I have run poker blog upswing for more than four years. At that time I was assigned, reading, and publishing nearly 1,000 articles to help you, my dear readers, improve your poker skills. Today I have collected seven the most valuable / fundamental upswing poker articles that have been published. These articles will help you improve the strategy, mental game, and far from the preparation of the table. If you don’t have time to read all seven articles now (understandable), consider bookmarking this page so you can go back there later.

1. Bluffing in Poker explained (with Doug Polk)

Bluffing is one of the most basic aspects of poker. In this article (and the accompanying video), Doug Polk explained the bullying basics. This is the point: bullying is life in poker. Without snapping, you can’t win a pot unless you have a hand. And the difficult thing in poker is making hands – most of the hands missed most of the parrows. So, you can’t just make a decision based on when you have a good hand, or you will be hit by your opponent. The question is: How many bluff you have to do?

2. Fast play vs slow play revealed

Should you play your strong hands aggressively, or should you slow down and set the trap? The answer to this old question depends on the specific situation. In this article, Ryan costs help you identify factors that can influence your decision with strong hands with one or another. Read quickly play vs play slowly revealed.

3. You may not be aggressively in this 4 public places

The majority of extraordinary players are not aggressive enough. If you want to compete with high-level players, or maximize your level of victory against the weak, you have to throw a-B-C approach and add some timely aggression to your poker game. This article includes four common situations where increasing aggression will increase your bottom line.

4. Large big defense strategy 101: Tournament vs cash game

The big blindness is arguably the most important position to play well. But it is also an unforgiving position with many opportunities for mistakes.

 

For example, when facing a salary increase, under-defending will cause you slowly leak the chip and can push your opponent to steal your curtains more often. On the other hand, it continues to survive it will lead to difficult spots because you will be outside the position with a weak range. This is what we * are included in the article:

• Big blind defense 101
• Big Tournament Blind Defense
• Tournament specific factors
• Big Blind VS (Examples of Tournaments)
• Big blind defense cash game
• Specific Factors of Cash Games
• Big Blind vs Button (Examples of Cash Games)
• 6 tips for big defense blind
• Quick words in multiwide defense

* This article is actually a group effort between me, our regular writers and B., and Ryan costs.

5. How to adjust your strategy in the splashy direct game

The local game is $ 1 / $ 2 I’m crazy. People call the increase with all kinds of garbage and they never seem to have folded a postflop pair, but I seem to be able to win! How should I adjust my strategy in this game? We see questions like this all the time in the Facebook Poker Upswing group. It seems like many players struggle with victory in what most will consider the “soft” game. This article goes beyond strategic adjustments that you can use to take advantage of the Splashy Live Games. Read How to Adjust Your Strategy at Splashy Live Games Now to study those adjustments.

6. How to analyze your poker hand effectively in 5 minutes

Reflecting the hand you play after the fact is one of the most effective ways to develop your skills. So it’s no wonder why this article has been read 170,806 times since the first iteration was re-published in 2017 (we have updated it several times). The first part includes a fast and effective method for analyzing your poker’s hand in six easy steps. The second part includes the advanced method for analyzing your hand from the aoretical point of view (using advanced concepts such as minimum defense frequency).

7. Smart approach to losing poker sessions (3 questions to be asked before stopping)

It’s hard to know when to go from a poker table, but sometimes it’s the most valuable skill you can have.

 

In this article, Doug Polk leads you through the high betting cash game session that he played in Bellagio. As you might have expected from the title, the session didn’t work well for Doug – he stuck around $ 45,000. When he retelled the story of his session, he showed you how to be smart about losing a poker session. He also shared the three questions he always asked himself before stopping playing, plus another story from his career which showed what should be and should not do during the losing session.

I want to avoid you with articles, but there are some that are too good not to mention before I say goodbye:

• This is why you have to use a small bet size: the theory of the game and famous poker writer Matt widows tapped this one from the park.
• 10 fast poker tips that will help your game: Our most popular article has been read 441,672 times, so I have to put it here.
• Each tournament article by Miikka Antonen: Finland Turney Legend wrote a number of extraordinary articles for us – must be read if you play tournaments.

But maybe you have a certain topic in the mind you want to read about …