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Poker vlogger 'Rampage' recently took a shot in a high stakes poker game on Hustler Casino Live. Unfortunately for him, he drew a seat with live cash game crusher Garrett Adelstein on his left. The two well-known players clashed in a few hands throughout the night, but this article/video focuses on the most notable one. Watch...

How well do you really know the poker hand rankings? To win at poker, you obviously need to know what hand you have. Thus, being able to quickly identify poker hands is crucial if you want success on the felt. The following quiz will show you a hand from the game of Texas Hold'em. You goal is to select the correct poker hand...

Knowing when to shove with a short stack in a tournament has a massive impact on your ROI in tournaments. This quiz will test your ability to do just that. For each question, assume the following: You are playing at an 8-handed table There is a Big Blind ante You are playing a shove or fold strategy (no limps or non-all-in opens) Your...

How well do you really know the poker hand rankings? To win at poker, you obviously need to know what hand you have. Thus, being able to quickly identify poker hands is crucial if you want success on the felt. The following quiz will show you a hand from the game of Texas Hold'em. You goal is to select the correct poker hand...

Poker in Texas has been growing fast over the past few years, and it's about to get a whole lot bigger. Three of poker's biggest names, Doug Polk, Brad Owen, and Andrew Neeme, have become co-owners of The Lodge Card Club -- the biggest room in the Austin area. This video sums up why the guys decided to buy a significant stake in...

If you want to crush your poker games in 2022, read on. These 5 must-read articles published on the poker strategy blog will prepare you to dominate the tables in 2022 and beyond. I included something for everyone, regardless of your skill level (#5 is introductory, #2-4 are intermediate, and #1 is relatively advanced). (I recommend saving or bookmarking this page so you...

If you like expert poker hand analysis, you've come to the right place. The Upswing Poker team is constantly on the lookout for interesting hands to review. When we stumble upon a great one, we analyze and publish it on the poker strategy blog. This is a list of the 5 most notable/interesting/thought- provoking hands reviewed on the blog this year -- the...

This article includes the visuals that were on-screen during Doug Polk and Koray Aldemir's discussion from this podcast. At 1:02:55, Doug and Koray discuss this hand with 7 players left:...

High stakes poker pro versus fearless amateur… It's a matchup that happens daily on poker tables around the world. But it usually doesn't happen with the World Series of Poker Main Event title and $8,000,000 on the line. In the final hand of the No Limit Hold'em championship, German pro Koray Aldemir held a slight chip lead over aggressive amateur George Holmes. Then,...

Did you play poker back during the "boom years" of 2003-2006? If you did, I'd bet my bottom dollar you look back on that time period fondly. If you didn't, let me paint a picture. It's 2003. The World Poker Tour just came out on television the year before, triggering an increased interest in poker (especially No Limit Hold'em). Then, an accountant named...

How well do you really know the poker hand rankings? To win at poker, you obviously need to know what hand you have. Thus, being able to quickly identify poker hands is crucial if you want success on the felt. The following quiz will show you a hand from the game of Texas Hold'em. You goal is to select the correct poker hand...

The perfect way to hone your skills in preparation for the World Series of Poker is here… Bulgarian tournament poker pro Stoyan Madanzhiev won $4 million and a WSOP Main Event bracelet last year. Now, he's signed on to be a guest coach in the...

Do you play in low or micro-stakes poker games? Then you're about to get a lot of free value courtesy of cash game pro and streamer Gary "GazzyB" Blackwood. Settle in for the next 10 minutes, click play on the video, and watch GazzyB show off a winning strategy in 10NL ($0.05/$0.10) games on PokerStars....

We've heard the same questions over…and over…and over again during the Doug Polk vs Daniel Negreanu heads-up challenge. So, here's a list of frequently asked questions and answers....

There are dozens of poker quizzes here on Upswing Poker. Over the past few days, my team and I sifted through each of them to find the 10 questions that were answered incorrectly at the highest frequency. In other words, these are the most challenging Upswing Poker quiz questions ever. All were answered correctly by less than 40% of quiz-takers. Good luck! If...