by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 8, 2025 | No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
the importance of preparation in poker, discussing how planning ahead for various betting scenarios and potential stressors can improve both strategic and psychological aspects of the game
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 8, 2025 | Cash Game Strategies, No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
complexities of different bluffing lines in poker, examining factors like opponent's fold frequency, bet sizes, and pot sizes to evaluate which bluffing strategies offer the most value in various scenarios, such as leading versus check-raising
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 8, 2025 | Beginner Poker Strategies, Cash Game Strategies, No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
When it comes to continuation betting, your table position and the strength of your hole cards are even more important than the flop itself. By carefully considering these two factors in the context of how your opponent plays, you’ll be able to determine when you should make a continuation bet.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 8, 2025 | Cash Game Strategies, No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
the strategy of leading the flop when not being the pre-flop aggressor, emphasizing the similarities with continuation betting, the importance of positional awareness, and how players often react sub-optimally to flop leads
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 8, 2025 | Cash Game Strategies, No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
the challenges faced by poker players when confronted with aggressive three-betting, offering strategies such as four-betting, adjusting opening ranges, calling in position, and check-raising the flop to counteract blind LAGs (Loose Aggressive Players)
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 7, 2025 | Beginner Poker Strategies, No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
the fundamentals of bluffing in no-limit hold'em, emphasizing the importance of understanding hand combinations, calculating fold frequencies, and using a shortcut method to determine the profitability of a pure bluff
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 7, 2025 | Cash Game Strategies, Live Poker Strategies, No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
the importance of self-awareness in poker, emphasizing how players' perceptions of you can be manipulated to your advantage, whether you've been playing aggressively or conservatively
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 7, 2025 | No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
mathematical analysis of the profitability of calling a pre-flop raise with a small pair, emphasizing the importance of understanding the odds of flopping a set and the potential risks of facing a better set
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 7, 2025 | Cash Game Strategies, No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
the importance of the "bet/fold" strategy in poker, emphasizing that low stakes players can significantly improve their game by understanding and implementing this concept, as it allows them to take control of the hand and avoid difficult decisions on later streets
by carlcarlsoniv | Feb 6, 2025 | No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
Avoid distractions and get better at making solid, fundamental reads with the fifth installment in the Back to Basics series.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 6, 2025 | Beginner Poker Strategies, Cash Game Strategies, No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
insights on transitioning from being a novice micro-stakes player to a consistent winner
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 5, 2025 | Beginner Poker Strategies, No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
Learning implied odds on a deep level is something virtually no microstakes or small stakes players do, and it can drastically help your game.
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by carlcarlsoniv | Feb 5, 2025 | No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
Polarized ranges are talked about a lot, but most people don't know when to use them and when not to. Here we explore this topic using the [0, 1] model for ranges.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 5, 2025 | No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
insights into pre-flop strategy, emphasizing the importance of being selective after the Big 10 starting hands, detailing the rankings and playability of Group 3 and Group 4 hands, and highlighting the challenges of drawing hands in no-limit games compared to limit games
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 5, 2025 | No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
the concept of "game flow" or "meta game" in No-Limit Hold'em cash games, emphasizing the importance of understanding the underlying dynamics and patterns of a game, and how players can adjust their strategies based on the evolving game environment
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 4, 2025 | Beginner Poker Strategies, Cash Game Strategies, No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
Talking about making adjustments to your play is easier than actually making them at the table. Read through this example of how to make an adjustment to learn how to pull them off when you’re playing. Studying examples of successful adjustments will help you learn to execute them under pressure.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 4, 2025 | Beginner Poker Strategies, No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies, Poker Psychology Strategies
You can make it much easier to improve your poker game by following a few easy guidelines. Your problems as a poker poker are but a reflection of your problems in life and vice versa. With the proper level of self-awareness, you can set about successfully improving your play.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 4, 2025 | Featured Poker Strategy Articles, No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
the importance of understanding and comparing the range of hands you and your opponent might have in poker, emphasizing that if your range is ahead of your opponent's, you should bluff more, and if it's behind, you should play tighter
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 4, 2025 | No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
Hand groupings for no limit texas holdem. Play the different hand groups differently depending on position.
by givememyleg | Feb 4, 2025 | Beginner Poker Strategies, No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
the critical role of position in no-limit hold'em poker, explaining that having a later position allows players to gather more information about their opponents' actions, which is invaluable in a game based on partial information
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 3, 2025 | Beginner Poker Strategies, Cash Game Strategies, No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
the differences in strategy required for playing at varying buy-in levels, from 20-50bb to 100-250bb, and the impact of antes on gameplay
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 3, 2025 | Beginner Poker Strategies, Limit Hold’em Poker Strategies, No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
contrasts Limit Texas Holdem with No Limit Texas Holdem, highlighting the distinct strategies and dynamics of each game, with a focus on the greater control and strategic depth offered by No Limit Texas Holdem, which allows players to exploit larger edges against less skilled opponents
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 3, 2025 | Cash Game Strategies, No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
In order to become a top No Limit Hold'em player, you need to learn to consider how different flops affect the equity of your range and your opponent's range. It turns out that adding draws to a range on the flop doesn't drastically lower that ranges equity.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 3, 2025 | No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
When dealing with complicated poker decisions, it's often helpful to make expected value (EV) calculations. If the decision is a close one, you might not be able to tell at a glace what the correct play is, so these calculations can help you determine what you should do.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 3, 2025 | No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
nuances of making continuation bets in full-ring No-Limit Hold'em games, particularly at lower stakes, emphasizing that players often make mistakes in deciding when to continuation bet and suggesting that understanding the table dynamics and opponent behavior can help in making more informed decisions
by givememyleg | Feb 3, 2025 | No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
various strategies and post-flop tendencies of different poker players, classifying them based on their actions such as "call, fold, raise," and offering insights on how to exploit each player type's weaknesses and tendencies for optimal gameplay
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 3, 2025 | No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
the importance of considering not just individual hands but the overall strength of your betting and checking ranges, guiding players on how to adjust these ranges based on the opponent's tendencies and the specific situation at hand
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 2, 2025 | No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
he intricacies of playing Group 5 hands, which include low pocket pairs and certain combinations like KJ and QJ, emphasizing the importance of seeing the flop for a low cost, understanding the potential risks of being dominated, and making informed decisions based on the table dynamics, opponents' actions, and one's own chip stack
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 2, 2025 | No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
distinguishing between "made hands" and "draws" based on their equity properties against different ranges, and offers strategies on how to play weak made hands and draws effectively, emphasizing the importance of understanding opponent ranges and optimizing equity in various game situations
by carlcarlsoniv | Feb 2, 2025 | No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
When considering calling a bet or a raise, it's important to be able to make EV calculations to determine if the call is profitable or not. You need to figure out how much money you will win or lose and how often each outcome will occur.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 2, 2025 | Cash Game Strategies, No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies, Poker Psychology Strategies
in-depth discussion from the High Stakes forum about the strategy and considerations behind river check/raises, including factors to consider when deciding to make a river check/raise with nut hands or as a bluff, and showcases several hand examples to illustrate the concepts
by carlcarlsoniv | Feb 2, 2025 | No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
When bluffing with non-nut outs in No Limit Hold'em, you have to be mindful not just of implied odds but reverse implied odds. That is, you may make your hand and still lose the pot. Thus, the situation is more dangerous than if you had outs to the nuts.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 1, 2025 | No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies, Poker Psychology Strategies
Bluffing is an integral, exciting part of poker. Defending against suspected opponent bluffs is no less important to your overall strategy. But becoming too focused on bluffs to the exclusion of other considerations can lead you straight to the poorhouse.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 1, 2025 | No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
a strategy that emphasizes understanding and adjusting to poker situations based on intuition and observation rather than relying heavily on mathematical calculations
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 1, 2025 | No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
the significance of table and seat selection in poker, highlighting that optimal table and seat choices can greatly enhance a player's win rate without necessarily improving their poker skills
by carlcarlsoniv | Jan 31, 2025 | Featured Poker Strategy Articles, No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
In this week's column, we look at tons of different ideas that govern how, when and why to double barrel on the turn in no-limit hold'em games.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 31, 2025 | Cash Game Strategies, No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
the importance of understanding both pot odds and implied odds in poker, particularly when playing draws, and explains how to make profitable decisions based on these odds
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 31, 2025 | No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
how to effectively utilize the NLHE Foundations Course, emphasizing the importance of analyzing specific opponents and situations, generalizing learned tendencies, and proactively applying these insights to improve one's poker gameplay
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 31, 2025 | No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
challenges the traditional poker terminology, arguing that there's no true distinction between "made hands" and "draws," emphasizing that both types of hands have varying equities depending on the progression of the game and the strength of opponents' ranges
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 31, 2025 | Beginner Poker Strategies, Cash Game Strategies, No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
how to adjust one's poker hand strategy based on table position in 6-max Texas Hold'em games, emphasizing the significance of position in decision-making, and offering specific hand ranges to play from various positions
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 31, 2025 | Cash Game Strategies, No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
Deciding what range of hole cards you’re going to play depends largely on your stack size. If your stack equals 60BB or less, you should aim to hit big pairs. If it’s between 60BB-150BB, you can play suited connectors and gappers. Above 150BB, you can play cards with flush or straight potential.
by carlcarlsoniv | Jan 31, 2025 | No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
There are times when it can be profitable to bet purely for the sake of protecting your hand even when it doesn't work out as profitable as a value bet or bluff by itself.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 31, 2025 | No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
importance of adaptability in poker, emphasizing that players should make specific adjustments based on their opponents' high and low frequency moves, rather than generalizing them into categories like "tight-aggressive" or "loose-aggressive"
by carlcarlsoniv | Jan 30, 2025 | No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
There are several factors that you have to learn about when deciding whether or not to bluff when you've missed the flop, and we'll cover them in detail.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 30, 2025 | Beginner Poker Strategies, Cash Game Strategies, Featured Poker Strategy Articles, No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
introduces a foundational strategy for new poker players, emphasizing the importance of playing a limited set of 19 strong starting hands to cultivate discipline, avoid common pitfalls, and build a solid understanding of the game before exploring more advanced tactics
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 30, 2025 | Beginner Poker Strategies, No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
A check/raise is a potent move at the table which should normally be used sparingly, preferably in the later stages of cash games and tournaments. This article discusses some situations when you would and would not want to check/raise your opponents to increase your winnings or cut your losses.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 30, 2025 | Cash Game Strategies, No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
It's possible to apply classic decision-making processes to poker games. For example, by understanding your c-betting leaks, coming up with a plan to fix them, implementing that plan and observing the results, you can make drastic improvements in your c-betting game.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 30, 2025 | No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
the pitfalls of relying solely on poker software tools, emphasizing that mastering poker requires a deep understanding of the game beyond technical tools and that true proficiency takes time and self-awareness
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 29, 2025 | Beginner Poker Strategies, Cash Game Strategies, Featured Poker Strategy Articles, No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
An easily digestible explanation of continuation betting in No Limit Texam Hold’em. This article demonstrates which hands are ideal for c-bets, which aren’t and how, when and against whom a c-bet should be used to maximize winnings. It also explains how much you should bet in certain situations.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 29, 2025 | No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
the importance of making strategic adjustments in low stakes poker to exploit opponents, emphasizing that many players fail to grasp the true essence of exploitation and offers insights on how to recognize and implement effective adjustments based on opponent behavior
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 28, 2025 | Beginner Poker Strategies, No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
A good place to start working with ranges is looking at blockers, why they matter, how they work and what you can do with them.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 28, 2025 | No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
the significance of the Stack to Pot Ratio (SPR) in poker, emphasizing that its importance varies based on game texture and player dynamics, and discusses the intricacies of SPR in relation to aggressive history, game strategy, and the challenges of certain bet sizes in various game situations, highlighting the nuanced nature of SPR in decision-making
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 27, 2025 | Cash Game Strategies, No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
the strategy of three-barrelling against bad regular players, emphasizing the importance of maintaining the lead in the hand and highlighting that many players at the NL50 level will play two streets post-flop but rarely three
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 27, 2025 | No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
the concept of initiative in poker, detailing how the flow of aggression can shift between players during a hand, and offers strategies for reversing the initiative in various situations,
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 26, 2025 | Cash Game Strategies, No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
the complexities of value betting in poker, presenting specific hand examples and discussing the challenges of determining when to bet for value, especially against skilled opponents
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 21, 2025 | No Limit Hold'em Poker Strategies
strategies and considerations for playing drawing hands in poker, particularly focusing on the nuances of playing 8 or 9-out drawing hands, the implications of implied odds, the subtleties of straight draws versus flush draws, the tactic of the free card play, and the potential pitfalls of tainted outs
