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Poker Strategy


Poker Strategy



The original and still most prevalent purpose of FlopTurnRiver.com is to help build winning, profitable poker players. Profits can come from solid poker strategies as well as taking advantage of the online poker room promotions and bonuses (free money). You'll find helpful tips and advice developing into a profitable poker player through our Poker Forum discussions, poker room reviews, poker room bonuses, etc. However, our poker strategy essays and discussions are still a vital building block to becoming a winning poker player.

The emphasis of our Poker Strategy section surrounds Texas Hold'em poker. Texas Hold'em is the most popular form of poker (and the game that I play!) so we do discuss Texas Hold'em poker strategies more than any other form of poker. However, in our Poker Forum, we have discussions of other poker games and poker strategies.

The contributors to these poker strategy articles and the strategy discussions in our poker forum range from brand new players looking to venture into online poker all the way up to seasoned professionals.

Peruse our list of poker essays along the right NAV, you'll see articles on a wide range of Texas Hold'em concepts and strategies, including the importance of position, table selection, no limit starting hands, pot odds, how to play the short-handed 6-max tables, limit hold'em, real hand histories, and even psychology.

Also, be sure to check out our entire section of poker charts, and if you're a tournament player, you must read every essay in our tournament strategy section. In this section, there are several essays from winning tournament players providing insightful strategies for both multi-table tournaments and Sit-n-Go tournaments.

But take these articles for what they're worth - basic stepping stones for developing and evolving your own poker game. Poker is a game that requires situational thinking and analysis. Following a simple chart, or playing the same way in every situation, will only get you so far. Sure, it's enough to beat the typical weak player, but you can start to make real money by taking your poker strategy one step further. Understanding and evaluating your scenario, your opponents, your odds, and then making the best play takes experience, knowledge, and practice. Reading an essay cannot get you there. But it is a start. Read our material on poker strategy, read other material, read books.

Then start getting experience - play some poker.


Poker Tournament Strategy Section


Poker Odds & Poker Charts Section


The Importance of Position

Table Selection Strategy

New Approach to Selection Strategy (meeloche)


Pre-flop Strategy: Groups 0 to 2

Pre-flop Strategy: Groups 3 to 4

Pre-flop Strategy: Group 5

Pre-flop Strategy: Group 6


Half Stack Buy-In Strategy (Fnord)

19 Starting Hands (aokrongly)


Small Stakes NLHE Ring Strategy: Preflop (Renton)

Small Stakes NLHE Ring Strategy: Postflop I (Renton)

Small Stakes NLHE Ring Strategy: Postflop II (Renton)


Pre-flop Strategy: Ace & Small Kicker

Pre-flop Strategy: Ace In Hand

Pot Odds

Playing Big Drawing Hands (spoonitnow)

Calling with a Small Pair (Fnord)

3 Bet Strategy (vi)

Poker Aggression Guide (ISF)


Small Stakes Heads Up (SmackinYaUp)

Heads Up Cash Game Strategies (ISF)

6-Max Limit Hold'em Guide (Hyper)

Short-Handed Limit Guide v.2 (Hyper)

Beating 6 Max NL Holdem (Sauce123)

6 Max Starting Hands (dalecooper)

Limit Texas Holdem Poker Guide (Elipsesjeff)

Small Stakes Limit Holdem Theorems (Fnord)

Why You Suck At Limit Holdem (Fnord)


Psychology of Losing (aokrongly)

Psychology of a Tilting Player (pokerfanatic)

Biggest Money Making Secret in Poker (eupho)


Play-By-Play Hands: Actual Hand Histories & Commentary




MTT Strategies

Win MTT Poker (soupie)

Satellite Tournament Guide (Andy Holt)

Patience & Pacing in Multi-Table Tournaments (aokrongly)

Rebuy Tournament Strategy (Chardrian)

Multi-Table Tournament Strategy (Michael1123)

MTT Tournament Advice Part 1 (Rada)

MTT Tournament Advice Part 2 (Rada)

MTT Tournament Skills (Andy Holt)

2005 WSOP Main Event (Michael1123)

True Value of AK (chardrian)

MTT Strategy (Hubris1)

Analysis of a $26 Freezeout (chardrian)



SNG Strategies

Sit-n-Go Beginner Pitfalls (TLR)

Sit-n-Go Strategy Guide Part 1 (DavSimon)

Sit-n-Go Strategy Guide Part 2 (DavSimon)

Sit-n-Go Strategy Guide Part 3 (DavSimon)

Sit-n-Go Strategy Guide Part 4 (DavSimon)

SnG Key Strategies (TLR)

Sit-n-Go Poker Moves & Plays (vqc)

Pocket Pairs in SnG's (TLR)

What is Expected Value(EV)? (Scuba Chuck)

Independent Chip Model (CrunchyNuts)

Independent Chip Model/ICM Calculations (taipan168)

Low Buy-in SNG Do's & Dont's (taipan168)

Guide to All Things Turbo (TLR)





Charts:
Starting Hands


Charts:
Outs and Pot Odds


Charts:
Pairs and Overcards


Basic Poker Odds

Pyroxene's Common Flop Odds



Expected Value Texas Holdem Hand Charts:
10 Players
9 Players
8 Players
7 Players
6 Players
5 Players
4 Players
3 Players
2 Players
Overall Statistics



Post-flop Strategy:
Pot Odds





Party/Empire

Weak Bet Trap

Free Card

Semi-Bluff

Check-Raise

Playing 99

Pre-flop Fold w/ AK

Limping w/ AA

Maniac Opponent II

Maniac Opponent

Slow Play

All-In w/ KK

Calling on the River

Pre-flop Fold w/ JJ

Flop Trips w/ JJ

Bad Bad Beat

Smooth Call

Reraise

Lay It Down

Bad Call

Flop The Nuts



Ultimate Bet

Pot Odds

Mixing It Up

Tough Fold

Pocket Rockets

Laydown

Flop The Nuts

The Nuts

Bad Slow Play

Bad Beat

Slow Play

Semi-Bluff




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Poker Tournament Strategy Section


Poker Odds & Poker Charts Section


The Importance of Position

Table Selection Strategy

New Approach to Selection Strategy (meeloche)


Pre-flop Strategy: Groups 0 to 2

Pre-flop Strategy: Groups 3 to 4

Pre-flop Strategy: Group 5

Pre-flop Strategy: Group 6


Half Stack Buy-In Strategy (Fnord)

19 Starting Hands (aokrongly)


Small Stakes NLHE Ring Strategy: Preflop (Renton)

Small Stakes NLHE Ring Strategy: Postflop I (Renton)

Small Stakes NLHE Ring Strategy: Postflop II (Renton)


Pre-flop Strategy: Ace & Small Kicker

Pre-flop Strategy: Ace In Hand

Pot Odds

Playing Big Drawing Hands (spoonitnow)

Calling with a Small Pair (Fnord)

3 Bet Strategy (vi)

Poker Aggression Guide (ISF)


Small Stakes Heads Up (SmackinYaUp)

Heads Up Cash Game Strategies (ISF)

6-Max Limit Hold'em Guide (Hyper)

Short-Handed Limit Guide v.2 (Hyper)

Beating 6 Max NL Holdem (Sauce123)

6 Max Starting Hands (dalecooper)

Limit Texas Holdem Poker Guide (Elipsesjeff)

Small Stakes Limit Holdem Theorems (Fnord)

Why You Suck At Limit Holdem (Fnord)


Psychology of Losing (aokrongly)

Psychology of a Tilting Player (pokerfanatic)

Biggest Money Making Secret in Poker (eupho)


Play-By-Play Hands: Actual Hand Histories & Commentary

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