Free Poker Tips

Anytime you’re one of the bigger stacks in a tournament – whether it be a MTT or a sit and go – you start thinking about how much money you’re going to make.  Event if it’s just a brief thought, every player compares their stack with everyone else’s and immediately starts thinking about placing.  And [...]

While playing today on pokerstars I went through a very very bad day. I was wondering is it the way I’m playing my hands or just pure bad luck?? Here’s an example of what I’m talking about.
9 player game:
I have a solid hand at QJ and flop comes and its Q J K I [...]

Dominating low stakes holdem isn’t difficult. Sure, learning to play like a pro at high stakes may take some time, but at the lower stakes you can easily bulldoze your opponents just by understanding a few key principles.
Understand Starting Hands
The starting hands you play have a huge impact on your end results. The biggest mistake [...]

No Limit Texas Hold’em tips and strategy guide. (http://www.nlholdemtips.com)
The two key factors you need to have in mind during a texas hold’em game are: In this order
What does my opponent have and what is he doing?What do I have and what am I doing?
Introduction
This entire section is my personal opinion on the game based [...]

1) Avoid problem situations and problem hands.
Position and previous action are keys. If you want to make your life a living hell, limp into pots early with hands like KJ and A9. And don’t tell me they were suited!
These are problematical hands. They “look good” and have the potential for making big hands.
The problem lies [...]

It’s funny how I often find myself thinking “I’m running alright, let’s take a look…”. I open up Poker Tracker, process the hand histories and yup I’m running around 3BB/100 hands. “Not a big sample I think, back to the game”. Then, inevitably, my ego/win rate is dealt a blow when I’m dealt a KJ [...]