Becoming a Mixed Games Player – Part 2
Last month we discussed several different general ideas on how to gear up to transform yourself into a player that can quickly adapt to any…
Becoming a Mixed Game Player – Part 1
Learning new games and becoming a well-rounded poker player is very challenging but immensely rewarding. Variety is the spice of life; as a kid I…
Pot Limit Omaha High/Low Eight or Better Rules and Basic Strategy
Rules of the Game Pot Limit Omaha High/Low Eight or Better (PLO8) is slowly gaining popularity in the poker world. There are a large amount…
Pot Limit Big O High/Low Eight or Better Rules and Basic Strategy
Rules of the Game Pot Limit Big O High/Low Eight or Better is a five card version of Pot Limit Omaha Eight or Better (PLO8)…
No Limit Five Card Draw High Rules and Basic Strategy
Rules of the Game No Limit Five Card Draw High (NL5CD) is as American as apple pie. Until the poker boom back in 2003 many…
Courchevel Rules and Basic Strategy
Rules of the Game Courchevel is five card PLO with a unique twist. Prior to the first round of betting one of the flop community…
Limit Big O Eight or Better Rules and Basic Strategy
Rules of the Game Limit Big O Eight or Better is simply Omaha Eight or Better (O8b) played with five cards. It is often played…
No Limit Hold’em Rules and Basic Strategy
Rules of the Game No Limit Hold’em (NLHE) is described as the Cadillac of Poker and it is indeed the most popular game in the…
Seven Card Stud High/Low No Qualifier Rules and Basic Strategy
Rules of the Game Seven Card Stud High/Low No Qualifier (Stud NoQ) is a split pot Seven Card Stud game where the best high hand…
Seven Card Stud High/Low Eight or Better Rules and Basic Strategy
Rules of the Game Seven Card Stud High/Low Eight or Better (Stud8) is a split pot Seven Card Stud game where the best high hand…
Mastering Badugi Part 7 – The Last Round
Playing the last round in Badugi is highly opponent dependent, probably more so than most forms of poker. For example, some players will never call…
Mastering Badugi Part 6 – Middle Rounds (Making Moves)
Last month’s article focused on the play of the middle rounds assuming we either had the best hand or were simply content to call and…