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Why is the average skill level at a live poker table at higher stakes, so much less than an online table at lower stakes?

• What are the differences between live poker & online poker, and how do these affect which you should pick? Why are live games significantly softer than online?
• What’s the best strategies for the straddle (common in live games)?
• How do you keep notes effectively when playing live?
• Learn all this with our definitive guide to live poker.

Before playing even one hand of poker, we recommend you really think carefully about your total bankroll, cash game/tournament mix, buy-in amounts, table selection, and recording results.

• How big does your total bankroll ideally have to be?
• Will you be more suited to cash games or tournaments?
• How much should you buy in for (cash games)?
• Which table(s) should you pick (cash games)?
• How will you record results?
• We cover all these things in our easy to understand comprehensive guide

This is a complete guide to things you must do to have a better chance of doing well in poker tournaments. We cover different tournament types, incentives due to stack size and phase of the tournament, ICM, and deal making.

• Obviously, you can never guarantee a win. But, you may be able to increase your chances of doing well by thinking about:
  • pick advantageous poker tournaments
  • understand stack size incentives
  • what about volatility?
  • what is future skill edge?
  • using the independent chip model
  • what to do in the different tournament phases
  • how to make a good deal

Learn the key rule changes, and more importantly the strategy differences, of two popular poker variants (short deck poker, and pot limit Omaha).

• No Limit Texas Hold’em is currently the most popular poker game, played either online or live.
• However, other poker variants are available.
• Reasons to learn poker variants include:
  • less boredom, from adding variety to your games
  • potentially softer games as your opponents may be less experienced in these variants
  • there may be less strategy information readily available
• Find an enjoyable new poker variant, with our comprehensive guide.

All the information you need to play better poker, can be found on the internet. However, there is an awful lot of information out there that can also be unhelpful. Understand the difference between macro and micro, and where poker edges really come from.

• If you want to play better poker in 2026 you have an abundance of content that purports to teach poker strategy. Some are free, some are paid. Unfortunately, despite the good intentions of the authors the advice given is often incorrect or useless to your progression. At best, a waste of time. But, at worst you will pick up bad habits.
• Instead, understand the difference between:
  • the macro way of looking at the whole game from above (which is the strategic view), and
  • the micro way of look at specific spots (which is the tactical view).
• We show you practical ways you can actually play better poker.