Our third and final section of poker strategy is for those of you in the crowd who can rightly be called “poker experts.” If you’re not a poker expert, however, not to worry. This section isn’t so complicated that you won’t understand a single word. In actuality, we’ve tried to make this section as simple as possible, so it’s accessible to all poker players. Generally, our strategy hints for experts don’t really address the trickiest situations in high-limit or no-limit games (although we try to cover those too of course); to the contrary, we hope primarily to address general poker concepts of great importance, that even seasoned veterans might have trouble with.
As with our beginner and intermediate pages, we’ve grouped our advice into a number of sub-categories. Check ’em out:
Tactical Concepts: Dumping Your Second-Best Hand – Dumping your worst hand is a gambling no-brainer. Keeping your best hand is just as easy. But now you’ve got to learn that your SECOND-BEST hand can be just as dangerous as an AWFUL hand…
Tactical Concepts: Dynamic Hand Value – One thing we have to stress about poker at the higher levels: hand values change! While you can get away with sticking to fixed hands at lower levels of poker, you’ll need to make adjustments when you’re around better competition…
Psychological Concepts: Changing Pace – Consistency may be a good thing in many games, but it’s not that wonderful when you’re playing expert-level poker. In fact, it could be a killer. This section address the importance of changing things up…
Psychological Concepts: Mind Games – When you play poker at the expert level, mind games become more and more important. Click here for a study of your likely opponents, their likely approaches, and the best ways for you to defend yourself…
Psychological Concepts: Tells – By the time you’ve played a LOT of poker, you’ll get pretty good at reading people’s reactions. But you still might benefit from this quick look at the most common player “giveaways”…
Game Selection – Wait a minute! Game selection? Isn’t that a beginners’ concept? What’s it doing in the experts’ section? Well, you might be surprised. Game selection is one of the most overlooked aspects of successful poker…
Your Best Game – As with life, it’s important to realize what your strengths and weaknesses are. Be honest and don’t kid yourself. Here’s a guide to determining your forte…
Playing Multiple Games – OK, so it’s not enough for you to play one game at a time. You’ve got people to beat and places to go. You want to speed things up. This section addresses the most important things to remember about playing simultaneous games. You poker stud…
Insiders’ Guide to Empire Poker and Party Poker, Part I – Shhhh, don’t tell anyone, but here’s your guide to having a good day at two of the Internet’s biggest poker rooms…
Insiders’ Guide to Empire Poker and Party Poker, Part II – These two casinos are filled with fish. You’re a shark. That’s good for you and bad for them. Read more, and let the feeding begin…
Insiders’ Guide to Pacific Poker – Another guide to one of the Internet’s most popular online poker rooms. Even if you’re an expert at every other site, you’ll want to read this before you check out Pacific Poker…
Probabilities Index – Our last section of advice is an index of poker probabilities. The world’s best players have these figures memorized. At the very least, you should see what you’re in for…