POKER STRATEGY

February 2013

Time to burst the bubble? Time to burst the bubble?

There was a time when one of the biggest opportunities to exploit opponents in poker was on the bubble of a tournament. Players who had satellited in, wanted to get a flag for their Hendon Mob, or were otherwise just desperate to cash – literally at almost any cost – would fold everything to ladder their way into the money.

PokerTracker 4 PokerTracker 4

Analyzing 3-bet Pots, PART 2

January 2013

Warning PLO Variance May Cause Insanity Warning PLO Variance May Cause Insanity

How to avoid a PLO-induced breakdown

What poker has taught me about gambling (elsewhere) What poker has taught me about gambling (elsewhere)

If you looked far enough into the past, you’d find a bright eyed and bushy tailed Pickleman, entranced by the potential of poker and gunning for the big win.

 I fought the law and the law won I fought the law and the law won

Are the decisions of the floor always correct? Paul 'Action Jack' Jackson's visit to a northern casino would suggest otherwise.

Position and limping in PLO Position and limping in PLO

Position is power in poker says Jeff Kimber

December 2012

Play like Beyne Play like Beyne

PKR.com's Vladimir “Beyne” Geshkenbein on how to be a loose-aggressive Russian maniac.

Small raise or open-shove from the button? Small raise or open-shove from the button?

One of the trickiest stack sizes to play is 15 to 20BB, or roughly 6M to 8M. It’s considered by some to be too big for an open-shove, but small open-raises can leave you with some pretty tough decisions – especially against good players, and especially on the button where opponents should rightly put you on a weak(er) holding. What should you do in these spots with half decent hands?

Pre-flop PLO with Jeff Kimber Pre-flop PLO with Jeff Kimber

As I discussed last month, nearly every PLO player who is struggling to win consistently has one thing in common – their pre-flop hand selection is too wide.

Good and bad river cards to bluff Good and bad river cards to bluff

Ben Jackson's hand analysis