Essential Guide to Stealing the Blinds in Tournaments
by Chad Holloway In this article we’re going to look at stealing the blinds in its purest form. To define the terms, we mean making a raise before the flop ….
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Poker MTT Bankroll Management
Let’s talk a little about bankroll management and tournaments, an area that sometimes trips up even experienced poker players who aren’t as mindful as they should be of how the ….
Understanding and Exploiting LAGs
What is a LAG? LAG stands for “Loose-Aggressive”. These players have a tendency to play a wide range of hands preflop (significantly wider than a TAG – tight aggressive). LAGs will ….
Understanding and Exploiting TAGs
What is a TAG? TAG stands for “Tight-Aggressive”. These players have a tendency to select only strong hands preflop. They prefer to have the betting lead (initiative) and are, therefore, more ….
Poker Danger Hands: How to Avoid Losing Your Stack
1. A-K Main Danger Under-playing preflop and over-playing postflop. Preflop It’s usually correct to be very aggressive when holding A-K before the flop. After all, it’s a favourite over everything ….
Getting to Grips with Pot Control
Pot Control in poker is a tricky topic that we must deal with in a very careful manner. The reason for this is that often the notion of pot control ….
Tips and Guidelines to Set-Mining Success
What is a Set-Mine? A set-mine can be defined as follows: “Calling a pocket pair preflop with the sole intention of flopping a set.” By set-mining, we are not playing ….