Strategy Round-up: Don't Rush It!
This week saw numerous interesting updates, including Hasenbraten's video on "rush poker" as well as his new strategy article. In case you missed any of our latest video and strategy section updates, you can find them all here.
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This week's videos
Just because it's called "rush poker" doesn't mean you have to rush into it, especially nowadays when the game is already starting to change and the players get better. So how to beat rush poker?
hasenbraten released a video this week which will help you out with that. The first half of the video features Hasenbraten bring you a theoretical view on Rush Poker, explaining who should play it and in what way.
In the second half of the video, Hasenbraten puts theory into practice, as he plays a live session on NL $10. If you wish to learn more about Rush Poker, all you need is Bronze rank or above!
Watch the video now (
Bronze)
Among other videos released this week, somnius's fifth part of his video series called "Parallel Lines" also deserves a spotlight of its own. In this part, he discusses check-raising across all streets, explaining why and when you can check-raise as well as showing you some special scenarios.
Watch Somnius' video series:
Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V (
Diamond)
Here are the videos released this week:
Fixed Limit:
Gold: No Limit:
Bronze: Rush Poker on NL10 by Hasenbraten 
Recommended
- Diamond: Parallel Lines by Somnius - Part V Recommended
Recommended
Diamond: Sit and Go / Multi-table Tournaments:
- Silver: Using Stats in SnGs - Part 1
Quiz of the Week: Re-steals in Short Stack Strategy (NL)
Strategy: No Limit
Author: opabumbi
Status:
Silver
Once you move up to the higher limits, you will have to become more flexible and deviate from the ABC strategy in order to keep playing SSS profitably.
The main reason for this is that playing according to a chart becomes too predictable and opponents will be able to exploit your weaknesses easily.
One of the areas that offers the most room for improvement is the stealing and re-stealing game. Adjusting your re-stealing range for each opponent, if done correctly, will help you boost your win rate tremendously.
In this quiz, you can check whether you assess these spots adequately, or whether you burn profits in marginal spots:
Strategy article: Mathematical Concepts for NL Hold'em
Game type: NL BSS
Status:
SilverAuthor: hasenbraten
A new article series written by hasenbraten has just been added to our strategy section this week.
Titled "Mathematical Concepts for NL Hold'em", this new article series for PokerStrategists of Silver status and upwards shows the content of the No Limit video series.
In the first part of the series, Hasenbraten delves into the terms Equity and Expected Value. If you wish to learn more about the mathematics in poker and their significance, then don't hesitate to check out the article:
