POKER1 TALK (forum)

@bill-handy Hi, Bill -- I hardly ever recommend poker books these days. That's because I haven't read enough of them to make fair comparisons. I a...

@bill-handy. Hi, Bill -- Unfortunately, I hardly ever recommend poker books these days. That's because I haven't read enough of them to make fair comp...

@njt Thank you for your solid contribution to this discussion.

@roccom. The value of deception is less in high-low games. That's mainly because players have a weaker understanding of where they stand. Many don't e...

@roccom. Hi, Rocco -- My general advice is to make 70 percent of the pot your standard target raise. This can be adjusted for individual players and s...

@jdean. Thanks for you thoughtful reply. My findings are based both on proprietary database analysis (gathered during consultation with online poker...

@roccom. You might be right, Rocco. The trend might be returning to more reasonably sized raises. But many of my students have regularly reported hand...

@lordrullah Yes, you absolutely need bigger bankrolls against "new poker" players. And so do they. The fluctuations are much greater -- bigger wins,...