Dan B.

Middle pocket pairs can feel like slot machines when you raise and someone 3-bets behind you. You call and hope to hit the jackpot (a set). But that only happens about 10.8% of the time. While that is definitely the best and most profitable part of playing these hands, there are some nuances that come up the other 89.2% of...

You know that adrenaline rush you get when you play a huge pot in a poker game? Some people don't even feel that when playing for $10,000, $20,000, or $40,000. No, in order for these sickos to feel a true rush, they need to play for enough money to buy a house. Let's look at one of those house-level hands today....

Block betting is a poker tactic that has been around for a while. For many years, players debated its effectiveness using their own intuition. However, now that solvers exist, we have definitive proof that block bets are the correct play in some situations. This article covers what a block bet is and when should you do it. I also included 4 keys for...

It sucks when your pocket pair misses the flop, especially when you're looking at three overcards. But you shouldn't always just check and fold with an underpair. Playing underpairs optimally can help you make more money in the long run. Even though they are pretty weak hands, playing them wrong will cost you expected value continuously. To help you play them...

Queen-Jack offsuit is a solid hand that is often worth playing, but certainly not from every position. In this article, I am going to give you: Advice on how to play Queen-Jack offsuit preflop 3 tips for playing it postflop when you hit the flop...

Two of online poker's biggest winners in 2022 -- Linus "LLinusLLove" Loeliger and Ignacio "Nacho124441" Morón -- have battled in some epic poker hands. Let's take a look at one big pot they played in a 3-handed game of $50/$100 No Limit Hold’em. Each player has roughly $14,000 (140 big blinds)...

Suited connectors are a fan favorite, especially Seven-Six suited. Seven-Six suited is a highly versatile hand with fantastic playability. It has good equity against almost every range of hands, and it's one of the very few starting hands with an over 20% chance of cracking Pocket Aces (22.29% to be exact)....

It's hard to even fathom what it would be like to play a cash game pot for over $1,000,000. But I'm going to do my best to break it down in this hand analysis. Today's hand took place on the Hustler Casino Live stream. The stakes are a whopping $200/$400/$800/$1,600. The effective stack is just about $580,000...

There have been some massive online poker cash games going on recently. For today's article, we're going to look at a big pot played by tournament end boss Michael Addamo and online cash destroyer Markus Leikkonen (aka makeboifin on PokerStars). The game is No Limit Hold’em, the blinds are $200/$400, and the action is hot!...

Poker is a funny game. Sometimes it's correct to make a big call with just Ace-high on the river. Other times it's correct to fold a pair on the flop! Today I'm going to explore the latter by listing three situations in which you should fold a pair on the flop in cash games....

Watching super high stakes poker is the best. You get to watch players win and lose life-changing amounts of money from the comfort of your own home. Tough to beat that! Let's take a look at a hand from a $100/$200/$400 ($200 ante) game on Hustler Casino Live, featuring billionaire poker enthusiast...

Ace-Queen suited is a beastly hand, but it has limits. This article will help you play it better before and after the flop. Let's get started with how to play Ace-Queen suited in common preflop scenarios. How To Play Ace-Queen Suited Preflop Unopened Pots...

When you have Top Pair Top Kicker, you should expect to make a decent amount of money on average. But you have to avoid overvaluing or undervaluing the hand. Those mistakes can cost you a lot of money in the long run. By the time you finish this article, you'll be less likely to make those mistakes better results in your poker sessions...

One of my favorite ways to study poker is to look at hands between the best players in the world. By reviewing hands like the one below, you can gain valuable insight into how these poker beasts think about the game… …but sometimes, even the top players make what seem like glaring mistakes. So, let's dive into a $50/$100 hand on PokerStars between...

The best poker players in the world have a seemingly unlimited amount of weapons in their arsenal. One of those weapons is the tiny bet size (about 10-20% of the pot). When used in the right situations, tiny bets can be an incredibly efficient way to deny equity, leverage your range advantage, and narrow your opponent's range....

Double gutshot straight draws are very strong hands and you can pick up a lot of extra money if you play them well. This article covers how to play double gutters (aka double belly busters) effectively in a variety of situations. The focus will be on deep stack cash game play. Let’s dive in! What Is...

I freaking love flopping the nut flush draw....

You've probably been dealt Pocket Threes, also known as crabs, quite a few times. Have you ever wondered if you played them well? Time to find out! This article covers: How to play Pocket Threes in common preflop situations 3 tips for...

There have been some insane high stakes hands on poker live streams recently. Garrett Adelstein has been involved in a number of them, including the 6-figure pot that is the subject of today's article (No, not that one.) The hand takes place on Hustler Casino Live at the massive stakes of $100/$200/$400 ($200 Big blind ante). Read on for a recap...

Eric Persson and Alan Keating are two high-stakes poker players that have made quite a name for themselves over the past few years. In the hand we're about to review, the pair clashed horns in a colossal half-a-million-dollar pot. You just need to check out how this hand went down! The blinds are $200/$400/$800 with a few extra...