The 10 Commandments of Poker
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I. Thou shall not slow play Aces in a multi-way pot.
II. Thou shall not slow roll with the nuts.
III. Thou shall not play thy suited trash.
IV. Thou shall not isolate tight-aggressive [...]
Isolate and Destroy Weak Players
Comments OffA good player raises with good hands and folds with bad hands right? Well yeah, but “good” is a relative term. A hand like A9o is trash when a super-tight player enters the pot but it can be gold if a loose lagtard enters it. The strength of your hand is relative to your opponent’s [...]
Inducing Bluffs
I’m all about getting maximum value from my hands but it’s hard to get paid off when your opponent doesn’t flop anything. Let’s say, for example, that you limp in middle position with JTs and get raised by an aggressive opponent in late position. The action folds to you and you call. The flop comes [...]
How To Get More Value From Your Hands
Poker isn’t about the cards you get. It’s about what you do with the cards you get. All players will get the same distribution of cards over time. Winners maximize their profits when they get good cards and minimize their losses when they get bad cards. Here are some tips to get more value from [...]
Defending Against the Cbet
The c-bet is the most powerful bluff in poker. Your opponent shows strength by raising pre-flop, and then they continue to show strength by betting ½ to 2/3 of the pot on the flop. Your opponents will c-bet anywhere between 80 to 100% of the time, but they’ll usually only hit about 30% of the [...]
