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Poker Lesson Index


All Poker Lessons were written by
The Professonal Poker Team of Full Tilt Poker

The Full Tilt Team has more than 120 WSOP Titles Combined

Poker Lesson 211: The Importance of Keeping Records

"It’s not a sexy subject, but we all know how vital bankroll management is to your poker career. A great way to help out with managing your roll is to keep records of your play..."

January 27th, 2010

Poker Lesson 210: The Squeeze Play

"In tournaments, you should always be looking for ways to pick up chips. You can’t just sit around waiting for Aces or Kings and hope to double up when you do..."

January 9th, 2010

Poker Lesson 209: Making the Second All-In Call

"When a short-stack moves all in and you have him comfortably out-chipped, your decision is usually straight-forward. You consider what range of hands he could have, gauge the likelihood that your hand is best, do some quick pot-odds math, and either call or fold..."

December 29th, 2010

Poker Lesson 208: Hands You Want To Play ... But Shouldn’t

"Even the best poker players in the world make mistakes, and when these mistakes are not corrected, they can develop into "leaks" that can easily sink your game..."

December 15th, 2009

Poker Lesson 207: What Not To Do With a Short Stack

"When you’re on the extreme short stack in a tournament, there isn’t always a “right” decision to make..."

December 8th, 2009

Poker Lesson 206: Managing Your Poker Bankroll

"People always ask, “How much do I need to play in a certain stake game?” The usual answer to all poker questions is, “It depends..."

December 1st, 2009

Poker Lesson 205: Being Focused

"In the world of Full Tilt Poker avatars there are no bad hair days. Not the type of thought I want to be having at an FTOPS final table. I want my mind absorbing and processing just the right information..."

November 24th, 2009

Poker Lesson 204: Using Aggression Wisely

"In the game of Hold ‘em, especially No Limit, aggression is usually rewarded. By being aggressive, you are putting your opponent in an uncomfortable situation and forcing him to either make a hand or make a bluff. You take over control of the pot and put yourself in the driver’s seat..."

Nov 17th, 2009

Poker Lesson 203: Don’t Waste Money on Advertising

"Table image can be a very powerful tool at the poker table, especially in ring games where you can expect to play a long session against the same opponents..."

Nov 11th, 2009

Poker Lesson 202: Stack Size Limbo

"When you’re playing a tournament and sitting on around 15 big blinds, you can face some seriously tough pre-flop decisions. Welcome to stack size limbo..."

Nov 3rd, 2009

Poker Lesson 201: Let the Maniac Hang Himself

"We’ve all played poker against those guys who are relentlessly aggressive, who’ll make moves with any two cards..."

September 30th, 2009

Poker Lesson 200: Winning by Checking and Calling

"It’s been said many times that the weakest play in poker is calling – that it’s better to be raising or folding. In my opinion, there are situations where that statement simply isn’t true..."

September 22nd, 2009

Poker Lesson 199: A Big Hand Early in a Tournament

"In the late stages of a tournament, big pairs are generally pretty easy to play. When you have 20, 30 or 40 big blinds in your stack, and you find a pair of Queens or Kings..."

September 16th, 2009

Poker Lesson 198: The Power of Position

"When beginning poker players are describing a hand they’ve played, they usually start by saying what their hole cards were before moving on to talk about the betting..."

September 8th, 2009

Poker Lesson 197: Finding Your Poker Focus?

"Have you ever found that you start some tournaments well, but in others you just can’t get “tuned in”? What should you do about it?..."

September 1st, 2009

Poker Lesson 196: Learning to Multi-Table?

"Many players new to online poker find multi-tabling – playing more than one table at once – intimidating. While it might seem this way at first, there are several things that you can do to get the most out of your experience right from the start..."

August 26th, 2009

Poker Lesson 195: Are you telling the right story?

"One theme you’ll see throughout our Tips From The Pros series is that when you’re making a move, your actions need to tell a plausible story. Some stories can be simple. For example, if you raise pre-flop and then follow up with a bet on a King-high flop,..."

August 19th, 2009

Poker Lesson 194: Varying Your Pre-Flop Raise Amounts

"A lot of outstanding poker players will tell you the cornerstone of pre-flop play is consistency. That approach works for many top players, but I don’t necessarily subscribe to that theory. Particularly in short-handed play..."

August 12th, 2009

Poker Lesson 193: The Call is a Weapon

"As a Producer at Full Tilt Poker Academy, one of the great benefits of my job is being expected to keep a hand in the game and actually play some poker now and then. I need to apply the ideas and techniques that I learn every day..."

August 4th, 2009

Poker Lesson 192: Adjusting to Limit Hold’em Tournaments

"While No-Limit Hold ‘em and Limit Hold ‘em tournaments might look the same to a casual observer, they’re completely different. In a No-Limit Hold ‘em tournament, one big hand can either set you up for a run to the final table or send you home early..."

July 1st, 2009

Poker Lesson 191: Preflop Play in Pot-Limit Hold’em Tournaments

"To succeed in Pot-Limit Hold ‘em tournaments, No-Limit Hold ‘em players need to make certain adjustments to their game. Perhaps the biggest modification you need to make is to ..."

June 24th, 2009

Poker Lesson 190: The Suicidal End Bluff

"Bluffing in Limit Hold ’em is nothing like bluffing in No-Limit Hold ’em. In a Limit game, you can rarely price an opponent out of the pot if he has any kind of a made hand or draw. Sometimes you’ll try a..."

June 17, 2009

Poker Lesson 188: Check-Raising the Devil

"In the second week of the 2004 Series, I just missed a final table, finishing eleventh in a $2,000 Limit Hold’em event. Daniel (Negreanu) went on to win that tournament for his third bracelet..."

June 3rd, 2009

Poker Lesson 187: Becoming a Complete Poker Player

"If you want to become a complete poker player, you need to learn how to play all the variations of the game. You should do this because..."

April 28th, 2009

Poker Lesson 186: Adjusting strategy mid-hand

"Most of the time when you’re engaged in a poker hand, you’ll be thinking about what decisions you will make before you have to make them. For example, if you call a raise with K-Q, you’ll think to yourself..."

April 22nd, 2009

Poker Lesson 185: Climbing on the HORSE

"I'm aware that most poker players know me primarily as a poker commentator on shows like NBC's "Poker After Dark" and "National Heads-Up Poker Championship..."

April 15th, 2009

Poker Lesson 184: Hand Coordination

"Hand coordination is the relative strength of your hand compared to your opponents’ hand, and it’s probably the single biggest factor determining whether you have..."

April 6th, 2009

Poker Lesson 183: Selecting Starting Hands in Omaha Hi/Lo

"I firmly believe that it's impossible to play too tight in Omaha Hi/Lo, especially in a ring game. I'll be the first to admit that it's not especially fun to play the game that tight, but if you have the..."

April 1st, 2009

Poker Lesson 182: Playing a Medium Stack in Early Position

"For obvious reasons, we’d all rather have a medium stack than a short stack. But there is one advantage to being short-stacked: your decisions are easy. With a medium stack, almost every decision you make is..."

March 23rd, 2008

Poker Lesson 181: Pre-Game Online Tells

"When most poker players think about tells, they visualize physical actions that occur at the table. For example, the way an opponent’s hands start shaking whenever he has the nuts or the way he handles his chips in certain situations. Online players don’t have this..."

March 19th, 2008

Lesson Index: Poker Lessons | 1-10 | 11-20 |
21-30
| 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-60 | 61-70 | 71-80 | 81-90
91-100 | 101-110 | 111-120 | 121-130 | 131-140 | 141-150
151-160 | 161-170 | 171-180

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