Leak Finding Using Hold’em Manager

With just a little legwork you can analyze your entire game, looking for leaks that cost you money and hurt your winrate. The filters in HEM are top notch, and you can use them to take a really close look at your game

F U: Why Swearing in Poker is Good For You

There isn’t a soul this side of a two-year-old minister’s daughter who doesn’t know how to flip those letters. Yet if you do, and someone is offended by it, you may find some defender of the laws of ‘decent folks’ writing you a ticket for “disorderly conduct.” We all know this is just f*ck*d up b*ll sh*t — but we can’t really say it

The Naked Raise Plus: Post-Flop Play Part III

Here are four more.

This One is Tricky: More on Post-Flop Play

If you missed the intro to this discussion, check it out here . V. Control pot size

More Stupid Things Heard at Poker Tables

In no particular order: “Hmmm, glad I folded,” which gets muttered at least ten times a night in the average poker room, usually after the flop. This comment and its twin, “Damn, I coulda’ doubled up on that flop,” are nonsensical. Look folks, once you’ve made a decision about what to do with your hand, the flop is irrelevant

The Simple Psychology of Post-Flop Play

We’re going to head down a slightly different path over the next few articles with a series on the psycholgical factors that underlie the complex strategic elements of post-flop play – specifically in No-Limit Hold ‘em. In my reading of the poker literature, I’ve noticed that most of the discussions of strategy focus on pre-flop action. This is understandable and sensible.

What’s He Not Holding?

This is sound advice and an essential element in the repertoire of any good player. But there’s more to this ‘reading hands’ thing, some of it straightforward, some not so. Let’s start with the more-or-less obvious stuff.

The Pitfalls of Poker Writing

They, along with scores of others, have produced a remarkable literature on the game. In the last year or two I’ve detected an interesting shift in the focus and orientation of a lot of poker writing

Problems Handling Winning

Keep Fit, Stay Sharp, Play Better Poker

But a couple of installments back we had an extended discussion on the role of self-confidence and personal assuredness and their impact on our games. In that article, I snuck in a bit on exercise. I did it for a good reason.

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