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If you're looking to increase your bankroll and up your game, it may be time to add another table. The more tables you can comfortably master playing, the more you can improve your game and increase your hourly rate! How Many Tables Should You Play? Everyone Is Different Finding your multi-table sweet spot varies from …...

Having a strong red-line isn't impossible; it just takes a solid understanding of the game to get your red-line moving in the right direction without affecting your winrate. What Is The Red-Line? In essence, the red-line refers to non-showdown winnings. When you put money into the pot and fold, your red- line will fall, but if …...

Get ready to take your game—and your bankroll —to the next level. Growing your bankroll is imperative to financing your climb from rank to pro player. Just avoid the biggest pitfall: racing for the top. Not only is that not sustainable (a mark of being pro), it's dangerous and you'll end up with donut holes …...

Lesson #8: How To Become A Professional Poker Player You don't have to be ranked number one or even in the top one-hundred to be considered a winning poker player. If you want to turn your passion for poker into your a full-time profession and get stackin', then you need to shake this notion that …...

Deciding whether or not to play a hand pre-flop isn't just about the strength of your starting hand. There are other equally important—even more important—factors to consider before you act. One of the most important, without question, is the action ahead of you. Get a Handle on the Action What have the players ahead of …...

Lesson #6: Finding The Perfect Bet Size What separates a professional poker player from a rookie is understanding bet sizing. Knowing when to bet is not enough—almost everyone knows when to bet; it's knowing how much that's the real skill. It puts you one step closer to thinking outside the box, and that's when you …...

Lesson #4: Creating A Strong Table Presence Trying to find the right table presence-conservative or aggressive-in live games is an important step to getting you into the cash faster. What happens on the felt, is an extension of what's going on above the rail in person-to-person interactions. If you're looking for an edge, find the …...

Lesson #3: Can You Make Money Playing Poker? One of the most common misconceptions circulating about online poker is that there is no money to be made playing. An equal and opposing misconception is that there is easy money to be made playing online poker. The truth is, there’s as much money to be made …...

Lesson #3: How To Calculate Expected Value Calculating the expected value (EV) is at the heart of every decision you make in poker. Not every poker superstar knows EV equations, but they do grasp the theory of it. For those of you that can pick up math easily, or are willing to learn, if you … Calculating...

Lesson #1: Beginner’s Guide To Tournament Poker Selection (Part 2) Tournaments are wildly popular because they’re thrilling and offer a massive payout for a small buy-in. To experience the consistent thrill of victory, playing the right format will give you an edge over your competition. Considerations For Choosing The Ideal Game Maximize Your Hourly Rate …...

Lesson #1: Beginner’s Guide To Tournament Poker Selection (Part 1) Ever wonder why tournament poker is so hyped up, and why it gets more airtime over cash games? MTT's are, without a doubt, the most exciting form of poker. They provide the only opportunity to turn a minuscule investment into a small fortune, fast. What …...

Today I am going to write about one of the more famous hands in poker. We will look back at the famous hand 10 years later and see what decisions I may have changed. I am going to discuss my thought process in the AA v JJ hand versus Jon Duhamel during the 2010 main … Duhamel Read More » The post...

Today’s article I want to write about the process and journey of a poker player. Being a poker player, or at least a successful high level one, involves many things outside just sitting down at the table and playing. This process involves countless hours of study, warm up routines, cool down routines, reviewing play among …...

In todays articles I want to discuss unintuitive situations for check raise bluffs when defending from the BB. It is no myth that players under check- raise and this stems from the inability to identify these unintuitive 3 bet bluffing hands. Today we will discuss some of these hands and properties they possess. Incorporating these hands …...

A lot of poker players study without a purpose. They sit and watch a poker video mindlessly while scrolling twitter and barely paying attention. Today, I want to talk about studying poker with a purpose. I want you to have a clear focus and goal with your study session and transition that information into your … Study...

In today’s article, I want to talk about how to approach a bankroll for small stakes poker and things you need to pay attention to. In this article, I want to discuss what I would do with a $5,000-$10,000 bankroll. I choose this article and bankroll numbers because I feel there is a large population …...

Recently I played in the World Poker Tour Lucky Hearts Poker Open at the Seminole Hard Rock in South Florida. In this event, a shot clock is added to the tournament one table before reaching the money. In today’s article, I want to discuss the merits of the shot clock, ways to improve the system, … Shot...

In today’s article, I want to discuss developing a reliable framework to use when facing aggression on the river. The river is different than other decisions in poker as we have the most complete information. We have now gathered information from preflop, the flop, the turn and now river actions. In my own game, I …...

Today I will be starting a series of articles developing frameworks for making good decisions at the poker table. These frameworks should help you in developing your decision-making process at the poker table. Think of these frameworks as a checklist of things you should be considering when making a decision. Once ingrained into your game, …...

While recording content recently for PokerCoaching.com, I started the practice of recording my sessions online while playing. I do this in hopes of catching a final table run live on camera, or to review my play later as WSOP.com does not allow the use of tracking software. I was debating whether I should do commentary …...