Alex Fitzgerald

Do you want to learn how to bluff more in online poker tournaments? Try these strategies in your next session to gain more chips when you’ve been dealt absolutely nothing. Blast The Big Blind With Bluffs When They Flat When your opponent flats from the big blind they are likely doing that with half the …...

Is there anything better than online cash games? You can play a massive amount of hands. You can play at any hour day or night. It’s like an eternal arcade game for money. What’s not to love? However, if you make these three key mistakes you won’t have fun playing online cash games. Let’s discuss …...

Ben Zobrist of the Chicago Cubs had not swung on a 3-0 pitch and created a hit in three years when he was playing the 2016 World Series. He would refuse to swing 97% of the time on that pitch count. Knowing this, Trevor Bauer of the Cleveland Indians threw a fastball in the strike … When The Numbers...

Most poker players do not want to be winning players. Instead, they want to be seen as poker players. If they truly wanted to be winning poker players, they would embrace being different. The vast majority of the poker field is comprised of losing players. If you are playing in a style that escapes their …...

In a previous article, we discussed why systems help you change your life while goal setting can fall short. In the article after that, we discussed what poker systems will help you get the results you want on the felt. In this article, we are going to discuss some systems that you can implement in …...

Making final tables in online poker tournaments at the micro stakes starts with recognizing what mistakes players make and capitalizing on them. If you have made it this far in my How To Beat Online Micro Stakes Poker Tournaments series, you have studied preflop and flop micro stakes poker tournament strategy, but now it is …...

Poker players reading this article are likely quite familiar with micro stakes tournaments and probably play them quite often online. Micro stakes are a great way for aspiring players to gain experience and potentially earn some great return on investment with the large fields yet low risk. While there is a ton of upside to …...

Players with wide ranges can be hard to extract value from especially when they are playing from the big blind. Big blind players can have just about anything, and in online poker tournaments, this is even more apparent. Take this hand scenario and consider how you would play each spot, the separation is in the …...

A great military strategist once said that there is a large difference between wanting to become someone and wanting to do something. He rallied against the office politics that surrounded military high command. He discussed how wanting to be “one of the boys” in the top brass meant sacrificing your values and differing opinions. However, …...

“But this teacher says I should do this play in that situation.” “Why did he say that?” I ask. (Crickets) The above exchange is worrying to me. When I am talking to aspiring poker players, I am struck with an impression: They want firm answers. They want a poker trainer who they can trust 100%. …...

“If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person's point of view and see things from that person's angle as well as from your own.” – Henry Ford Most poker players do not want to make money at the poker table, they want to feel better … They Want To Feel Good...

“The smart man accepts. The idiots insists.” - Unknown One of the most baffling parts of my job is seeing people repeatedly shoot themselves in the foot. I cannot tell you how many times I have heard this one: “Oh, I was doing great in the tournament, then I tried to run a bluff on …...

If you’re going to play winning poker, you’re going to have to ignore a lot of people. I was once playing deep in a major tournament. I barreled two streets versus a a good reg. On the river, another draw came in, but my combo draw missed. The river card also happened to be an … Knowing Which...

One of the best study strategies you can utilize when working on your poker play is finding a specific area of your game to improve. Looking to improve your small blind play? Track down a book that dives extensively into small blind strategy. Need to get better at the math of the game? Utilize a … How To Play Pocket Jacks Read More...

One of the best study strategies you can utilize when working on your poker play is finding a specific area of your game to improve. Looking to improve your small blind play? Track down a book that dives extensively into small blind strategy. Need to get better at the math of the game? Utilize a … How To...

Did you come up with resolutions for 2022? According to many studies, there is a 92% chance you won’t accomplish those goals. Why? It has nothing to do with you. They’re always talking about having ambitious goals in school, however, they never teach you how to achieve those goals. It’s only been in recent years …...

Did you come up with resolutions for 2022? According to many studies, there is a 92% chance you won’t accomplish those goals. Why? It has nothing to do with you. They’re always talking about having ambitious goals in school, however, they never teach you how to achieve those goals. It’s only been in recent years …...

In this article, we are going to discuss some systems that you can implement in regards to your life. These life systems will help improve your mood, which will help you play better poker. To get the best results you are going to need to track every day you fulfill a system. If you do … Forget...

My friends in the business world have an adage they repeat often: “Over invest in management.” One employee screwing up negatively impacts that employee’s tasks. A bad manager, however, will affect all the employees on his watch. As a poker player, when you wake up in the morning you are your own manager. You have …...

I recently was listening to an audiobook called The Hacking Of The American Mind. In the book, they discussed a study which I found extremely interesting. Researchers did this test where they put two people in a partnership, with one being the "decider" and the other the "recipient". They were given a $100 to split …...