How to Play a Flush
What is a flush? A flush is a five-card hand all of the same suit. It ranks higher than a straight but lower than a full house. In numerical sequence ….
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How to Play a Straight
What is a straight? A straight is a run of five consecutive unsuited cards, where Aces can be high or low (A-5 or 10-A). If the five consecutive cards are ….
How to Play a Set
What is a set? A set is the name used for three-of-a-kind, when your pocket pair connects with a third card of its kind on the communal board. Flopping a ….
How to Play Pocket Aces
by Tony Dunst Few experiences in poker rival the excitement of looking down at pocket aces. Anyone can look smart by winning a big pot with aces, but the skill ….
How to Play Ace-King
by Tony Dunst I’m not sure any starting hand in Hold’em inspires more debate than ace-king. The debate usually centers around how the hand should be played pre-flop in tournaments; ….
How to Play Pocket Kings
by Tony Dunst When we talk about how to play a hand like pocket kings, what we’re really talking about is how to maximise the amount of value with extract ….
How to Play Pocket Queens
by Tony Dunst Pocket queens are unquestionably a premium hand in no limit Texas Hold’em, but there’s a large disparity between how confident you feel with queens and how confident ….
How to Play Pocket Jacks
by Tony Dunst Because pocket jacks can vary from spearheading one of the strongest in the hand to being barely worth a call, they are often thought of as a ….
How to Play Small Pairs
by Tony Dunst Playing small pairs in hold’em can be awkward because unless they flop a set, they can be difficult to win with when the hand goes to showdown. ….
Bluff More and Win Big
When most people think of bluffing, they think of an illegal game of poker in a smoky underground casino. Two players battle it out in a huge heads-up pot. A ….