Ways to up your poker game.
Today, in the the latest in our series of poker interviews, we talk to Joel Wald about poker coaching. Joel is the founder of PTO Poker, which offers personalized poker coaching for players who are looking to make better decisions and become the best versions of themselves, both on and off the felt. At PTO…
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Tavern Poker (or Pub Poker) is a great way to get your feet wet playing live poker. There are a number of tavern poker organizations in the US that allow new (or experienced) players the option of playing live poker in a laid-back environment. These organizations typically offer a night of poker either for free…
Finding the best poker tournaments either in your home area or as you travel has always been complicated. Identifying the day and time, buy-in amount and some basic info about local tournaments may simply be a matter of checking out PokerAtlas. However, whether there will be 120 players or 7 when you show up to…
Last week we asked “Is poker easier than we think?” In that post, we talked about some general approaches that reduce the difficulty of poker for any player. Today, we’re going to talk about some specific poker skills to improve your game without hours of study or expensive online programs. Specific Poker Skills To Make…
Is poker easier to play than we think? At the highest levels of the game, the answer is certainly no. Professionals bet their ranges rather than their cards and calculate complex equations to determine whether their plays are justified. GTO strategy is definitely not easy to follow. The rest of us, however, play a different…
As we have mentioned previously, Paul and I do some writing and other work for Advanced Poker Training, an excellent poker training website created by Steve Blay. After two years of development, this spring Steve launched a new poker training site to help players learn how to play PLO well. Omaha Poker Training has some…
Poker players typically spend their “training time” learning specific poker skills related to playing hands. Skills such as reading boards, calculating equity and pot odds, and understanding ranges, are all core to becoming a better player. However, players (particularly recreational players) are less likely to attend to other aspects of the game that are equally…
Every player knows that the key to profiting at poker is playing well. If you don’t play well, you’re toast long-term. Unfortunately, playing well is not enough. Equally important is understanding how other factors impact your potential profitability. As we have discussed before, there are many ancillary costs of playing poker, and it is important…