Patience in Poker
Poker is a game of skill, a game of aggression, a game of strategy but most of all it’s a game of patience. To be a solid winning poker player, you have to be patient. Of course there are times when the big bluff can be pulled off to perfection, and certain formats [...]
Short Handed Poker Strategy
Shorthanded poker is rather different from other forms of poker because it will typically involve six or less players at any given time and the effect of this is that the players must be far more proactive to win the game. It is a very exciting form of poker indeed, and little wonder then that so many of the top poker players happen to excel at this particular variation of the game. Shorthand matches tend to be much less rigid in their execution and require a lot more input and skill.
Poker : Luck or Skill?
There’s been a lot in the news recently about whether skill or luck is the defining factor in poker. From a legal standpoint, especially in the United States, the definition has wide reaching implications, especially for the online poker rooms. Since the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (2025) most online poker rooms have not allowed players from the US. Since then the Poker Player’s Alliance has been fighting to have the law changed, and the chances of that happening largely rest on whether it can be proved that poker is predominantly a game of skill.
Plugging The Holes In Your Tournament Play
If you have had the displeasure of being summarily removed from a poker tournament, you will have no doubt agonised over your playing strategy and feel that you made some gross miscalculation in your strategy and that is what left you wide open for defeat. You will no doubt be feeling rather glum about your defeat but every cloud has a silver lining and if you are questioning your strategy then you are already on the path to improvement. It can be difficult at times to identify what areas of your poker playing need to worked upon, and so this article will consider them all in some detail.
No Trash Talk At The Tables!
When you get your money in good and a weak player sucks out it camn be very tempting to put them down, letting them know what you think of their play – but please don’t! Not only can it not help, it can really work against you since you’re effectively “teaching” your opponents not to make bad plays (and that will hurt you in the long run).
