What can you learn at PokerSchool Online? PokerSchool has worked hard to bring you the very best minds that poker has to offer. PSO offers lessons not only in the classroom but in the PSO forum and software. Learning at PSO, is an interactive experience making our students real money winners both online and in the B&M poker rooms.
Listed below are the most recent lessons added to the PSO classrooms.
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Russell Fox - Fold Equity
As you know, I am a firm believer in study, hard work & analysis. When I used to play strictly live, I had to do all this analysis myself.
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Rolf Slotboom - Analyzing yourself & the opposition (8)
We are getting into the final stages of my lessons on analyzing yourself & the opposition.
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Russell Fox - RAISES
This afternoon I sat in a $300-$500 buy-in ($5/$5 blinds) no-limit game. It was a good game, with raises getting little respect.
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Rolf Slotboom - Analyzing yourself & the opposition (7)
We are getting into the final stages of my lessons on analyzing yourself & the opposition.
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Russell Fox - TALES OF ACE KING
We've all played sessions where you look at trash hand after trash after trash hand. Last Saturday I played my last session before tax season begins (I'm an accountant by day), and was hoping to see lots of aces. I did-just not in my hand.
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Russell Fox - Speed Kills
I recently discovered Turbo Sit and Go's. These one-table tournaments are identical to standard Sit and Go's except that the blinds are raised very quickly.
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Rolf Slotboom - Analyzing yourself & the opposition (6)
Just as in the previous lessons, I will continue to analyze and discuss some preflop stats - this time again mostly stats & figures that involve blind steals & defense.
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Russell Fox - GIFTS
Being that I'm writing this over the Christmas weekend, it seems appropriate to talk about gifts. We've all gotten them at the table: you flop the nuts, and you're bet into. Or raised.
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Russell Fox - A TALE OF TWO HANDS
In my last article, I wrote about the risk of ruin. In this article we'll look at two hands I recently played, and how the risk of ruin did or didn't impact my play.
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Rolf Slotboom - Analyzing yourself & the opposition (5)
If in a limit hold'em games you are up against someone who makes three big bets per 100 hands on average (3BB/100) or 7BB/100 in a no-limit hold'em game, you can be certain that you are up against a decent or even very good player.
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Russell Fox - THE RISK OF RUIN
When gambling, we can also face the risk of ruin. Suppose you were a sports bettor, and you were offered the opportunity to bet Ohio State (one of the best teams in college football) against Temple (one of the worst), with no point spread.
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UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE
Today I visited a client and the elevators at their office were out of order. That's not a big deal, as I don't mind taking the stairs up two flights.
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Rolf Slotboom - Analyzing yourself & the opposition (4)
The amount won is important, but not as important as the subcategories win rate per 100 hands and especially big bets per 100 hands.
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THE PROBLEM WITH ACES, REVISITED
In Los Angeles, where I play, the blinds are relatively high in comparison to the stack sizes. Yesterday I played in a $300-$500 buy-in no-limit hold'em game with $5/$5 blinds.
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Al Spath- Maryland College "Gambles" On Poker
In keeping with the continued soaring interest in Poker throughout the country, a Maryland College is now offering a non-credit class in No Limit (NL) Hold'em Poker.
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THE PROBLEM WITH ACES
You're playing a tournament, any tournament, and on the first hand of the tournament you're in the big blind.
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A TOURNAMENT FOR PRACTICE (Part 3)
When last we left our hero, he had T9635 in a practice tournament for BARGE.
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A TOURNAMENT FOR PRACTICE (Part 2)
In the last article, I found myself with T3520 fairly early in an online poker tournament that I was playing as practice for BARGE.
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A TOURNAMENT FOR PRACTICE (Part 1)
In my last series, I looked at the play of an online Sit-N-Go. This lesson begins a short series on the play of a tournament.
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Rolf Slotboom - Lesson 12
Analyzing yourself & the opposition
I will focus on those specific statistical data that you should use in order to both critically analyze your own game.
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CARDS MATTER, BUT PLAYERS MATTER MORE (PART 2)
When the last article ended, I was in the money in an online Sit-N-Go. This lesson looks at the conclusion of the Sit-N-Go: trying to win.
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Rolf Slotboom - Lesson 11
Analyzing yourself & the opposition
In live play, it shouldn't take too long for you to recognize the types of players you are up against.
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CARDS MATTER, BUT PLAYERS MATTER MORE
Before I get into this article, I want to thank all of the attendee's at the PokerSchoolOnline convention. You were a great audience, and I appreciate it. Now, onto the meat of the article.
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Russell Fox- 2006 Convention Presentation
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Al Spath- 2006 Convention Presentation
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REFLECTIONS IN THE MIRROR (Part 2)
Betting patterns are important, especially in no-limit hold'em. Let's assume that you know that Jay always makes small raises with small pairs. Let's take a look at a hand where you're facing Jay.
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Rolf Slotboom - Lesson 10
Potential dangers (part 3)
For young players who start out by playing online, there are many potential dangers - things that can be harmful to them and / or to their edge in a game.
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Al Spath- 7-Card Stud, The Rules of the Game
In 7-Card Stud, you are dealt 2 down cards (hole cards) and 1 up card to start with. Read more |
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REFLECTIONS IN THE MIRROR (Part 1)
You're playing hold'em, and are in the big blind. There's a raise, and a couple of calls, and it's your turn to act. You peer down at your cards and happily spot A A . Read more |
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Chris Alexander-
Late Tourney Strategy for
Single Table Sit and Go's
Once you get to 4 handed, the time is right to tighten up, especially if you aren't the short stack.
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Rolf Slotboom - Lesson 9
Potential dangers (part I)
This is one of the most prolific potential dangers for up-and-coming players. A large percentage of the young people who decide to choose poker as their profession do this because they think it would be "fast", "glamorous", yes even "sexy".
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Al Spath- 7-Card Stud (Hi/Lo), The Rules of the Game
All the rules of 7-stud apply to 7 stud h/l split, except as noted below. Read more |
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Chris Alexander-
Mid-Tournament Strategy for Single Table Sit and Go's
In my last lesson we talked discussed the "tight is right" strategy for early rounds in SnG's. In this lesson we will discuss switching gears a bit to accumulate chips in the middle of the tournament in an attempt to propel you past the bubble.
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Rolf Slotboom - Lesson 8 Potential dangers (part I)
For young players who start out by playing online, there are many potential dangers - things that can be harmful to them and / or to their edge in a game.
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Al Spath- Omaha, The Rules of the Game
As the play of the hand progresses, 5 cards are put face up in the middle of the table for all the players to share. Read more |
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LESSON 12: Stud High/Low Tournaments
Tournaments are a great way to experiment with unfamiliar games. For a fixed cost, you get to play for quite a bit of time (unless you're playing no-limit), and the inherent luck factor allows novices a chance of making a big score. Read more |
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Rolf Slotboom - Reading Your Opponents
If you are starting out playing low-limit at a major site, you will usually find that there are so many players that it is almost impossible for you to get to know almost all of them.
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Al Spath- Omaha H/L, The Rules of the Game
In Omaha, you get 4 cards dealt down to you. As the play of the hand progresses, 5 cards are put face up in the middle of the table for all the players to share. Read more |
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Chris Alexander-
The Early Rounds,
Single Table Sit and Go's
Early in a SnG, you can usually count on at least 1 or 2 players being determined to go broke quickly by playing very inferior hands. Read
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LESSON 10: Miscellaneous Thoughts
In this, the penultimate article of this series, we'll examine some important topics that have been either glossed over or ignored. Read more |
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Rolf Slotboom - Lesson 5: Choosing the best game
As you guys should know by now, I put a lot of emphasis on seat selection in poker. The reason is simple.
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Al Spath- Hold 'Em The Rules of the Game
In hold'em, you only get 2 cards dealt to you (face down). Read more |
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LESSON 9: Raising & Bluffing
One of the most satisfying feelings in poker is when you can run a bluff. It feels great, whether you're playing online or at a casino. Read more |
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LESSON 9: Seventh Street
There is something very certain on seventh street: your hand isn't going to get better. In this lesson we'll look at hands where you're going to win part (or all) of the pot, hands where you've missed your draws, and hands where you might win some of the pot. Read more |
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Chris Alexander-
Single Table Sit and Go's
SnG's are single table tournaments paying the top 3 places out of 9 or 10 players (depending on the site). Read
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LESSON 8: Sixth Street
In all stud games, if you see sixth street you usually will see seventh street (the river). This has to do with the math, or odds, that exist. In stud high/low there are occasions where you should fold on sixth street. We'll look at those, along with a discussion of pot odds and hand reading. Read more |
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Chris Alexander-
Introduction to Advertising
How should you handle it? More to the point, how DO you handle it? Read
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Al Spath- Emotional Control
I've seen it online daily, three times in a span of two days recently in Vegas, and there is not an explanation for it, other than lack of self-control. Read more |
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LESSON 7: Fifth Street
On fifth street, the betting limits double, and it's possible you've made your hand. It's also possible that Mr. Murphy has intervened and you've gone brick-brick. Read more |
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Rolf Slotboom - Lesson 5: Choosing the best game
Now that you've made all the necessary preparations to play with the biggest edge possible, it is time to actually find yourself a good game.
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