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There are primarily three reasons to bet in No limit holdem. The first and most important is betting...
By Bart Hanson
Posted Sep 01, 2012
Whenever I have a new student come to me for lessons they always want to talk about a big bluff that...
Posted Aug 25, 2012
We've all had it happen to us--we raise with pocket kings, get a few callers and the board comes out...
Posted Aug 18, 2012
I am not sure who came up with the term “pot control” but nowadays you hear it referenced much more ...
Posted Jul 28, 2012
One of the biggest mistakes that I see at the lower stakes of no-limit is the check-call on the rive...
Posted Jul 04, 2012
One of the most powerful tools of a world class no limit player is the raise-fold for value. Raise-f...
Posted Jun 20, 2012
If you have ever played in live cash games you know that there is a decision to be made when everyon...
Posted Jun 06, 2012
People at small stakes live no limit games fall into a lot of predictable patterns. One of the most ...
Posted May 30, 2012
Whoever came up with the phrase “if I called the turn and nothing changes I have to call the river” ...
Posted May 23, 2012
No-limit is a game of maximizing value. The name of the game is getting your opponents to put in mon...
Posted Mar 21, 2012
Often times I will make really big calls with draws. In fact, I get a lot of weird looks after makin...
Posted May 09, 2012
One the most simple yet misunderstood concepts about betting when last to act is that when you are c...
Posted Jan 24, 2013
What is a scare card? Understanding what cards are scare cards for you and what cards are blanks is ...
Posted Apr 25, 2023
If you are familiar with my training material on Seatopenpoker.net you know that I am sometimes a pr...
Posted Apr 26, 2013
If a scare card comes in that makes your hand and your are OOP leading is usually a better line than...
Posted Feb 16, 2015
One of the most commonly slowplayed hands in No Limit is the flopped nut flush. Regardless of positi...
Posted Feb 21, 2012
Thin River Value from OOP
Posted Apr 18, 2021
As long as we are on this combinatorics rant I wanted to bring up another scenario where people do n...
Posted Aug 28, 2013
One of the simplest leaks to plug when playing small level no-limit cash games is calling with the w...
Posted May 02, 2012
You can choose large sizing if you don’t think your opponent will fold top pair. Unlike the previous...
Posted Oct 29, 2017
When playing in low stakes live games, getting maximum value with your strong hands is very importan...
Posted Mar 21, 2021
Sometimes the run out is such that checking to check-call on the river is the right play.If you are ...
Posted Feb 04, 2018
If you have read or listened to my training material in the past you know how important that I think...
Posted Aug 14, 2013
Most recreational players don't bet trips strongly on a non-draw heavy paired board. If you are lo...
Posted Jun 01, 2015