Category Archives for Chapters
Chapter 30: Stack Sizes in Online Poker
In an online poker game, at the majority of sites the maximum buy-in will be 100 times the big blind (100 BBs). The majority of players buy-in for this amount and most hands you play will be based around this … Continue reading
Chapter 29: Board Texture in Online Poker
I was recently playing $2/$4 on Full Tilt. I raised AcAh preflop and got called by a tough regular on the button. The flop was JsTs9s. I bet, my opponent raised, and I folded quickly. At another table at the … Continue reading
Chapter 28: Semibluffs in Online Poker
The semibluff is an amazing move that will be a key element of your game in the aggressive games of 6-max no-limit hold ‘em. A semibluff is a bet or raise by a hand that figures to not be the … Continue reading
Chapter 27: River Calls in Online Poker
Another important use for pot odds is when you are on the river and are facing a bet. Your decision against this bet is to either to call or fold. You can use pot odds to help you determine how … Continue reading
Chapter 26: Pot Control in Online Poker
A very important concept related to board texture is pot control. Pot control means keeping the pot small in situations where a big pot means bad things for your hand. Another way to think of it is a small or … Continue reading
Chapter 25: Implied Odds and Reverse Implied Odds
The other day I was playing in a $3/$6 game with a bunch of bad players. There was a lot of money to be made at this table, although it was a little wild because some of the fish were … Continue reading
Chapter 24: Understanding the Value Bet, Part II
You know what kind of opponents you play against and you know how to put them on hand ranges. Now it’s time to take this information and put it to use as we try to understand when and how to … Continue reading
Chapter 23: Understanding Position in Online Poker, Part II
In the first part of position, I gave the basics of how important it is at online 6-max poker. In part two, I’m going to tell you how to exploit position for bigger profits. You’re going to do that by … Continue reading
Chapter 22: Online Poker Hand Ranges & Equity
One of the most important aspects of hold ‘em is figuring out what your opponent has and acting accordingly. We refer to this as figuring out our opponent’s hand ranges. Every time you play poker, you are using your deductive … Continue reading
Part IV Summary
Not surprisingly, the more money you are playing for the better the opponents on average. Fish become hard to find at $2/$4 NL and above. You’ll often be making money off the bad TAGs and the occasional fish you can … Continue reading
