Picking a Seat

One of the most overlooked aspects in poker strategy is choosing the right seat at a table. The majority of players simply click on the first open seat they see and start playing. This method of choosing a seat might be totally fine for beginners, but it’s not going to cut it if you want […]

Playing the Dealer Spot in Hold’em

If you don’t know that the dealer spot (or button) is the best place on a Texas Hold’em table, then perhaps you need to look at the most basic Hold’em strategy you can find. With that out of the way, it’s very important that you maximize your turns in the dealer spot because you will […]

Sit and Go Money-making Tips

Chances are that you don’t want to spend a lifetime grinding out small profits in micro stakes sit an go’s – you want to make some real money! Unfortunately, the majority of sit and go players have no idea how to make lots of cash playing in these one-table tournaments. And you can know all […]

How to handle the Middle of a Sit and Go

The middle stage of a sit and go definitely isn’t the most sexy part of these tournaments. After all, the middle part doesn’t feature any heroes trying to double up with K-J like in the beginning stages, and the prize pool isn’t awarded during the middle stages either. Despite not being the most exciting part […]

Making Poker Fun Again

Everyone knows that poker is a game. Even still, most people get into this “game” because there’s lots of money to be won. And when poker becomes some obsession about winning money, you’ll definitely lose yourself within the game. If you ever find yourself struggling in online poker with no idea as to how you’ll […]

How to play Pocket Kings

If you don’t get pocket aces in your hand, the next best thing is pocket kinds. After all, having the second best pair in the game before the flop is dealt almost guarantees you of having the best hand. Of course, there’s just one little problem…..pocket aces trump pocket kings over 80% of the time. […]

Playing Heads-up With a Low Stack

When you’ve made it to the heads-up part of a poker tournament, it’s safe to say you’re pretty awesome. Go ahead, give yourself a pat on the back, and keep in mind that I said ‘poker tournament’ and not a sit and go. One common situation you might be in though is having a small […]

The Perfect Poker Environment

The last thing on people’s minds is ergonomics, but it actually plays a large part in the world of online poker. Proper ergonomics will prevent things like carpel tunnel and back problems. And to be completely successful at online poker, it is important to put yourself in a successful environment as far as your personal […]

Why People play Second Rate Hands

For those of us who have plenty of brag worthy experience with playing online poker, we know when we are beat. Everyone at the table can see the possibility of a flush with a tight player betting into a pot and your hand is three eights. You might as well be holding three blind mice. […]

Micro Stakes Strategy

Most of the people out there playing poker think of micro stakes as the “loser version” of poker. No one ever gloats about winning a giant pot in the $0.10/$0.20 limits….they talk about Tom Dwan competing against Phil Ivey for pots bigger than Donald Trump’s daily income. Micro stakes poker isn’t a total waste though. […]