poker tournaments
Posted inPoker

Poker Tournaments – Definitive Guide (2026)

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
sports betting mistakes
Posted inSports Betting

Sports Betting Mistakes: 3 you must avoid (2026)

Betting using gut instinct (rather than looking for value) is one of the biggest sports betting mistakes you can make. Also, what should you avoid doing with your bankroll? And, why should you stay away from arbitrage betting?

  • We cover the reasons why we think you will need to avoid these 3 sports betting mistakes, in our detailed guide.
poker variants
Posted inPoker

Poker Variants – Definitive Guide (2026)

Learn the key rule changes, and more importantly the strategy differences, of two popular poker variants (short deck poker, and pot limit Omaha).

  • No Limit Texas Hold’em is currently the most popular poker game, played either online or live.
  • However, other poker variants are available.
  • Reasons to learn poker variants include:
    • less boredom, from adding variety to your games
    • potentially softer games as your opponents may be less experienced in these variants
    • there may be less strategy information readily available
  • Find an enjoyable new poker variant, with our comprehensive guide.
play better poker
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Play Better Poker – Definitive Guide (2026)

All the information you need to play better poker, can be found on the internet. However, there is an awful lot of information out there that can also be unhelpful. Understand the difference between macro and micro, and where poker edges really come from.

  • If you want to play better poker in 2026 you have an abundance of content that purports to teach poker strategy. Some are free, some are paid. Unfortunately, despite the good intentions of the authors the advice given is often incorrect or useless to your progression. At best, a waste of time. But, at worst you will pick up bad habits.
  • Instead, understand the difference between:
    • the macro way of looking at the whole game from above (which is the strategic view), and
    • the micro way of look at specific spots (which is the tactical view).
  • We show you practical ways you can actually play better poker.
horse racing betting
Posted inSports Betting

Horse Racing Betting – Definitive Guide (2026)

Learn the key differences between the popular types of races, available for horse racing betting. Learn about horse racing form, and you’ll know your 3F-1211 from 70-66U5!

  • In Great Britain, you’ll find Flat Racing, and National Hunt Racing. Understand, which horses are more suited to the different race types. Also, what exactly is a furlong?
  • Find out how handicap horse racing works, where the better horses are given a disadvantage. We explain how if the horses have been handicapped, how you might go about picking a winner.
  • 3F-1211 or 70-66U5 isn’t gibberish – it’s how a horse’s recent results are commonly indicated. We explain how to understand horse racing form, so you can use it to inform your horse racing betting decisions.
  • Find out everything you every wanted to know about horse racing betting with this definitive guide.
uk bingo
Posted inCasino and Bingo

UK Bingo – Definitive Guide (2026)

What are the rules of UK bingo? Why is online bingo usually more advantageous than live games? Whilst you’re here, let us teach you some bingo lingo terms too.

  • UK Bingo is played with 90 balls, and 9×3 tickets which have 15 numbers and 12 blank spaces. We cover how the game works, and how you win.
  • We then look at 5 big advantages of playing online bingo, compared to playing in a brick and mortar venue. These most important of these is automatic daubing – so you won’t make a mistake as regards marking off numbers (as you might do live, costing you a big win). Also, there’s the possibility of more cards per game, a bigger community to chat with, smaller games, bigger games, and exciting bingo variants!
  • Know what number ‘Fat lady with a walking stick’ is? How about ‘Nearly there’? We pick out common bingo lingo that’s useful to know.
  • If you’ve ever had a question about UK Bingo, this definitive guide covers it all.
betting odds
Posted inSports Betting

Betting Odds – Definitive Guide (2026)

Understand the 2 common betting odds systems, and when and why it is useful to switch between them. Plus, we cover Starting Price, Overround, and Wisdom of the Crowd.

  • Fractional odds (e.g. 5/1) make it easy to see how much profit could be made relative to the stake. However, different possible denominators may make comparing odds at a glance difficult.
  • Decimal odds (e.g. 6.0) make it easy to calculate accumulator returns quickly, as well as comparing odds at a glance.
  • Switching odds formats is easy to do with most online bookmakers, and may be helpful depending on what you are doing at the time.
  • Learn about Starting Price betting, where you do not know in advance what odds you are getting. Nevertheless, sometimes this might be a good option (or even the only option).
  • Find out what overround is, how it affects any bet you place. Understand it is in your interest to find relatively low overrounds.
  • We also cover how Wisdom of the Crowd affect odds.
  • Get stuck in to our definitive guide to learn all this essential information, before you place your next bet.