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Yes, good Omaha poker players can play purely by feel and instinct, but you know what never hurts your play? Knowing the actual numbers. Omaha's not as simple as Hold 'Em, though, when it comes to math and before you can learn the odds, you have to know which hands you're talking about. To keep...
It's the hand that sneaks up on many players unawares and its unassuming nature gives you the chance to make a lot of money. We're talking about three-of-a-kind. First of all, though, we need to clarify the difference between a "set" and "trips," since that'll help define the conversation a bit...
Most of the time, simply using trial-and-error can improve your abilities. For instance, if you're a baseball pitcher, you can improve the speed and accuracy of your pitches by practice. When you hit the glove at 90mph, you pay attention to how you did it and then avoid the things that cause you...
"A man becomes as attractive as an attractive woman when he becomes successful and is publicly noted. Power’s an aphrodisiac." — 50 Cent While this series of Poker and Philosophy pieces has generally focused on more, shall we say, esoteric examples of philosophical thought, we're not...
It's easy to spot beginner mistakes — they play too aggressively, they play not aggressively enough, they don't understand betting — but intermediate players can often be just successful enough to nor realize what they're doing wrong. Let's take a look at three common mistakes that even decent...
A very nice pair indeed, QQ is the third most powerful pre-flop poker hand and some players have claimed that they've played it more successful than AA or KK because they underplayed it and not scared off their opponents. However, there is no guarantee that you'll win with two ladies: if you get...
Venice, Italy Russian financial trader Rinat Bogdanov took the 2012 World Poker Tour Venice Grand Prix, beating a field of 155 players to claim a very tidy $302,065 prize and a seat in the WPT World Championship at the Bellagio this May. Bogdonov entered the "unofficial"...
"Go to the edge of the cliff and jump off. Build your wings on the way down."— Ray Bradbury At 91 years old, you'd think Ray Bradbury, the master of American fantasy, horror, science fiction and mystery, would have made enough pithy observations in his time, but it turns out he still has...
So you've gotten used to the PLO cash games at Bovada and you want to start playing in tournaments! Great news: we offer a lot of tourneys every day with buy-ins for every player and with a little bit of strategy, you can start making real money and have better control over how much you invest...
Here's the short version: you are your own worst enemy or, more correctly, your ego is. The longer version will take up another 400 words or so, but if you want to just go ahead and start punching yourself before reading on, we understand completely. Play in Bovada’s...