As most of you know, I have been focusing most of my time playing live poker. Although I miss online poker, there is still plenty of live action and tournament series to keep us Americans busy. With the WSOP right around the corner, I thought I would talk about some of the live reads we can pick up and how to avoid leveling ourselves into bad decisions. I will finish up with an example where I ...

I played these two hands in a $1,100 MSPT event at Downstream Casino near Joplin, Missouri. This is Day 1A and we are playing nine 50-minute levels with a 10-minute break every two levels. There were 70 players to begin the day and at the time of the first hand, we had 24 players, one 10-minute break, and one level remaining.

It's Saturday evening around 6:00pm and I am playing in a $2/$5 No Limit Hold'em game with no maximum buy-in at the local casino. We are playing nine-handed and the average stack is about $1,000. I feel as if I am probably one of the best players at the table and am in Seat #9. In Seat #1 is the fish of the table who has been on a little rush. The fish likes to see the flop for almost any price ...

I remember watching poker in 2010 and 2011 and hearing all of the talk about the old school players versus the new school internet players. Some of the differences talked about were how the old school players made good reads but might lack some knowledge with regards to EV and they would play out of position or flat a little too much. The new school players were more math-based and used EV and ...

I would like to start this article by asking you a few questions after I plant a thought. I want you to think about some of the solid poker players you know and look up to. How did they get to be solid' Is it because of natural talent' What kind of work do you think they put in' Do you know anything about their daily routines involving poker'

Throughout the last year or so as I was grinding poker and giving lessons, I noticed several players with quite a bit of experience making way too many common mistakes. I know several of them have read a few books and are trying to think, but are they thinking about the right things' In this article, I plan to address a couple of the most common mistakes I have seen and try to provide some ideas ...

Poker is a game that's inviting to anyone who wants to play and has been around a long time. I would imagine that a huge percentage of society has played poker at one time or another. Poker is also a game that welcomes any player: male or female, big or small, old or young. Everyone has an equal opportunity to win.

How many of you have played poker after a break and done well' What did you do the next day' Usually when someone does well, you will see them back at the tables the next day. It is easy to be motivated after a good session and very common to want to repeat the good performance by playing again. But, how long does that motivation last' If a losing session cannot be avoided on the second day, is ...

Poker is similar to pool, golf, and tennis in that they are all individual games where a player's mental state is the most important thing once the fundamentals are learned. Usually, the best players in these games are thinking players with a strong mindset. Anyone wanting to play one of these at a high level will benefit by mastering emotional detachment.

When making a bet, we need to ask ourselves two very important questions, the first being, "Am I betting for value or as a bluff'" Once we have the first answer, we must then ask ourselves one of two other questions: "If I am betting for value, what worse hands can I get to call'" and "If I am betting as a bluff, what better hands can I get to fold'"