All-in or fold with A-K?

BigSlickI recently had the pleasure of traveling to Barcelona for the EPT events. If you ever have a chance to attend, I highly recommend it. Both the city and the poker are amazing. Unfortunately, I did not fare well in my first five events. While I was a bit unlucky to lose the first three, the other two bust-outs would be considered avoidable by some. In each of them, I had to decide whether or not to go all-in with A-K before the flop when I was fairly certain my opponent had a strong hand. I am going to look at one of these situations and explain why I think getting all-in is the best play. …

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In the media

I have been fortunate enough to be featured in the poker (and non-poker media) quite a few times over the last few months. In this blog post, I will share with you a few of these mentions, many of which include lots of free educational poker content. This blog post has been in the works for quite a while, but great things have kept popping up. Sorry that it is so long!

The Cover of CardPlayer Magazine

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Facing a river raise in Deauville

57068316-decb-11e4-_885450cLast year I had the opportunity to travel to Deauville, France for the European Poker Tour series. Even though I had only marginal success, cashing for the minimum in the €10,000 buy-in high roller event, I got to play lots of fun hands. This hand is from a €5,000 buy-in six-handed turbo tournament. My opponent is a loose, aggressive kid who I have been pushing around so far. While I am not sure if he is a stereotypical overly aggressive European kid, I tend to assume that European kids are overly aggressive until they prove otherwise. …

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New Float The Turn Push/Fold Poker App

Float The Turn Push/Fold AppAl Hart (co-author of my latest book, Bluffs) and I have just released a Push/Fold Chart App for your phone that you can use during live or online play to help you make better decisions when short stacked.

Click here to try my new push/fold app

The FloatTheTurn Push/Fold App is designed for No-Limit Hold’em players who want to improve their game. Follow the advice in the App and you’ll increase your equity in short stack situations by making unexploitable plays.

The Instructions for Use of the App are available here:

Click here to view the app instructions

Take a look at the app and let us know what you think in the comments below!

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When to bet twice with an over pair

jacks-pokerIn this blog post, I am going to share with you a hand that I played deep in the $5,000 buy-in World Series of Poker event that I final tabled in 2015. Although I didn’t win, I took 6th place for $85,616.

This hand illustrates the important concept you must master of how to play a decently strong over pair when your you beat most of your opponent’s range, but he could have you crushed. While it is often a great idea to value bet three times versus amateur players who will call down with a wide range that you beat, electing to pot control will ensure you do not lose your entire stack when you happen to run into the nuts. However, if you get in the habit of playing your over pairs in the same manner every time (either always betting three times or pot controlling), you will leave significant money on the table.  …

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