There are strong tendencies with many players to want to limp in with small to medium pocket pairs in no-limit Texas Hold’em games if it has been folded around to them. However I would much rather raise with them for several reasons. Firstly it gains the initiative which can be very important for post flop [...]

There is an awful lot to be said for playing Texas Holdem poker in a conventional ABC solid way. Many people criticise this but yet at the lower levels certainly up to NL50 then it is the best way to get the money. Playing an automatic pilot type style with a good basic strategy will [...]

Despite how good you become at poker, playing tightly will still be your greatest weapon. The reason behind why this is stems from the average player who will be reading this article. It takes a very high level of skill or a very soft table to be able to get away with a loose aggressive [...]