and asked the question whether this might be suitable for online poker players. This…

In his excellent book ‘Tournament Poker For Advanced Players’, David Sklansky outlines a poker system used to give the daughter of a wealthy casino owner…