Video: Dani Stern on hero calls
A half hour strategy video where Dani Stern reviews several hero calls and discusses the reasoning behind making big river calls with weak hands in cash games.
Playing limped pots in 6 max no limit cash games
The following is an excerpt from Bill Vosti’s excellent ebook covering winning 6 max cash play online that Vosti was nice enough to provide to PTP readers. If you’re new to 6 max play or looking polish up your game, Vosti’s book is a great tool. It offers solid, well-reasoned advice presented clearly [...]
The weak lead in no limit holdem cash games
In this article I want to dissect the often derided line of leading for a weak bet into a preflop raiser. Commonly referred to as ‘donking out’, the weak lead isn’t an inherently bad line. Like any tool, you just have to be sure you know what you’re using it for. I’m [...]
Bluffing with beggar bets in no limit holdem cash – a primer
A ‘beggar’ bet is generally a pretty small bet, relative to the size of the pot, that takes its name from the fact that the person making the bet usually appears to be begging for a call. There’s no accepted standard on when a bet stops being small, but we can probably safely assign [...]
Analyzing flop structure in no limit hold’em
No-limit Texas hold’em differs from draw and stud games in the presence of a board of community cards. The three-card flop and one-card turn and river combine with the two cards in your hand to make your best poker holding. Once the flop comes, at least sixty percent of your hand is known, and [...]
The float in no limit holdem, Part 3: Balancing opponent’s reactions and some afterthoughts
The final part of this article spawned from a discussion about Sammy Farha calling an all in with a flush draw without outs on ‘High Stakes Poker’. His results aside, after this call, his opponents became easier to play.
The first two parts of this article discussed some of the benefits of floating with outs. The [...]
Floating in no limit part 2 – The ’semi-float’
While answering a post on the Parttimepoker forums about floating I described calling a bet that I wouldn’t normally call because it allowed me to use my position to steal later in the hand. My fellow posters didn’t consider it floating because I had a somewhat reasonable number of possible outs. I argued that it [...]
Basics of floating in NLHE cash games
Floating is calling a bet on the flop without odds to make a perceived winning hand. This article will discuss the float, but before we get started, I feel a few words on fold equity are necessary:
The most dangerous term in poker for a new player is “fold equity”. Fold equity is the improved equity [...]
Representing the ace against the habitual continuation bettor
This article is going to help explain a concept that you wont find in any No Limit Hold’em book that’s been printed to my knowledge. However, it’s an advanced play that if you use it occasionally will increase your hourly earnings. It’s a play that you don’t want to overuse, but works like a charm [...]
Value Betting in No Limit Texas Holdem
No limit Texas Holdem has been called the Cadillac of poker games. Indeed, of all forms of poker, no limit Texas holdem is one that provides some of the most creative opportunities for winning play. As with all poker games, the major Texas Holdem strategy issues come in the betting that takes place during the [...]
