Poker articles

One of the greatest advantages in Poker is to be the last to speak, because you'll know what everyone else has decided and you'll have more information to decide what to do with your hand.

Therefore, you need to know each different position and how to use its advantagens and and deal with its disadvantages, which is what I try to explain in this article.

Ranking poker hands

Have a look, ordered from best to worst, at the ranking of possible Hold'em games and other poker variations.
The rules of poker are very simple, you'll quickly memorize the ranking of the different hands.

By lowering your opening raise to say 2.4 big blinds, you can start to come in for a raise with a wider range of hands because the cost of being three-bet off your hand is much less.

One area of poker that has changed drastically over the years is the size of players' bets and what is deemed a standard bet size.

The first thing you need to do is find out what sort of tilter you are. Do not believe anyone who says they do not tilt. They are lying. Everyone does it in some way, shape or form.

Bankroll management may be one of the most boring subjects in the world but it is crucial to get right if you want to be a profitable poker player.

Deceiving, or leading into opponents, is often referred to as a “donk-bet”, a derogatory term as it is often seen as a weak play to make.

In poker it pays to think outside of the box and to make plays that your opponents are not expecting. Being able to adapt and alter your play based on your opponent type is crucial to becoming successful at poker so the sooner you start to do it the better.

Loose-passive players are always looking for an excuse to call. Usually having third pair is more than enough for them to make the call regardless of the texture of the board or of the action they have been facing on previous streets.

How you cope and deal with losing at poker can often be the difference between you being a winning player and a losing one.

How you deal with bad beats can and will shape you as a poker player, the sooner you get used to them the better because they are not going away anytime soon so you may as well learn how to deal with bad beats and even come to embrace them.