Category: Skills

I remember one time in 2007 discussing a painful bust out with a fellow regular. He asked me what happened. “You know how pros can be. Just continuation betting and...

Many people ask me if it’s okay ever to limp a hand. In general, poker professionals do not like calling. When you just match the current bet the only way...

There’s another simple way to gauge whether or not you should make a blind steal. Before I get into this I wouldn’t be doing my job if I didn’t say...

Open Sizing and History When we’re not moving all-in we have to enter the pot in another fashion. While some people like to limp into pots it is generally considered...

Short Stack Play Now that we have established and analyzed what options are afforded to us in every poker hand let’s get into playing the actual game. The first situations...

Raise First In (RFI) is a similar number to PFR but it involves how often the player raises when there has been no action up to him preflop. This can...

If I wrote nothing else in this book but what I put in this section I think it would be worth the price of admission. When I used to go...

This may sound like an oddly worded section, but it is far from unimportant. What must a fold accomplish? A fold must occur when your equity in the pot versus...

Let’s begin our lesson with a hypothetical: if you continuation bet half the pot how often does your bet need to work as a complete bluff? I’m assuming you have...

Tell me what poker is. I am serious. Put the book down. Try and do it. Write it down if it would help you. This is a wonderful exercise because...