Playing from the Big Blind
by Chad Holloway It’s only in more recent times that players have fully begun to understand the importance of defending their big-blind aggressively. It was commonly considered correct play to ….
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Stealing and Restealing Blinds
With this no-limit hold’em tip we’re focusing largely on preflop strategy, in particular the very useful move to “steal” the blinds, as well as to “resteal” which is a move ….
Essential Guide to Stealing the Blinds in Tournaments
by Chad Holloway In this article we’re going to look at stealing the blinds in its purest form. To define the terms, we mean making a raise before the flop ….
Six Top Tips for Playing From the Blinds
by Chad Holloway There’s irrefutable evidence that playing from the blinds is the most unprofitable position in poker – follow our six top tips and don’t leak chips. 1. Why ….
Playing from the Blinds in Cash Games
It is often said in poker that the worst two positions you can play from are the small blind and big blind. You already have chips committed pre-flop and there ….
Poker MTT Bankroll Management
Let’s talk a little about bankroll management and tournaments, an area that sometimes trips up even experienced poker players who aren’t as mindful as they should be of how the ….
Understanding and Exploiting LAGs
What is a LAG? LAG stands for “Loose-Aggressive”. These players have a tendency to play a wide range of hands preflop (significantly wider than a TAG – tight aggressive). LAGs will ….
Understanding and Exploiting TAGs
What is a TAG? TAG stands for “Tight-Aggressive”. These players have a tendency to select only strong hands preflop. They prefer to have the betting lead (initiative) and are, therefore, more ….
How to Beat Tight Poker Players
by Paul Seaton We all know the type. More reluctant to commit than the cast of Hangover, more rock-like than granite and nittier than a pre-teen school disco. Tight poker ….
Poker Danger Hands: How to Avoid Losing Your Stack
1. A-K Main Danger Under-playing preflop and over-playing postflop. Preflop It’s usually correct to be very aggressive when holding A-K before the flop. After all, it’s a favourite over everything ….