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Pro Tip #175: Semi-Bluffing

The semi-bluff is one of the most powerful weapons in any poker player’s arsenal. If there’s a decent chance you can steal a pot by semi-bluffing, you should usually take it.

Pro Tip #150: Playing Over-Cards

For many poker players, there's nothing prettier than peeking at their hole cards and seeing paint. A-K. K-Q. Q-J. They're all big hands and, often times, very playable ones, especially in position. Sometimes though, your masterpiece of a starting hand can lead to a very ugly result.

Pro Tip # 144: Loosening Up Before the Flop – Part 2

In my last tip, I talked about the necessity of loosening up your pre-flop game, especially in the late stages of a poker tournament.

Pro Tip # 143: Loosening Up Before the Flop – Part 1

Knowing what to do and when to do it is what separates those who just play in tournaments from those who make final tables. This is especially true in No-Limit Hold‘em, where the first decisions you’re faced with are what hands you should play and when you should play them.

Pro Tip #129: Implied Odds Part 2

In my last tip, I discussed the basic principles of implied odds. As you’ll recall, your implied odds are the total amount you can win in a given pot, divided by the number of poker chips you’re putting into the pot.

Pro Tip #128: Implied Odds Part 1.

Most people have a pretty good understanding of pot odds - whether the amount of chips in the pot justifies making a call - but they fail to realize that making this calculation only solves part of the poker equation

Pro Tip #113: How to Win a HORSE Tournament Part II

In the World Series of Poker HORSE tournaments, the antes are usually about 25% of the initial bet so if the limits are 100/200, the ante is going to be 25 per player with a 25 bring-in. That means there are a lot of chips in the pot that are worth fighting for

Pro Tip #112: How to Win a HORSE Tournament Part I

If you want to win a HORSE tournament, you have to be good at all five games. You don't have to be the best poker player at any one game, but you can't be the worst. If you're really bad at one of the games, it's going to hurt you.

Pro Tip #107: When to Continuation Bet

There are a variety of factors that will effect any decision in a hand of poker, but if I was the one who raised pre-flop, I'll put out a continuation bet on the flop a large proportion of the time.

Pro Tip #80: Heads-Up vs Multi-Way Hands in Omaha Hi/Lo

Earlier this year, I cashed in the $2,000 Omaha Hi/Lo event at the World Series of Poker. I enjoyed the tournament; it was great to spend some time playing a game other than hold 'em.

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