Jack Link’s Beef Jerky to Continue Sponsoring the WSOP

Jack Link’s Beef Jerky has been a part of poker for the last two years, and it appears as if it will be even longer after they renewed their deal to sponsor the World Series of Poker through 2012. Jack Link’s will dominate the advertising during the tournament series on ESPN as well as advertising […]

The Reality of Suited Connectors

It’s commonly accepted knowledge that the true value of suited connectors comes when you’re in multi-way hands. The reason being is that suited connectors are capable of taking down huge pots when they hit, but you need several other players to be in the hand to make them pay off. But before you run off […]

Slowplaying robs you of Money

Despite how much poker strategy has advanced in the past few years, there are still some people who subscribe to the adage that slowplaying is a smart move. After all, slowplaying can conceal monster hands and keep opponents guessing as to what you have. On the other hand, slowplaying also prevents you from getting maximum […]

Poker Nightmare: Gus Hansen loses $7.7 Million

During the poker boom in the mid-2000’s, Gus Hansen was known as one of the most popular players. First off, the suave Denmark native was one of the all-time live tournament winners with millions of dollars to his name. On top of that, Hansen was known as one of the better looking and more marketable […]

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 […]

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 […]

Playing Tournament Hands on the Bubble

You’ll be able to find a monstrous amount of poker strategy on the web. Unfortunately, using typical strategy won’t be much help in the large multi-table poker tournaments because they usually feature play that defies standard strategy. It is even truer when you’re getting close to the bubble of a big tournament. So you’re going […]

Can you really Spot Fish Right Away?

There’s a common “poker strategy” bit that claims you can spot fish as soon as they come into an online poker room. This bit of strategy says that you need to look at the chip counts of people as they come into No-Limit rooms because fish will enter the room with less chips than what […]

5 Thoughts that are ruining my Bankroll

With everything that I read in regards to poker strategy, I think that some of the stuff is messing my game up. So I wrote down a list of some of the thoughts I’m having that could potentially be ruining my bankroll. And for my own reasons, I also chose to say why I think […]

Poker “Skills” that aren’t always Skills

Like most casual online poker players, I like to read some strategy whenever I get the chance.  Whether it’s reading about how to pick a good table or what I can do to avoid mental lapses at the table, I always try to be up on it.  However, I don’t have as much time as […]