To me, the purest form of poker expression is heads-up no-limit hold’em. From a strategy point of view, it offers the greatest opportunity to treat poker like a chess game, and to make moves with both ...

Flop texture isn't discussed much, but it's an extremely important topic, especially when you're deciding whether to bluff at a pot. Today, I'll focus on bluffing at paired flops. When a pair comes ...

Experienced no limit Texas Hold'em players understand the importance of reading flop texture. So should you. Let's examine how your playing strategy should change depending on the type of flop that ...

Chris Moneymaker has dusted off his wraparound shades and is making a run at a second World Series of Poker Main Event championship. He first turned poker on its head in 2003: coming from out of ...

Jinrong Zhang came out on top in the first-ever Major Series of Poker: The Tour Canadian Poker Championship, besting a field ...

When it comes to the flop, the odds are always against you. Your hole cards will only pair up once every 2.5 times you miss and the odds of hitting a straight (76-1) or a flush (118-1) are so scant, ...

T.J. Cloutier is one of the true legends of tournament poker, with more than 60 major championships and $9 million in winnings on the books. It is to the benefit of poker players everywhere that he ...

Matt Otto has a standard phrase for Dr. Russ Campanella the last time he sees the local chiropractor before Campanella heads off to Las Vegas in late June for his annual poker trip. "I tell him that I ...