As you may already know, I believe in mastering the fundamentals in poker – once you master the key fundamentals it doesnt really matter what level of poker you are playing at – you will be using the same skills. One of the key skills to master is that of continuation betting. In order to [...]
The final in this series of poker coaching videos, where Johnny Aces wins an online poker tournament using just the poker starting hands chart as a guide for what hands we should be playing.
Johnny Aces shows you how to win online poker with the starting hands guide
Video poker coaching teaching you how to use starting hands when playing poker.
So I havent posted in a while, mainly because ive been moving house and also playing more than ever, Ive been running good so its encouraging me to play more. Ive had some more poker coaching with my poker coach reviewing my playing style by analysing a video of me playing online. Its given me [...]
Biggest poker lesson I will ever pass on is to always always play poker when the yanks have a public holiday. For the last two nights ive never seen anything like it, just pure donators on every single table. It takes me back to 2003 when nobody online knew what they were doing, and basically [...]
The most important poker lesson I ever learnt was that of bankroll management. In fact, I pride myself on my ability to not play in games that are beyond my means, its all about the discipline. Given this, its just amazing for me to see whats going on in the online poker world over the [...]
Breaking news, the record has just been broken for the largest pot in online poker history – a whopping $878,958.50. That’s real money, not tournament chips! The beneficiary was Patrik Antonius who is arguably the top online cash game player in the world. The donator being ‘Isildur1′ who, as mentioned a few days ago on [...]
As many of you know, as well as my day job in banking, I am a part time poker coach offering poker lessons for those looking to improve their poker game. People often question the value of poker lessons, and how a poker coach can justify the hourly rates they charge (for what its worth, [...]
A few weeks ago I added a great article from a trader by the name of Van Tharp who had simulated over 10 million poker hands and assessed the odds of winning each hand. If you havent read it you can please have a look its a great article with a very important poker lesson
Anyway below is another poker [...]
For me the most powerful move preflop is the re-raise, yet it is also one of the most misused plays in poker. Ive held numerous poker coaching sessions with amateurs and intermediates alike, and without exception, most people struggle in this area.
This poker coaching article is aimed at the beginner poker player who is playing [...]
Continuing from my poker bluffing article last week in the poker coaching blog. I thought it would be a good idea to now describe the times when a poker bluff is effective. Poker bluffing can be lethal when used at the right times, and lets face it, there is nothing more satisfying than running a [...]
People often ask me how I started playing poker, and how quickly it will be before they can start raking in the dollars playing poker online. The truth is, first you have to master the microlimits, which can also be pretty frustrating due to the sheer number of bad beats you will face. Most players [...]
No Limit Hold’ Em is sometimes referred to as ‘the Cadillac of Poker’. Some people consider it to be the only pure form of poker. This beginners guide will show you how to master the game.
In order to win a tournament, you need to accumulate a lot of chips, but more importantly, you should try and lose as few chips as possible. The following five tips are designed to stop you form leaking too many chips.
1. Continuation betting to often and too much post-flop
A tournament consists of playing hundreds of [...]
This article will focus on multitabling poker, i.e. playing a number of poker games at once. Some of you might already be playing 4+ tables at a time, but for those of you who don’t, or are in the process of adding more tables to your sessions, here are a couple of multitabling tips.
The great [...]
Poker starting hands are key to beating the new Rush Poker game as seen on Full Tilt Poker. The key to beating this game is to tighten up and only play your premium hands. Why? Well, given its so easy to fold your hand and move on to the next hand, people are less likely [...]
Poker starting hands are probably the best thing for a poker beginner to master. Simply by learning which hands to play and which hands to fold will drastically affect your results for the better. The most common beginner mistake is to play too many hands, which means often we have the 2nd best hand and [...]
Your poker bankroll is the single most important thing you should look after. Poker beginners often make the mistake of playing in games too big for their bankroll, which in turn often means games too tough for their skill level. A useful poker tip to learn is the 30 buy-in rule. So if you are [...]
Poker beginners often make the mistake of bluffing too much. They see it on TV and get all excited, and believe that to succeed at poker all you need to do is bluff a lot. Well, the truth is, at low stakes poker, the key to being a winning player is to play tight and [...]
