Poker Strategy Articles

A new strategy to improve your win rate while on the button is called an “Isolation Raise”. An isolation raise is a preflop raise made after a player limps into the pot before you. Limping into the pot means just calling the big blind instead of raising with your hand preflop. An example of this […]

The squeeze play is a powerful play in poker that can be used to win chips and assert dominance over a table. It’s not a move that should be used lightly, but it definitely has a place in the arsenal of any serious poker player. Although the squeeze play is primarily used in the mid […]

The following article was found on the 2+2 forums. The original post is by the user Ship Ship McGipp and is titled The Evolution of a Poker Player and can be found here. This article has been edited for clarity and readability. Disclaimer and qualifier: I have played well over one million hands of online poker, […]

The following article was found on the 2+2 forums. The original post by Panthro is titled Some thoughts on continuation bet sizing (long) and can be found here. Most 2+2’ers are familiar with the 4xBB + BB/limper preflop bet sizing methodology, but what about post flop? Do we always bet the pot? Min bet? Shove? On one […]

The following article was found on the 2+2 forums. The original post by bilbo-san is titled Why am I C-betting this again? (Theory, long) and can be found here. I thought it was a fantastic explanation of the different consideration you must make when continuation betting. It is an intermediate article for players that are already familiar with […]

When playing No Limit Texas Hold’em, you have the ability to change your bet sizing whenever you want. You can bet larger when you have a good hand and smaller with a bad hand; This is known as exploitable poker. On the other hand, if you bet the same amount regardless of your own hand […]