Poker Strategies and Tips

• Advanced Poker Strategies - It Really is All About the Eyes

  • There is an age-old adage that says everything you need to know about a person can be found in their eyes. For the most part, it’s not really true. But in the world of live poker, it really is all about the eyes.
    
    I discovered long ago that just... More > Comments: 0LadyHoldem, U.S.A.
    Wednesday May 12th 2010, 16:34

• Advanced Poker Strategies - Variance in Poker

  • Anyone who has ever shoved all-in on pocket Aces pre-flop, and lost to an 8-high straight that came in on the river, has experienced the reality of variance as it applies to the statistical nature of poker. No matter how carefully the outs have been... More > Comments: 0LadyHoldem, U.S.A.
    Friday May 7th 2010, 11:27

• Advanced Poker Strategies - Avoiding Challenging Players

  • One of the basic laws of any good poker strategy is to never put yourself, or your chip stack, into a high-risk situation. Avoiding challenging players is one good way to stay on track with this goal.
    
    Why put yourself in a situation where a stella... More > Comments: 0LadyHoldem, U.S.A.
    Monday May 3rd 2010, 16:13

• Advanced Poker Strategies - Ranging Your Opponents Hands

  • One of the keenest abilities of any poker playing is the ability to put an opponent on a specific range of hands. When you can accurately predict an opponent’s worst and best possible hand, you can play a lot more winning poker hands.
    
    David Skla... More > Comments: 0LadyHoldem, U.S.A.
    Sunday May 2nd 2010, 10:00

• Advanced Poker Strategies - Adopting New Poker Tells Intentionally

  • In a continuation to our previous poker strategy, “Learn Your Tells, and Use Them!”, a discussion on recognizing fake poker tells, we’ll be discussing how to intentionally incorporate new poker tells into your game.
    
    Poker tells are any obser... More > Comments: 0LadyHoldem, U.S.A.
    Friday April 30th 2010, 11:06

• Advanced Poker Strategies - Psychology Matters

  • Psychology is the business of knowing people and understanding why they do the things that they do. Not only is it one of the most lucrative doctrine practices in today’s medical field, it can turn a mediocre poker player into a phenomenally succes... More > Comments: 0LadyHoldem, U.S.A.
    Friday April 23rd 2010, 20:44

• Advanced Poker Strategies

  • It can take awhile for your poker game to progress through the early and middle stages of strategic poker play. As these variable skills are implemented with consistent success, the time has come to upgrade your game once more to an advanced level of... More > Comments: 0LadyHoldem, U.S.A.
    Wednesday April 21st 2010, 14:12

• Mid-Level Poker Strategies - Learn Your Tells, and Use Them!

  • The basic rule of poker is to develop a standard poker strategy. You could be a loose player or a tight player. The golden rule for most newbies is to learn and stick to a tight poker strategy. However, as you become more experienced, and learn your... More > Comments: 0LadyHoldem, U.S.A.
    Monday April 19th 2010, 20:24

• Mid-Level Poker Strategies - Using TV Poker to Improve Your Game

  • Hands-on experience is a great way to tweak your poker skills at the tables, but it’s not the only way. You can actually use TV poker to improve your game, learning new tricks of the trade by watching the pros do what they do best.
    
    Most amateur... More > Comments: 0LadyHoldem, U.S.A.
    Friday April 16th 2010, 05:13

• Mid-Level Poker Strategies - 5 Multi-Tabling Tips

  • If we had to pin-point the single most significant difference between live and online poker games, it would have to be the ability to multi-table at online poker rooms. For experienced online poker players, multi-tabling can be one of the best ways t... More > Comments: 0LadyHoldem, U.S.A.
    Tuesday April 13th 2010, 09:31

• Mid-Level Poker Strategies - Poker Table Distractions

  • The most successful poker players are those that never lose touch with the game at hand. A player who gets distracted could miss out on a lot of information about their opponents, as well as forgetting to keep a conservative hold on their own chip st... More > Comments: 0LadyHoldem, U.S.A.
    Monday April 12th 2010, 14:14

• Mid-Level Poker Strategies - 3 Essential Poker Moves

  • A game of poker is won not by the cards in a player’s hand, but by the player who can convince his opponents that he has the best hand. This is often done by using specific poker moves, either to deceive your opponent into thinking you have the bes... More > Comments: 0LadyHoldem, U.S.A.
    Sunday April 11th 2010, 20:07

• Mid-Level Poker Strategies - Off-Table Education

  • If you want to become a serious poker player, you should associate yourself with serious poker players. You’d be surprised how much you can learn from a poker player who is better than yourself. Further development of poker strategies can come from... More > Comments: 0LadyHoldem, U.S.A.
    Wednesday March 31st 2010, 09:57

• Mid-Level Poker Strategies - Tracking Profits & Losses

  • One of the most overlooked mid-level poker strategies is the importance of tracking your statistics at various poker games and stakes. When you keep records of your success rate at specific games and limits, you can determine where your niche lies, t... More > Comments: 0LadyHoldem, U.S.A.
    Wednesday March 31st 2010, 08:45

• Mid-Level Poker Strategies

  • Once you’ve learned and successfully incorporated the most basic poker strategies, it’s time to bring your game to the next level. We’ve put together an intermediate strategy, complete with in-depth skills of observation, avoiding common distra... More > Comments: 0LadyHoldem, U.S.A.
    Friday March 26th 2010, 09:49

• Beginner Poker Strategies - Bankroll Management

  • Another consequential aspect of poker that many beginners tend to overlook is the concept of bankroll management. In fact, there are several professional poker players who have famously neglected to master this essential skill; pros who would be dest... More > Comments: 0LadyHoldem, U.S.A.
    Wednesday March 24th 2010, 09:26

• Beginner Poker Strategies - Be Alert

  • Perhaps the most important aspect of poker strategy is to pay attention. Watching the players around you gives vital clues about their hand strength, allowing you to adapt your game play when faced with obvious patterns. Being aware of your bankroll... More > Comments: 0LadyHoldem, U.S.A.
    Tuesday March 23rd 2010, 15:25

• Beginner Poker Strategies - Odds

  • A basic knowledge of poker odds will add a new dimension of strength to any beginner poker player's Texas Hold'em strategy. The ability to calculate hand odds and pot odds equips a poker player with the information needed to gauge whether or not thei... More > Comments: 0LadyHoldem, U.S.A.
    Monday March 22nd 2010, 09:06

• Beginner Poker Strategies - Outs

  • Understanding what “outs” are, and how to use them to calculate your odds of forming a winning hand, will significantly enhance your Texas Hold'em strategy and results. With a little time and dedicated study, learning to calculate odds by identif... More > Comments: 0LadyHoldem, U.S.A.
    Saturday March 20th 2010, 10:53

• Beginner Poker Strategies - Position

  • Beginner poker players tend to undervalue the importance of position in Texas Hold'em. Many novice players make the mistake of wasting their poker chips calling small raises just to see if the flop or turn happens to improve their weak hand. Understa... More > Comments: 0LadyHoldem, U.S.A.
    Friday March 19th 2010, 15:49

• Beginner Poker Strategies

  • A solid poker strategy can take time to develop, progressing through various stages of edification. It’s only proper to begin that progression with a series of beginner poker strategies. Such points of interest include player position, outs and odd... More > Comments: 0LadyHoldem, U.S.A.
    Thursday March 18th 2010, 09:17

• Poker Tournament Strategy - Part IV

  • The previous poker strategy articles from LadyHoldem about tournaments covered up most of the game before reaching the money. This episode continues how to play after you've made the money.
    
    How you play once you've made the money really depends o... More > Comments: 0LadyHoldem, U.S.A.
    Wednesday November 18th 2009, 20:15

• Poker Tournament Strategy - Part III

  • In my last article, Poker Tournament Strategy - Part II, we touched on something I'd like to bring up again.
    
    I've often walked into poker tournaments where that loud and boisterous fellow is bragging about being the sheriff. In fact, often times t... More > Comments: 0LadyHoldem, U.S.A.
    Monday November 9th 2009, 16:38

• Poker Tournament Strategy - Part II

  • In her previous article, Poker Tournament Strategy - Part I, LadyHoldem wrote about early tournament play. In this episode she continues with middle stage strategies for poker tournaments.
    
    Once you’ve reached say the 4th or 5th blind level, even... More > Comments: 0LadyHoldem, U.S.A.
    Tuesday October 27th 2009, 09:24

• Poker Tournament Strategy - Part I

  • It has been some time since Max wrote his Sit&Go Strategy articles and they have been valuable information for quite a few of our visitors. And now the time has come to finally talk about strategy for multi table tournaments.
    
    The beginning of a po... More > Comments: 0LadyHoldem, U.S.A.
    Saturday September 26th 2009, 11:32

• Sit&Go - Flop or Drop

  • In my last blog post we took a look at position and starting hands - when should you play which hand and how. In today's post I would like to explain what we hope to see on the flop and how to play our hand from there. Please take into consideration... More > Comments: 0Max, Austria
    Sunday December 21st 2008, 17:56

• Satellite Strategy

  • Today I would like to talk about satellites, a type of tournament that often gets overlooked or even ignored by some players. While it is true that you usually won't win any cash (there are a few exceptions that add some money) you should nonetheless... More > Comments: 0Bernd, Germany
    Monday December 8th 2008, 15:16

• Sit&Go - Position and Starting Hand Requirements

  • As you may recall my last blog entry covered the preparation for Sit&Go tournaments - so now let's get down to business. Let's deal the cards for our hypothetical SNG!
    
    Our SNG starts and every player receives a starting stack of 1,500 chips. The b... More > Comments: 0Max, Austria
    Friday November 28th 2008, 11:11

• Sit&Go Preparation

  • In my last blog entry I shortly introduced a special form of tournament poker, namely Sit&Go tournaments (SNG). Today and in the following blog entries I want to talk about things you should consider when trying to win money in SNGs. My main goal is... More > Comments: 0Max, Austria
    Wednesday November 26th 2008, 09:11

• Yes, No, Maybe So?

  • I have been playing poker for several years now and all the TV advertisements caused me to switch to Texas Hold'em and also play online. Before that I primarily used to play the classic poker (5 card draw) in cash games. I also played some other vari... More > Comments: 0Bernd, Germany
    Thursday November 6th 2008, 07:35

• First Steps For New Poker Players

  • Over the time I have infected a lot of my friends with my passion for poker. For that reason I have felt responsible for them and wanted to make sure they will be able to enjoy the game as much as possible which includes having success as soon as pos... More > Comments: 0Max, Austria
    Monday October 27th 2008, 00:49

• Bankroll Management

  • In my first blog entry I promised to give you some tips to help you prevent having the same bad start as a new poker player as I had experienced myself. If I had made a plan how to manage the money I put aside for poker (my bankroll) in a sensible wa... More > Comments: 0Max, Austria
    Saturday October 11th 2008, 11:13

• A Game Of Experience

  • When talking about poker a lot of people will refer to it as a game of skill, a game of chances, a game of odds and probabilities and sometimes even a game of pure luck - and while they are all right in their assumptions I personally believe that the... More > Comments: 0Bernd, Germany
    Saturday October 4th 2008, 14:18