Fine Tuning the Autopilot
“Yeah….I just started auto-piloting and lost a bunch of money”. Common story. Student loses a bunch of money and claims that the reason for losses was “auto-pilot”. Mostly we get what he means – he means that he wasn’t really paying attention and some bad plays slipped through the net. But it also highlights a […]
Merging your river betting range
This article is a little advanced, and I will dive deep without defining basic poker terminology first. One can learn swimming by falling into the sea (the brutal way). It applies to everything in life to some extent. If you feel, however, that this does not match your current needs, after having read the first […]
60-Minute Master: MTT Part 1, Introduction
Multi-table tournaments (MTTs) exploded back when Chris Moneymaker won the WSOP Main Event back in 2003. Today, they are still very popular with live tournaments frequently broadcast on television. Major MTT series like the European Poker Tour (EPT), the World Poker Tour (WPT) and the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas attract thousands […]
60-Minute Master – SNG Part 9: Regulars vs Hyper/Turbos
Regular SNGs and hyper/turbo SNGs aren’t one in the same. Most regular SNGs will have standard blind structures whereas hyper/turbo events move much at a much faster pace. In a turbo events, blind levels are drastically reduced to typically a third of what you’d see at a regular SNG tournament. Needless to say, the game […]
60-Minute Master – SNG Part 8: Heads Up
Now you’ve navigated the field, and it’s down to two. You’ve earned a prize of at least three times your buy-in (more in a multi-table SNG). The rest is all-or-nothing. You will either pick up an extra two buy-ins, or nothing. Playing well heads up usually means a little bit of aggression and a little […]
Developing Your Poker Mindset, Part 3: Discipline
In part three of Developing Your Poker Mindset, I will talk about another important personality trait – discipline. Talk to any successful poker player and they’ll tell you that you’re going to need a good amount of both patience and discipline if you to want to succeed in the long run. In part two of […]
How to Play Against Min 3-Bets
Facing a minimum re-raise preflop happens more at the lowest stakes, so this article is generally for players at 25NL or lower and therefore won’t be overly complicated. The reason you encounter these min 3-bets more often at these stakes is because there are more recreational players (fish) on average who have less knowledge of the […]
How to Solve Preflop All-In Situations
Poker is a volatile game and its aggressive nature has been growing by the minute since the inception of online poker. As you increase your own aggression, you will surely end up facing more preflop all-in situations. Occasionally you’ll be facing a shove from a full-stack opponent with likely a strong holding. But more often […]
BPC Flopzilla Series (part 2)
Hello, and welcome to the 2nd part of the BPC Flopzilla Series. (Read part 1) In this article, I’ll talk about a practical example. Let’s assume we have the following condition: Situation: The BTN open raise to 3BB and we on the BB call. On the flop the BTN cbet 1/2 pot and Hero just calls. […]
BPC Flopzilla Series (part 1)
Hello, and welcome to the BPC Flopzilla series! In this article, I’ll talk about the basics of Flopzilla, a powerful poker tool that I use very often. Before I start explaining everything in detail, here is a screenshot from the program. So let’s start! Before creating a range, you have to create a category. You can […]
