Author: John

You will often see LAG and TAG used to describe poker strategy styles on forums and in articles throughout the poker world. These actually describe two…

Many poker players legitimately complain that micro-limit poker does not respond to many of the strategy concepts they have learned in books, videos and…

Part one of our Dealing With Downswings series looked at how we define downswings and what can be considered a downswing compared to normal variance…

Poker Downswings are a natural part of the game, so much so that the question is not whether you will experience a downswing – but when. However, with…

Even the recent revelation by Dutch Professor Ben Van Der Genugten that poker is a game of skill – at least in Dutch legal terms – has done little to…

You may have won a satellite qualifier, or just decided that it is time to set some of your bankroll aside to take a shot – either way playing in your…

The extra-loose players are the ones who easily get labeled as the ‘fish’ in online poker tournaments. Their mistakes in overplaying bad hands or making…

I usually keep the tone of articles here light, friendly and deliberately non-preachy… After all, just because someone is new to poker and wants some…

Usually, beginners play ‘flush draws’ and ‘straight draws’ in a very passive way in multi-table tournaments. By doing this, they reduce there winnings to…

One of the biggest (ongoing) challenges you’ll face in poker is determining when your opponent has a strong hand. This is true for any poker game…