The term grinder first became a common part of a poker player's vocabulary after the 1998 film starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton, Rounders, although it has been around for much longer than the film. It is a term used to describe someone who “grinds” out a living from poker by playing cash games day in day out and one that is over used in today's game, in my opinion.

Many poker players refer to themselves as a grinder even though in reality they are simply someone who enjoys playing...

If you play poker online then you need to arm yourself with enough tips, tricks and moves so that you can hold your own no matter who you are playing against. One move that is particularly handy to know, especially in an age where even the weakest of players make frequent continuation bets, is the float.

Floating the flop is when you call a bet with no hand at all but you plan to attempt to take the pot from your opponent on a later street, usually the turn. For example, a tight-passive...