Donk bet may seem like a derogatory name, but you need to understand when to deploy this play, and how to play against it. What is donk betting? When someone opens the betting into someone with the initiative from the previous street, it’s called a donk bet. For example, let’s imagine the player on the [...]
Fold Equity: Calculator and Definition
Fold equity is an important metric in poker which is most commonly used when judging the value of a bet, but it’s important to note that fold equity is present whenever you’re making a bet or raise, and should therefore be considered whenever you are considering a play. Scroll down to read more about fold [...]
Continuation bet: what is a c-bet, and when to use it?
Continuation bets are the corner stone of any poker strategy, allowing a player to mop up after his aggression on previous streets, and disguising strong hands with a high frequency of small bluffs. What is a continuation bet? Any time you open the betting on a street when you were the most recently [...]
3-bet: post-flop and pref-lop re-raise strategy
The 3-bet is a far more important component in today’s mordern online game than it has been historically. Not knowing when to deploy the re-raise and not knowing how to react to someone else’s 3-betting makes it impossible to be a profitable player anywhere above 10NL. What does “3-bet” mean? A 3-bet is the [...]
How do ISPs work?
ISPs work in a variety of different ways. Here is a quick and simple guide, which should be easy to understand for dummies. What does ISP stand for? ISP stands for internet service provider. It means the company that gets you online. They send a cable to your house, or perhaps the phone line is used, [...]