In cards, few things are constant, few things are always true. One true thing is that if you do not fully comprehend the suits and the ranks of the cars, then you will not be a good poker player — period.
This probably seems obvious, but not everyone out there is an expert. It [...]
What are pocket rockets? Pocket aces, and if you get them during the preflop, it is cause for subtle celebration. That is unequivocally the best starting hand you can possibly get — but it does not mean you will win, not unless you know what to do.
You have to raise under these circumstances. [...]
Poker, as we talked about in the last blog is not something that is easy – it is not something that you can just pick up and play, it is something that takes skills … a lot of skills actually. For example, do you know how to figure out the hand that your opponent has? [...]
We have finally come to the final P in our five P’s of playing poker – finally right? This P is by far the most important one and it is practice. While most poker players in the end think that they are the best and they do not have to practice at all … you [...]
We are almost to the end of our series here – we have talked about Patience, Perseverance and finally the Psychology of poker – there are still two more that we need to touch base on and number four is going to be the position. This is something that you always want to be aware [...]
Now that you have learned all about perseverance, you now need to learn a little bit about the psychology of poker. To be honest, poker is a people game that is played with cards … not a card game played with people. You really must make sure that you are paying attention to everything about [...]
In the last blog, we touched on the first P of the 5 P’s Of Poker. Now we are going to talk about number two and that is going to be perseverance. Perseverance is something that every single poker player should learn. You need to know that you cannot give up all of the time [...]
Poker is something that is all about strategy, you need to know exactly what you are doing whenever you are playing this game and that is why there are so many poker guidelines out there. While I am not about to quote some books teaching you how exactly to play poker, I am going to [...]
By freakin’ far, Erik Sagstrom is one of those players that I never, ever would think would be almost a millionaire. This Swedish man is definitely one of the best poker players in the world and he started his career when he was just the tender age of 18! That alone boggles my mind! Imagine, [...]
Cash game poker and tournament poker are quite different. Not only does cash game poker allow you to walk away with your winnings at any time, you may play with any skill level player that you want to. In tournament poker, games and tables are much more regulated.
Cash game poker is what many [...]
