Playing Limped Pots as the SB in MTTs
MTT confrontations between the small blind and big blind force no-limit players into uncomfortable situations, compelling them…
The Art of Learning Poker
In his book The Art of Learning, chess and Push Hands champion Josh Waitzkin describes a training…
Is Donk Betting for Donkeys?
“Donk betting”, or betting from out of position into the player who was the aggressor on the…
Delayed C-Betting
This is a companion piece to Probe Betting. It stands on its own, but understanding how to…
Probe Betting
As far as rules of thumb go in poker, “check to the raiser” is a pretty good…
ICM and Blind Battles: The Big Blind
This is a companion piece to this article on the SB’s strategy for blind vs blind play…
ICM and Blind Battles: The Small Blind
ICM incentivizes more conservative play, which means that at stages of the tournament where risk premiums are…
The Initial Bettor’s Advantage
The mathematics of poker holds a little-known secret: the first bettor enjoys better bluffing odds than someone…
Mastering the Chiplead: The Scalpel and the Sledgehammer
When you have a lot of chips at a final table or in another situation with extreme…