Poker Strategy Articles
While the blog often focuses on particular example of a strategy or tactic, longer strategy and advice articles provide an opportunity to expand on a single concept or theme a little more. Please don’t hesitate to let me know topics you’d like to see discussed in future articles.
General Poker Strategy
Value Flows Downstream
An advanced article about how the ability to make thin river value bets can generate extra fold equity for you on earlier streets.
De-Polarizing Your Turn Range
An advanced article about when, why, and how to mix up your range for firing a second barrel on the turn.
Creative Bet Sizing
Big bet poker is a game of options and creativity. There are a lot more options for bet sizing than fixed limit, and not all players take full advantage.
How to Bluff a Calling Station
Conventional wisdom holds that you should make more thin value bets against a very loose player but never bluff. I argue otherwise in this article.
Level-Headed Thinking
What does it mean to think on a deeper level than your opponent? Is it possible to overthink a hand of poker?
The Myth of Any Two Cards
The examples in this article aren’t the best, but I stand by the central claim.
Profitable ‘Mistakes’
Believe it or not, there are times when you want your bluffs to be called!
Your Opponents’ Arsenal Part 1: The Flop
Recognizing specific mistakes that your opponent will make on the flop can help you make better pre-flop decisions against him.
Your Opponents’ Arsenal Part 2: The Turn and River
Recognizing your opponents’ specific strengths and weaknesses on future streets can help you make better decisions now.
Tournament Poker
Profitable Situations
My favorite strategy article I’ve written. A succinct and fairly comprehensive introduction to what is in the back of my mind whenever I play a hand of poker. Included in An Anthology of 2+2 Wisdom on Multi-Table Tournaments.
Attacking and Defending Dead Money in Tournament Poker
An introduction to my basic philosphy for tournament play.
The Last Bet
An explication of how and when to apply aggression in mid- to late-game tournament situations.
Hidden Costs in Tournament Poker
In this article, I reveal an often over-looked piece of information that can help you make good decisions about when to call, when to steal, and when to re-steal.
Game Selection for Tournament Players
A discussion of the factors to consider when deciding which of the thousands of poker tournaments available every day you should play.
Making Quick Reads in Tournaments
This article will suggest several strategies for formulating preliminary profiles of new opponents and adapting your play accordingly.
Ten Tips for Improving Your Bubble Play
A somewhat dated guide to abusing weak players (and sometimes strong players) on the money bubble.
Knowing is (Only) Half the Battle
World Series of Poker
Your First World Series of Poker
A beginner’s guide to the World Series of Poker, including a discussion of whether to play at all and how to handle the practical and psychological issues that may arise when playing outside of your bankroll.
Top 10 WSOP Mistakes Than Even Good Players Make: How to Adjust to Deep Stacks
In the main event, players begin with 20,000 in chips, and blinds start at 50-100. You can put away your unexploitable push/fold charts, because with 120 minute levels, you’ll be playing real poker well into Day 2…
Narrative
How I Became a Poker Player
No strategy content here, but hopefully an enjoyable story of my early involvement with poker and the fortuitous events that set me on my way.
