Compilation of Poker Strategy Blog Posts
This is a compilation of my poker strategy-related posts in this blog. I will update this list whenever more is added.
Last updated: May 16, 2008.
Sizing Your Bets in No-limit, Part I: Preflop and the Cumulative Effect
How $7 turns into $100 over the course of three streets of betting.
Sizing Your Bets in No-limit, Part Ib: An Addendum
“Big pots - big hands” - why?
Nut Flush Draw in No-Limit Hold ‘Em
Nut Flush Draw in No-Limit Hold ‘Em, Part II
Nut Flush Draw in No-Limit Hold ‘Em, Part III
Nut Flush Draw in No-Limit Hold ‘Em, Part IV
A not-so-brief look at considerations to make on the flop in NL hold ‘em
A Word of Warning: Poker Isn’t Chess
Don’t win the pots; win the money.
Limit Hold ‘em: River Raises on Scary Boards
Why scary boards are a doubled-edged sword; on river bet/folds.
Limit Hold ‘em: Pot Odds and Mistakes
Limit hold ‘em play is more about equity and less about “mistakes.“
On Hand Reading
It’s a very rare thing for him to “probably have a set.”
Just Fold
No really - just fold.
NL Lesson #2: Fold the flop (in limit)
Learning a limit lesson from NL.
Driving People Out
Look to the end, not the means.
Maniacs and Reverse Implied Odds
How to deal with the guy at the limit table who just won’t stop raising.
Bad bets
A bad habit that’s easy to break - do it now.
Offering Implied Odds
Do you pay off donks when they hit?
About Raising
Poker’s arguably most powerful move - why is that?
Learning Poker: Steps 1-4
What you learn about one street affects how you play the next.
The Profitable Calling Station
Sometimes you gain the most by not betting at all.
NL Lesson #1: I Have Fold Equity
FP learns stuff about no-limit hold ‘em. This post is about how people actually fold the flop in NL.
Close Calls II
Playing what’s marginally +EV is not good when you have no reads
Close Calls
How confident are you about your outs?
Preflop Limping with Rockets
Why this is such a bad idea
Profit vs. Skill
How skill doesn’t translate into money; on table selection.
Do You Bluff
On bluffing in limit poker.
How’s Your Position
On the cyclical learning of poker, and specifically on taking position into account when making decisions.
Volatile But Oh So Profitable
On the volcano of money that is known as “6-max”.
A Lesson Learned
Expected Value in real life; avoiding results-oriented thinking.
Bloating, Equity and Pot Odds
Don’t give yourself odds to make calls you’d rather not have to make later on.
Blind Play, Part 3
When to raise - or re-raise - from the blinds.
Blind Play, Part 2
Giving reverse implied odds, and how you can use it to your advantage.
Blind Play, Part 1
Understanding how your position relative to the preflop raiser affects your play when you’re in the blinds.
I’m Terribly Sorry
On finishing what you’ve started and also making conscious decisions and reviewing hands after playing them.
This and That and Patience
I brag about my new computer, and then talk about patience when it comes to learning.
I’m the Guy You Hate
I get lucky with a crappy hand and suck out on a poor soul. On hand reading.
You, Your Bankroll, and You
On bankroll management.
Getting Checkraised on the Turn
Realizing when you’re beat.



