It was only about three years ago when Hal Lubarsky's failing eyesight made it impossible for him to play poker. Thanks to a disease called retinitis pigmentosa, the darkness slowly closed onto the ...
Every time you sit down at a poker table your single goal is to identify the best way to win as many blinds as possible. The single most important feature of poker are the forced bets (blinds and ...
If you play in a 10-handed game, you will spend 20 percent of your time in the blinds. In a sixhanded game, that number jumps to 33 percent. In spite of this, players spend much more time thinking ...
Playing from the blinds is one of the key areas that all weak players lose much more money than they should from. No poker player alive can play profitably long term out of the blinds. The forced ...
There are few things more satisfying in poker than being the chip leader at any stage of a tournament, but the title usually is little more than window dressing. The stack makes for a good photo op ...
When you take a fresh seat in a cash poker game, the first thing the dealer will ask you is whether you wish to post. If you say "yes," then you pay the value of the big blind, and the dealer will ...
No matter what poker book you read or poker show you watch, the topic of position will invariably be discussed and its importance stressed. There’s no doubt that position is a very important aspect of ...
There are few things more satisfying in poker than being the chip leader at any stage of a tournament, but the title usually is little more than window dressing. The stack makes for a good photo op ...