TDP Poker Articles

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Short/HU play is an extremely difficult subject to try and teach. Of course there are two distinct types, cash and tournaments - both of which are totally different. In tournaments when the blinds are very high at the end and you are down to the last 2-4 players aggression is...

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Pretty much the only time I would raise with JJ is if I was short stacked in a tournament, then its an iron clad all in. Also short handed say near the end of an STT i may also go all in here to put pressure on opponents and even if they call i should be in decent shape. ...

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Jezza: This is definitely a tricky play and one that should not be attempted without a very good read on your opponent, however it can maximise the return you get out of some hands when you are sure of your opponents holding. It is something...

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NL and limit, they are just totally different games completely. Limit poker was only born because of a ruling in america stating that you could only wager a fixed amount on a bet (this was way back in the past of course). This meant you got the fixed limit betting structure we see in limit...

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Raising when drawing is the classic "semibluff". I think there are times it should be done, and times when it shouldn't - like all good poker decisions it depends on the situation. Presuming you are last to act (I generally hate check/raising with standard draws - you might...

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AK is possibly the most troublesome hand in NL hold em, ranking alongside JJ in the difficulty it poses in a lot of situations. Indeed the hand which causes the most exits from NL hold em tournaments is AK. I was talking about this hand with muse earlier on msn and thought I would post a...

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With low-medium pocket pairs ie 2's-10's, you want to get in cheap. You'll flop a set with a pocket pair around 1 in 8 times. This is an important figure. That's not very often granted but when you do flop a set you can pick up some monster pots. Now the thing about pocket pairs is they...