I was playing in a Texas Hold’em tournament online the other day and, as seems to happen all too often with me, found myself with a short stack on the bubble. With about 4,000 chips and blinds at 200/400, I was looking for a hand that I could ride to showdown or even just [...]

Fold equity is a term used in poker tournaments that pertains to a player’s ability to get his opponent to fold their hand. It is especially important for a short-stacked player to understand the concept as it can help create the easiest way to chip up without having to show a hand down.
Short stacks that [...]

The practice of backing in the poker world is one that has created much debate among players. Is it legal? Ethical? Even lucrative?
Backing, or staking, is the act of a person fronting money for a player to use for buy-ins with the hope that the player turns a profit. All winnings are split on a [...]

Any poker player who has played for some time has found themselves in the exact position that I am about to explain. You’re sitting there with your pocket Aces at a limit table and, for some reason, you just can’t shake the player across from you out of the hand. You bet on [...]