Why is the average skill level at a live poker table at higher stakes, so much less than an online table at lower stakes?

• What are the differences between live poker & online poker, and how do these affect which you should pick? Why are live games significantly softer than online?
• What’s the best strategies for the straddle (common in live games)?
• How do you keep notes effectively when playing live?
• Learn all this with our definitive guide to live poker.

Learn all about range construction, polarised vs condensed ranges, live poker ranges, and GTO strategies.

• We think it is imperative you always think in terms of range construction, and never just react to what happens.
• Learn all about poker ranges with this definitive guide.

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.

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