Every man and his dog are more than aware that in order to be successful at poker tournaments you have to steal the blinds, and antes if they are in play, on a regular basis. This is because they continually rise and if you simply sit and wait for premium hands then you will lose the majority or all of your stack in every tournament you play.

Stealing works best, for obvious reasons, in the later positions of the poker table, the hijack, cut off and button for the purposes of this...

The term taking shots, when talking about poker, refers to playing in a cash game or some form of tournament poker that commands a higher buy-in than the player usually takes part in. Although playing within your bankroll is vital for prolonged success at poker, taking shots is also a crucial part in your development.

As mentioned in the previous paragraph, bankroll management is vitally important to being successful so when you do take a shot do not do so with a significant percentage...

Whether you play poker online or in your local card room is goes without saying that the vast majority of your profits will come from bad players, or fish as they are affectionately known. After all, they make the most mistakes and every time an opponent makes a mistake we have the chance to profit from it. If that is the case then why do we not only ever play against weak players? The main reason is because it is sometimes difficult to find them but the following article should help you to quickly...

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...

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...