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Knowing the hand rankings is the foundation on which getting acquainted with poker begins. They are exactly what determines who wins the pot at showdown, so the first thing any beginner studies is the poker hands ranked by strength.
In tournament poker, almost every player goes through the same stage. At the start of the event, the stack is deep, the blinds are small, and that means we have room to maneuver. But as the blinds grow, the tournament structure changes. A stack that seemed comfortable just a moment ago suddenly turns into a short one.
Beginning players rarely pay attention to rake when choosing a poker room. More often they look at: the size of the first-deposit bonus, the selection of payment methods, and the loyalty program. The importance of the commission shouldn't be underestimated: a platform's excessive appetite reduces players' earnings. In this article we'll discuss: rake, methods of calculating it, and popular VIP systems.
Almost every player sooner or later finds themselves in a situation where they have to risk their entire stack. Sometimes it happens preflop with a strong hand, sometimes postflop while playing a big pot, and sometimes because of a short stack in a tournament.
Poker is an umbrella term for card games with similar rules. The exact number of variants is hard to count because the game is constantly evolving. The greatest audience interest is drawn by: Texas Hold'em and Omaha. In the past, draw poker and seven-card stud held the leading positions. Let's discuss the popular types of poker.
In poker, a great many mistakes start not on the river or even on the turn, but right after the first three community cards come out. A player sees the flop, notices a pair, a draw, or just a decent spot — and starts acting without figuring out how this board interacts with their range and the opponent's range.
In tournament poker, we regularly find ourselves in situations where the standard logic of "I'm ahead, so I should play" stops working. We might have a strong hand, good equity, and favorable pot odds* — yet calling or pushing* still turns out to be a mistake over the long run.
ABI is a transition to a more disciplined and sustainable model of play. In this article, we'll talk about how to calculate your ABI and make tournament selection decisions not based on emotions, but according to a clear system.
Over the long run, results in poker depend on the player's skill. However, the legislation of many countries equates any card game with gambling entertainment. This outdated approach hinders the development and popularization of poker. Let's discuss the game's status in Russia and neighboring countries.
In recent years, regulators have been steadily tightening requirements for online play. Some countries ban online poker entirely, others introduce licensing, and still others make transactions more difficult. As a result, poker rooms either create walled-off markets or leave the market altogether. Not every state follows the path of restrictions. Some jurisdictions are friendly toward poker. Let's discuss the state of affairs in Montenegro.
Moving to another country requires careful preparation. At the initial stage, you need to gather information about the cost of living and the documents you'll need. Poker players have a wider range of questions than ordinary people. What's the legal status of gambling in the country? Do providers block popular rooms? Where can you play live poker? In this article, we discuss relocating to Georgia and answer these questions.
MTT is a multi-table format of tournament poker. Like any other variety of poker, it has its own specifics that you need to know to play successfully.
Almost every player goes through the same path. At first we see the bluff as a standalone move: we bet — the opponent folds, so it worked. Then the long run starts to reveal the other side: the very same lines work in some sessions and systematically burn chips in others, and we get the feeling that bluffing depends on circumstances more than on the quality of the decision.
Almost every player who starts studying poker systematically sooner or later runs into the term GTO — Game Theory Optimal, the optimal strategy from a game-theory standpoint.
In poker, we almost never make decisions against a specific hand. We play against a range — the set of combos the opponent could have arrived at the current point of the hand with. And the higher the price of the decision, the more important it is to understand how many strong hands the opponent can realistically have.
No-limit Texas Hold'em became the industry leader in the 1960s. Before that, another type of poker dominated Las Vegas casinos — seven-card stud. NL Hold'em overtook its competitor thanks to the simplicity of its rules. Hold'em is much easier to master than stud. However, NL Hold'em rules do have their own nuances. Let's discuss what a kicker is and see how it works.
