How to Play a Full House
What is a full house? A full house is a five-card hand consisting of three of a kind and a pair. It ranks above a flush, but below four of ….
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How to Play a Flush
What is a flush? A flush is a five-card hand all of the same suit. It ranks higher than a straight but lower than a full house. In numerical sequence ….
How to Play a Straight
What is a straight? A straight is a run of five consecutive unsuited cards, where Aces can be high or low (A-5 or 10-A). If the five consecutive cards are ….
How to Play a Set
What is a set? A set is the name used for three-of-a-kind, when your pocket pair connects with a third card of its kind on the communal board. Flopping a ….
Bluff More and Win Big
When most people think of bluffing, they think of an illegal game of poker in a smoky underground casino. Two players battle it out in a huge heads-up pot. A ….
Making Better Poker Bets
Let’s face it, poker is a game of betting. True, it’s also a game of cards and a game of people. But, when we strip it down to the basics, ….
Getting to Grips with Pot Control
Pot Control in poker is a tricky topic that we must deal with in a very careful manner. The reason for this is that often the notion of pot control ….
Firing that Third Barrel
Facing a triple barrel from our opponent can be a daunting prospect. This fact is especially true when we hold some type of mid-strength hand that we would have loved ….
Make Money Playing the Micro Stakes
Not all of us like gambling large sums of money on the virtual felt. If we’ve ever found ourselves sweating profusely or suffering from feelings of nausea/terror when all-in on ….
Tips and Guidelines to Set-Mining Success
What is a Set-Mine? A set-mine can be defined as follows: “Calling a pocket pair preflop with the sole intention of flopping a set.” By set-mining, we are not playing ….