What is Leverage in poker?
Leverage refers to the risk of future betting. When you call a bet on the flop or…
Reasons for value betting in poker
You’re probably accustomed to thinking of bets as either value or bluff. In this taxonomy, value bets…
The Science of Poker Performance
Poker is a game of small edges and big swings. Every hand is an investment into your…
What is Valor in poker?
Can a poker hand be courageous? How does your ability to value bet future streets impact your…
Pot Geometry
“Pot Geometry” refers to betting an equal fraction of the pot on each street, such that you’re…
A Beginner’s Guide to Poker Combinatorics
Combinatorics is a fancy term for evaluating the number of possible “combinations” (combos) of any given hand:…
Stack-to-pot ratio
Stack-to-pot ratio, or SPR, is a way of measuring how deep the effective stack is and thus…
Equity Realization
In poker jargon, equity expresses how much of the pot a hand will win, on average, at…
Variance and Bankroll Management
Variance and Bankroll Management. Vital Soft Skills for Every Poker Player.