I’m doing a series of companion articles to my most recent book, The Course: Serious Hold ’Em Strategy For Smart Players. It’s a step-by-step guide to mastering the live no-limit hold’em games that ...

In my last column, I discussed that the most useful way to read hands relies on the concept of hand ranges. Because your opponents do not provide you perfect information with their checks, bets, and ...

For instance, a flop of 2-7-King of different suits is considered a "dry" texture, while a flop of 8-9-10 of the same suit represents a "wet" texture. "He analyzed the texture of the board before ...

I was recently playing a large-field tournament when a simple but instructive bluffing spot arose. This was a multi-day, re-entry tournament of the sort that has recently become popular. The ...