Why does everyone suddenly wake up with aces when I have kings?

For a while now, whenever I pick up kings, it seems like somebody wakes up with aces right behind me. Not one hand either. Over a few months of 1/2 and 1/3 live, I can think of about 7 times I got it in pre with KK, and 4 ran into AA (I hav…

Sit & Go tournaments deserve more love

I think sit & gos deserve more attention because I like the clear structure and having the same kinds of spots come up to study. I mean the 6-man and 9-man games, not jackpot SNGs (those are a different format). At $3 to $15, I’m not sure h…

Had the easiest bluff of my life yesterday

Was in a pretty soft live game yesterday and got the easiest bluff spot i've had in a long time. I was late with seven-deuce offsuit, flop came eight-six-four and the blind put out a small bet. I called. He'd been playing pretty straightfor…

Ace king looks a lot better before the flop lol

I know ace king is a premium starting hand, but recently it’s seemed a lot better before the flop than after. In my last 3 sessions I got AK 7 times, 5 offsuit and 2 suited. I got action on 6 and only won 1 at showdown. Twice I c-bet and go…

How tight do you play early in tournaments?

I’ve been folding a lot early in MTTs unless I have a clear edge, often through the first 3 levels at 100bb deep. What is your cutoff for opening hands when stacks are full? I don’t want to get stacked with a marginal hand. Anyone else stay…

Small stakes poker is pure chaos

I know this is probably obvious to people who play these games all the time, but small stakes poker is pure chaos some sessions. I went in thinking the basics would still work pretty much the same. Bet good hands for value, let people make…

Nothing worse than getting rivered after playing the hand perfectly

Played a live game last night and I'm still steamed. I had pocket kings, raised preflop, got two callers. Flop comes out clean, I bet, only one guy sticks around. Turn is a blank, I go a bit heavier, he just calls again. River is the one fr…

What’s your favorite tournament format?

single table tournaments are all i ever used to play, just cause the vibe feels more like a friends’ home game if you ignore the avatars. been seeing more people talk up bounty formats, though. i get the appeal of knocking out someone and g…

i need to stop playing every suited connector i see

Man, I’m starting to notice I’m bleeding chips just by always limping or even raising with suited connectors, no matter my position or who’s at the table. It feels like I’m forcing these hands to be something they’re not, just because I got…

GGPoker tables have been wild lately.

Been watching the poker action more than playing lately and the swings seem even more nuts than usual. The all-ins are getting lighter, people chasing everything, and it feels like half the table is tilting on every hand. I’m honestly more…