7 Poker Tips To Turn You From a Loser to a Winner
November 30, 2009 by The Poker Jerk
Filed under Featured, Poker Advice
A short list of poker tips that, if followed correctly, will instantly make you stop being such a loser. At least, it should.
13 Common Mistakes Made by Losers Playing Shorthanded Holdem Poker
July 21, 2009 by The Poker Jerk
Filed under Featured, Poker Advice
Learn to avoid the most common mistakes players make when playing in shorthanded Texas Holdem Poker games (games with 6 or fewer players).
Do you want to be like Doyle Brunson? Or do you want to be a LOSER? Learn to play Suited Connectors
January 21, 2009 by The Poker Jerk
Filed under Featured, Poker Advice
If you want to continue to lose at poker, just keep doing what you’re doing. Fine by me! But wouldn’t you rather be a winner, like the iconic Doyle Brunson? Doyle has been kicking ass at poker for decades, and continues to do so. He also writes great poker books based on what he calls [...]
Know When and When Not to Slow Play (Including Examples)
January 18, 2009 by The Poker Jerk
Filed under Poker Advice
Hey losers, I know I have already written an article about the basics of slow playing strategy in holdem (which you should read if you’re new to the site and new to poker, so you at least have a clue what I’m talking about here). If you’re familiar with slow playing, but you are not [...]
How to Play the Middle and Late Positions in No Limit Holdem
January 15, 2009 by The Poker Jerk
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Hey losers, I’m glad you’re back to check out my advice on basic positional strategy. Without knowing how to make the right plays depending on your position, you will continue to lose over and over like the loser you are. Follow my advice however, and you may surprize yourself with how often you start [...]
No Limit Holdem Poker Strategy: Free Card
January 15, 2009 by The Poker Jerk
Filed under Poker Advice
Free Card play is a strategy in No-Limit Holdem that Late Position players can employ to show strength while attemping to complete a good hand on the draw.
Here is an example of raising for a free card on the Flop, going for a Flush draw:
Your hand is 4♥ 3♥
Your opponent has 10♦ 9♦
The Flop: K♥ 9♥ 5♠
Since [...]
How to Play the Early Position in No Limit Holdem
January 11, 2009 by The Poker Jerk
Filed under Poker Advice
Okay losers, looks like you came back for some more advice. You probably already subscribed to my feed or signed up to my newsletter. That was uncharacteristically smart of you! I already introduced knowing your positions in Texas Holdem, and how it can help beginners with their pre-flop play. If you haven’t read that yet, [...]
Tired of people calling you FISH? Learn your POSITIONS then!
January 9, 2009 by The Poker Jerk
Filed under Featured, Poker Advice, Poker Room Reviews
This is the first in a series about positional play in No Limit Holdem. Once you are finished reading this intro article, make sure to read about specific strategies relating to playing in the Early Position and Middle to Late positions.
If you just started playing Texas Holdem online, and just continue to lose hand after [...]
You SUCK at Poker! Try This Strategy
January 5, 2009 by The Poker Jerk
Filed under Poker Advice
Hey loser, I think I saw you at a table the other day, whining because you were SURE that you had a good chance to win the pot and make some of your money back with a decent starting hand. Then the other guy “sucked out” and got triple Kings from the river! What a [...]
Know Your Poker Room’s Rake Rates
January 1, 2009 by The Poker Jerk
Filed under Poker Advice
You might think that rake rates are completely irrelevant to winning money at poker online. After all, the room is going to a cut of the pot whether you win or lose, right? And in your case, you’re losing all the time anyway, so what does it matter?
Well it’s not the most important part of [...]
Counting Cards in Poker to Determine Odds and Outs
December 30, 2008 by The Poker Jerk
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Most losers I know suck at math. Not that poor math automatically makes you a loser (there are plenty of other things that make you a loser), but it can definitely work to your advantage in poker. One way it can help is by doing quick math in your head to determine your outs, in [...]
Worst Starting Hands in Texas Hold em
December 27, 2008 by The Poker Jerk
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Hey losers, as far as strategies go, there are infinite ways to win at poker. You have most likely already discovered the losing ways (thanks for the money, by the way). There are a few hands that, when drawn, you should just fold and forget about even trying to salvage them. Here are some of [...]
Poker Strategy: Slow Playing
December 26, 2008 by The Poker Jerk
Filed under Poker Advice
Merry Christmas, losers! If you think I will be taking today off, you would be wrong. I need to get this blog filled up with information, so I have to write something at least once a day. I’ll be talking about all sorts of general advice and strategies every day, so make sure you subscribe [...]
First Online Poker Tip: Tilt
December 23, 2008 by The Poker Jerk
Filed under Poker Advice
Hey losers, here’s a tip for you. I’m going to be offering general advice every other day or so on this blog (so be sure to subscribe to my RSS feed or sign up for the newsletter to the right). Sometimes I’ll be talking about general issues, other times I will discuss direct strategy. Today’s [...]
























