If you’re serious about playing poker (BTW, I assume you are if you’re reading this) and you are familiar with a little invention called a com-pu-ter, then there are some tools that can help improve your game that you should be using RIGHT NOW!
1. Poker Tracker - If they had a number higher than […]

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One of the most annoying problems we had when organizing the benefit tournament we had for a friend of mine involved in a serious accident (I made a post about it about a month ago) was finding cheap poker chips that we could give away as a prize. So since then, I occasionally browse […]

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Today I started reading Harrington on Hold ‘em Vol. III. I’ve mentioned the other two volumes here a lot (there’s a good reason I mention it so much by the way). Volume III is one big freakin’ quiz of what you’ve supposedly learned in Vol. I and II.
With that in mind, I’ve […]

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Recently I read Phil Helmuth’s Play Poker Like the Pros. I will save the overall impression of the book for a later time. But, I do want to talk about a specific concept that Phil has developed to help you better know your opponents and use their weaknesses against them.
Most of us are […]

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This is a concept discussed by “Action” Dan Harrington in his book Harrington on Hold ‘em Vol. 2 (a book which I will be reviewing soon) and it relates specifically to tournament play.
M (given the name “M” by Paul Magriel) is a modification of the big blind system to determine your standing in the […]

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Sometimes at the home game I get asked about odds of making a hand. It’s pretty simply really… no need to have to figure it out each time. There are a few situations you’ll want to memorize and the rest you can figure yourself.
One nice rule is the 4-2 rule. It’s not […]

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To put it simply, Harrington on Hold ‘em Vol. 1 is one of the best book series on poker available. A MUST read for anyone serious about the game of poker.
Harrington is one of the ultimate tournament players in the game today. He was World Champion in 1995 and made the final table […]

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