Welcome to my third article for on-line players new to the poker game of Omaha. If you read my first two articles in this series, you will know I am based in England and play most forms of on-line poker on a regular basis. more
Ashley Adams has been playing poker since he learned it, literally, at his grandfather's knee 42 years ago. He is the author of Winning 7-card Stud and over 100 articles about poker. ... more
Most players accept that, to be a very good poker player, you need to be able to put your opponent on a hand. Interestingly, many losing poker players have the ability to generally put most of their opponents on a hand. Sadly, they remain losing players b more
Ashley Adams has been playing poker since he learned it, literally, at his grandfather's knee 42 years ago. He is the author of Winning 7-card Stud and over 100 articles about poker. more
In case you don't already know, poker is a game of maximizing wins (when you have the best hand) and minimizing loss (when you don't have the best hand). more
Disrupting the flow of a hand is when you do something that is the opposite of what your opponent expected. This usually triggers a response of concern in your opponents regarding the strength of their hand. more
This article is the first of a series intended to assist the on-line poker player who may have stumbled across the variation of poker called "Omaha", whether or not you have had a go at it! more
In my previous article "Tournament poker or live poker?", I analyzed the changed situation in recent years especially with regards to tournaments, and the effects that these changes could or should have on "old-school" brick and mortar cash game players. more
When I started playing for a living, a bit more than seven years ago, some poker insiders claimed that, contrary to how things seemed to be, the real money was not in tournaments but in cash games. more
To many players with experience, I may simply be restating the obvious. But to some players who are learning the game, consider this to be solid advice. more
Saving river bets should be a very important aspect of your game plan. This is because the river is a 'big bet' (twice the size of the pre-flop and flop bets) and it is important to lose as little as possible when you are behind. more
Ok...You're at your favourite holdem game. You've settled in well. Picked up a small pot a few hands early. Made a good sensible laydown a few hands before that. more
One of the most difficult areas in poker strategy is the big laydown. When you are playing seven card stud, you may have aces up concealed and your opponent has 7-9-J showing. more
I fell about the place laughing when Poker News' Tony G asked me to write a strategy piece about on-line poker and to highlight the differences between it and the traditional face-to-face game. more
The poker games in Las Vegas have gone through a tremendous transformation over the last three years. Before the "Poker Boom" of the past three years, poker rooms in Las Vegas were not only closing their doors, but the mid to high level games were the tou more