The phrase ‘game tree’ is one with which many beginner- or intermediate-level poker players are unfamiliar. Its usage is becoming more commonplace as our understanding of poker theory and strategy grows, but it remains a mysterious and misunderstood concept in the eyes of many. Since even a rudimentary understanding of this concept can provide a… Read more »
If you were paying attention to poker Twitter on the night of Mayweather-McGregor, you’ll have seen plenty of pros discussing the wagers they made on the fight. While some were admitting to having placed bets amounting to massive portions of their net worth on the ‘sure thing’ of Mayweather winning, others could be found… Read more »
It’s easy to be impatient during the poker learning process – we all want to get better at poker as fast as possible, win all the money and reach the game’s highest heights. We all want to soak up as much knowledge as we can, and put it into practice as fast as possible…. Read more »
Over the past two and a half years I’ve written three articles for TPE on the theme of ‘Profitability Thresholds’. Loosely speaking, they’re all in an attempt to figure out which spots we should take, and which we shouldn’t, since there’s so much debate out there on the idea of ‘waiting for a better spot’…. Read more »
You’re reading this article on a poker training site, which suggests two things – firstly, that you’re a poker player, and secondly, that you’re a poker player who’s interested in improving their poker game. Unfortunately for you, only the first piece of information is needed for us to know that you have leaks in… Read more »
One of the most consistent trends I spot amongst people who are putting time and effort into learning poker and improving their game, is that their inputs into the game don’t match their outputs. In other words, what they put into poker doesn’t match what they get out of it. That’s a broad statement… Read more »
Let’s get this out of the way right at the beginning – this one is going to be a tough read for some of you. If that’s the case, good. You’ve taken your first step to becoming a better person and a better poker player. The reality of poker is that it is just… Read more »
I’ve written articles on 3-betting in the past, mostly focused on range construction with some elements of sizing factored in. But in order to tackle the subject of 3-bet sizing in more detail, we have to dig a little deeper. 3-betting is a concept that can be confusing to novice players, since most people’s… Read more »
Recently I wrote an article entitled ‘Static and Dynamic Board Textures’ that covered the two major concepts that should guide the way we play different types of flops, turns and rivers in Hold’em. Since these concepts are so fundamental to understanding the way we should play each different type of spot, I thought it… Read more »
In order to further our development as poker players, it’s often necessary to conceptualize certain parts of the poker experience in ways such as they are most useful to us, as opposed to more obscure forms that may be more easily mathematically provable or identifiable. In plain English – rather than numbers on a… Read more »
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