Beginners

An inside straight draw is a type of straight draw, more commonly referred to as an open ended straight draw. We make an inside straight draw when we have four cards in rank order, allowing us to complete a straight at either end. For example, we hold 6789 in our hand and can make a straight either by hitting the Five or Ten.

Good starting hands combine with the community cards to make the best hands, on average. The flop is a major determining factor in who wins. Discover why.

The poker showdown is one of the more misunderstood parts of the game. Follow along as we show you the do’s and don’ts of the poker showdown.

A check means that the action passes to the player on our left without us making any wager. Checking is only possible when no-one has made a bet on the current street. Say, for instance, a bet has been made before us on the current street, our options are to call, raise or fold. In this scenario, checking is not an option, because we must always at least match the bet on the current street.

In poker, the term blocker refers to a card in our hand that makes certain hands for our opponent less likely. For example, if we hold AK preflop in Hold’em, it makes it less likely that our opponent holds AA. Ordinarily there are 6 different ways to make AA, but since we hold one of the Aces (i.e. we have a blocker), there are now only three ways for our opponent to make AA. We can express this by saying that we “block” our opponent’s AA combos. The technical term for blocking is card removal effect.

A barrel in poker is a bet made after also taking the last aggressive action on the previous betting round. For example, if we make a continuation bet on the flop in Hold’em, a second bet on the turn can be referred to as a “barrel” or a“turnbarrel”. The terms double-barrel and triple-barrel are also commonly used to describe a spot where we bet two or three times consecutively.

Poker tells, including verbal poker tells is a big part of getting reads and good decisions. Find out how to make use of player chit chat at the table

Check out these top 5 ways to use your poker position at the table to boost your winrate and up your poker strategy game.

The bubble refers to the point in a poker tournament when players are about to make the money. Learn how you should be playing right before and right after the bubble bursts.

Learn how to play the best poker starting hands at the right time, and against players who will generate the most profitable payoffs.

Find out all you’ll ever need to know about EV (Expected Value) in poker – from the very basics to the advanced calculations.

How do you maximise your wins at the cash game poker tables and dominate your opponents? Here are 6 tips that will get your game up to speed.

The poker raise can be as easy as posting your blinds. However, learning when to raise and how much can be the difference between a winning and losing session.

What are the differences between poker odds and poker outs and how do they affect your game? Find answers to all your poker outs and odds questions here.

Discover the relevance of a poker tie or chop, where the chips are divided equally between the winners and the overlooked maths behind this poker play.