Playing From the Big Blind

It's very difficult to play well from the big blind; in fact, it's one of the positions (along with the small blind) from which it is impossible to show a profit over a large number of hands. That's because you are forced to put in a blind, out of position, with a random hand....

Tuesday Jul 01, 2008

published 50 days ago in
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 5, Number 7

Playing From the Small Blind

The small blind is the hardest position to play well. If you decide to play the hand and don't end up all in, you will be out of position for the rest of the hand. It is that factor that should be foremost in your thoughts when deciding on the correct course of action preflop. When everyone...

Friday May 30, 2008

published 82 days ago in
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 5, Number 6

Medium-Stakes Strategy: Bluffing

Bluffing is the element of poker that most differentiates it from other games. Without bluffing, poker would be a dull game, mainly a test of who could memorise tables of information. With the capability to bluff, poker transcends other lesser games into something that can almost be an art form....

Thursday May 01, 2008

published 111 days ago in
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 5, Number 5

Hand Reading

This is the sixth column in my series focused on six-max online cash games. So far, we have covered hand selection, basic strategy, pot control, playing draws, and using Poker Tracker. Now we move on to a much more difficult skill - hand reading. Hand reading is the ability to process all of the...

Tuesday Apr 01, 2008

published 141 days ago in
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 5, Number 4

Medium-Stakes Strategy: Using Poker Tracker

For anyone who wants to take online poker seriously, getting software to help you play is essential. The software performs a number of important functions. Most importantly, it will record all of your wins and losses, allowing you to easily keep track of how well you are doing (or making it...

Saturday Mar 01, 2008

published 172 days ago in
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 5, Number 3

Medium-Stakes Cash-Game Strategy

When most players think of draws, they think of flush draws or straight draws, but, in fact, a draw is whenever you hold a hand that if it went to showdown now, it would probably lose, but if either the turn or river is favourable, you should win the hand. Many draws, such as holding one overcard...

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