We make the key poker maths concepts really simple. Learn about pot odds, blockers, combinatorics, minimum defence frequency, pot equity, expected value, and SPR.

• Learn poker maths with our simple easy to understand explanations.
• You should not play another hand of poker, without understanding these vital poker maths concepts.
• Start reading our definitive guide to all the poker maths you need to know, all in one place.

Find out how you can begin to start profiling poker opponents (i.e. understanding what your opponents are up to, even without seeing their cards)! This will allow you to come up with tactics (as part of your overall strategy) to exploit them.

• Categorising your opponents is vital to being able to put them on accurate ranges.
• You won’t know the exact cards the villain is playing unless there is a showdown.
• However, you can see their frequencies.
• Villains cannot escape frequencies in the long run.
• Start reading our comprehensive guide to find out more.

This is a complete guide to things you must do to have a better chance of doing well in poker tournaments. We cover different tournament types, incentives due to stack size and phase of the tournament, ICM, and deal making.

• Obviously, you can never guarantee a win. But, you may be able to increase your chances of doing well by thinking about:
  • pick advantageous poker tournaments
  • understand stack size incentives
  • what about volatility?
  • what is future skill edge?
  • using the independent chip model
  • what to do in the different tournament phases
  • how to make a good deal

Could you get information about an opponent’s cards, due to their behaviour (i.e. their poker tells)? How do you avoid giving away any information on your own cards?

• When playing poker in person, there are a whole host of opportunities for spotting poker tells.
• Poker tells are voluntarily or involuntarily behaviour, exhibited by players, that give away information about their holding.
• Did you know that spotting poker tells is possible online too, even though you cannot see your opponent?
• Of course, you will not want to give away any poker tells yourself! Avoid a savvy opponent to get information from you. We cover some great ways to avoid giving away information.
• Finally, we cover 2 vital caveats you must consider before using poker tells. These are false tells, and the reliability of a potential tell.
• Dive straight in to learn just about everything about poker tells you could possibly want to know.