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The general idea of ThePokerBank is to teach you how to play winning no limit Texas Hold'em and help you find a better room to play at. Basically, I want to help you win more money from playing Texas Hold'em online. To summarize the goals of ThePokerBank as sweetly as possible: Teach quality Texas Hold'em strategy through articles and

videos.

SIGNING UP FOR AN ONLINE POKER ACCOUNT Signing Up For An Online Poker Account. By Greg Walker. Signing up for a poker account is probably a lot simpler than you think. The poker rooms have made it very quick and easy for you to set up an account, you can start playing in a matter of minutes if you want to. POKER ROOMS WITH THE WORST PLAYERS Poker Sites With The Worst Players. It's all well and good being an awesome poker player, but if you're playing against other players that are as good as or better than you then you're wasting your time.. Here are the rooms that I think have the most active fish throughout the

day.

THE CHEN FORMULA

Chen Formula. By Greg Walker. Starting Hand Selection: Chen Formula : Sklansky Starting Hand Groups. The Chen formula is a system for scoring different starting hands in Texas Hold’em. It was created by Bill Chen for use in the book Hold’em Excellence by Lou Krieger.Bill Chen is also the guy that wrote The Mathematics of Poker.. The process looks a little tricky at first, but it’s really

POKER WINRATES

3 bb/100 = $12 per 100 hands at each table. $12 x 2 tables = $24 per 200 hands. $24 x 0.85 = $20.40 an hour. $20.40 x 5 hours a day = $102 a day. $102 a day x ~20 days a month = $2,040 a month. $/month = $2,040. For more on potential earnings, read the article on TURBO POKER TOURNAMENT STRATEGY Turbo Poker Tournament Strategy. By Greg Walker. Turbo poker tournaments are becoming increasingly popular at online poker rooms. You can usually get a nice mix of turbo, super turbo and occasionally extreme turbo poker tournaments at the majority of the top online

rooms.

POKER MONEY MANAGEMENT Poker money management example. The rules of poker money management above highlight the minimum number of buy ins that you should have to play at each of the available stakes online. So to play at the $2/$4 NL Hold'em games that have a maximum buy in of $400, you should have at least 20 buy ins for this level in your bankroll, which is 20 x 400 PLAYING FLUSH AND STRAIGHT DRAWS Playing Flush and Straight Draws. Mathematics: Flushes & Straights : Simple Pot Odds: Implied Odds: Reverse Implied Odds Watch SplitSuit's video on Flushes and Flush Draws for 8 hand histories involving strategy on playing flushes in Texas Hold'em.. You are on the flop with a pretty decent flush draw. You have two hearts in your hand and there are another two on the flop. HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY POKER GAME? How Can I Improve My Game? By Greg Walker. There are a number of things you can do to improve your poker game.It should be noted that the education in poker has a big learning curve, where at the start a little knowledge will go a long way. THE GORDON PAIR PRINCIPLE The Gordon Pair Principle. To work out the percentage chance of an opponent acting after you holding a higher pair than you, simply multiply the number of players left to act by the number of higher pocket pairs, then divide by 2. The equation: C = (N x R) / 2. C = Percentage chance that an opponent left to act has a higher pocket

pair.

THEPOKERBANK.COM

The general idea of ThePokerBank is to teach you how to play winning no limit Texas Hold'em and help you find a better room to play at. Basically, I want to help you win more money from playing Texas Hold'em online. To summarize the goals of ThePokerBank as sweetly as possible: Teach quality Texas Hold'em strategy through articles and

videos.

SIGNING UP FOR AN ONLINE POKER ACCOUNT Signing Up For An Online Poker Account. By Greg Walker. Signing up for a poker account is probably a lot simpler than you think. The poker rooms have made it very quick and easy for you to set up an account, you can start playing in a matter of minutes if you want to. POKER ROOMS WITH THE WORST PLAYERS Poker Sites With The Worst Players. It's all well and good being an awesome poker player, but if you're playing against other players that are as good as or better than you then you're wasting your time.. Here are the rooms that I think have the most active fish throughout the

day.

THE CHEN FORMULA

Chen Formula. By Greg Walker. Starting Hand Selection: Chen Formula : Sklansky Starting Hand Groups. The Chen formula is a system for scoring different starting hands in Texas Hold’em. It was created by Bill Chen for use in the book Hold’em Excellence by Lou Krieger.Bill Chen is also the guy that wrote The Mathematics of Poker.. The process looks a little tricky at first, but it’s really

POKER WINRATES

3 bb/100 = $12 per 100 hands at each table. $12 x 2 tables = $24 per 200 hands. $24 x 0.85 = $20.40 an hour. $20.40 x 5 hours a day = $102 a day. $102 a day x ~20 days a month = $2,040 a month. $/month = $2,040. For more on potential earnings, read the article on TURBO POKER TOURNAMENT STRATEGY Turbo Poker Tournament Strategy. By Greg Walker. Turbo poker tournaments are becoming increasingly popular at online poker rooms. You can usually get a nice mix of turbo, super turbo and occasionally extreme turbo poker tournaments at the majority of the top online

rooms.

POKER MONEY MANAGEMENT Poker money management example. The rules of poker money management above highlight the minimum number of buy ins that you should have to play at each of the available stakes online. So to play at the $2/$4 NL Hold'em games that have a maximum buy in of $400, you should have at least 20 buy ins for this level in your bankroll, which is 20 x 400 PLAYING FLUSH AND STRAIGHT DRAWS Playing Flush and Straight Draws. Mathematics: Flushes & Straights : Simple Pot Odds: Implied Odds: Reverse Implied Odds Watch SplitSuit's video on Flushes and Flush Draws for 8 hand histories involving strategy on playing flushes in Texas Hold'em.. You are on the flop with a pretty decent flush draw. You have two hearts in your hand and there are another two on the flop. HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY POKER GAME? How Can I Improve My Game? By Greg Walker. There are a number of things you can do to improve your poker game.It should be noted that the education in poker has a big learning curve, where at the start a little knowledge will go a long way. THE GORDON PAIR PRINCIPLE The Gordon Pair Principle. To work out the percentage chance of an opponent acting after you holding a higher pair than you, simply multiply the number of players left to act by the number of higher pocket pairs, then divide by 2. The equation: C = (N x R) / 2. C = Percentage chance that an opponent left to act has a higher pocket

pair.

POKER ROOMS WITH THE WORST PLAYERS Poker Sites With The Worst Players. It's all well and good being an awesome poker player, but if you're playing against other players that are as good as or better than you then you're wasting your time.. Here are the rooms that I think have the most active fish throughout the

day.

POKER BANKROLL CALCULATOR Poker Bankroll Calculator. This poker bankroll calculator allows you to work out which limits you should be playing at in poker depending on how much money you have in your bankroll.. This calculator is based around the rules of basic no limit Texas Holdem bankroll management, which are: . You should have at least 20 times the buy in for cash games.; You should have at least 40 buy ins for SnG POKER FREEROLL SCHEDULE Playing in freerolls is the best way to build a bankroll if you don't want to deposit any of your own money into your poker account. Most online poker rooms offer free to enter tournaments that have cash prizes for the top finishers. This means it is possible to earn money through online poker without ever G-BUCKS | GALFOND DOLLARS EXPLAINED G Bucks. By Greg Walker. Imaginary Money: Sklansky Dollars: G-Bucks "G-bucks" (Galfond Dollars, Gbucks, G Bucks) is a very important concept that expands upon the concept of Sklansky Dollars when evaluating the expected value of tough decisions in no limit Hold’em.. The term "G-bucks" was coined by Phil Galfond (OMGClayAiken) in his article on conceptualizing money matters. POCKET PAIRS ODDS CHART Pocket Pairs Odds Chart. Pocket pairs are a favorite type of hand for many players. Pocket pairs from 22 right up to AA can be played profitably with the right strategy, PLAYING FLUSH AND STRAIGHT DRAWS Playing Flush and Straight Draws. Mathematics: Flushes & Straights : Simple Pot Odds: Implied Odds: Reverse Implied Odds Watch SplitSuit's video on Flushes and Flush Draws for 8 hand histories involving strategy on playing flushes in Texas Hold'em.. You are on the flop with a pretty decent flush draw. You have two hearts in your hand and there are another two on the flop. STARTING HAND STRATEGY Starting Hand Strategy. Basic Strategy: Tips: Position: Starting Hands : Bluffing: Betting: Money Management The two cards that you are dealt at the start of a hand in Texas Hold'em are your weapons. If you want to play a hand, your cards need to be strong

WHAT IS VPIP?

What is VPIP? VPIP stands for Voluntarily Put $ In Pot. This stat shows the percentage of time you make calls or raises before the flop (hence "putting money in to the pot"). So for example, if a player's VPIP is 1%, they're probably only going to be playing (calling or raising) with Aces or Kings. REVERSE IMPLIED ODDS Reverse Implied Odds. By Greg Walker. Reverse implied odds are the opposite of implied odds.With implied odds you estimate how much you expect to win after making a draw, but with reverse implied odds you estimate how much you expect to lose if you complete your draw but your opponent still holds a better hand.. Reverse implied odds are how much you could expect to lose after hitting your draw.

WHAT IS RAKEBACK?

This is an archived page. The information is probably out of date, but I've left it here in case you find it useful for something. What Is

Rakeback?

THEPOKERBANK.COM

The general idea of ThePokerBank is to teach you how to play winning no limit Texas Hold'em and help you find a better room to play at. Basically, I want to help you win more money from playing Texas Hold'em online. To summarize the goals of ThePokerBank as sweetly as possible: Teach quality Texas Hold'em strategy through articles and

videos.

POKER AFFILIATING

20-40% lifetime commission. $80+ one time payment. for each player you send. Therefore, if you can send a fair number of players, you can make a decent amount of money and even make a living from poker

affiliating alone.

SIGNING UP FOR AN ONLINE POKER ACCOUNT Signing Up For An Online Poker Account. By Greg Walker. Signing up for a poker account is probably a lot simpler than you think. The poker rooms have made it very quick and easy for you to set up an account, you can start playing in a matter of minutes if you want to.

THE CHEN FORMULA

Chen Formula. By Greg Walker. Starting Hand Selection: Chen Formula : Sklansky Starting Hand Groups. The Chen formula is a system for scoring different starting hands in Texas Hold’em. It was created by Bill Chen for use in the book Hold’em Excellence by Lou Krieger.Bill Chen is also the guy that wrote The Mathematics of Poker.. The process looks a little tricky at first, but it’s really

POKER WINRATES

3 bb/100 = $12 per 100 hands at each table. $12 x 2 tables = $24 per 200 hands. $24 x 0.85 = $20.40 an hour. $20.40 x 5 hours a day = $102 a day. $102 a day x ~20 days a month = $2,040 a month. $/month = $2,040. For more on potential earnings, read the article on HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU'VE PLAYED A POKER HAND CORRECTLY?AUTHOR: GREG

WALKER

Use PokerStove - This is the best equity calculator ever. It’s a lot of effort and reading I know, but it’s what you need to learn if you want to really analyze your plays. Some great examples of how to analyze your hands can by found in the hand replayer videos by Jack Wilcox in the poker training videos section. - Jack Wilcox 2. - Jack PLAYING FLUSH AND STRAIGHT DRAWS Playing Flush and Straight Draws. Mathematics: Flushes & Straights : Simple Pot Odds: Implied Odds: Reverse Implied Odds Watch SplitSuit's video on Flushes and Flush Draws for 8 hand histories involving strategy on playing flushes in Texas Hold'em.. You are on the flop with a pretty decent flush draw. You have two hearts in your hand and there are another two on the flop. TEXAS HOLD'EM HAND RANK QUIZ POKER TABLE POSITION THE 3-BET | HOW TO 3-BET LIGHT The 3-Bet. By Greg Walker. The 3-bet (or more specifically, light 3-betting) is an advanced concept that adds an extra weapon to a game that has likely become repetitive and stagnant, even if that current game strategy is winning you money at the tables. 3-betting will shake up a mid-stakes player's game about as much as the continuation bet did when you first found out about that when you

THEPOKERBANK.COM

The general idea of ThePokerBank is to teach you how to play winning no limit Texas Hold'em and help you find a better room to play at. Basically, I want to help you win more money from playing Texas Hold'em online. To summarize the goals of ThePokerBank as sweetly as possible: Teach quality Texas Hold'em strategy through articles and

videos.

POKER AFFILIATING

20-40% lifetime commission. $80+ one time payment. for each player you send. Therefore, if you can send a fair number of players, you can make a decent amount of money and even make a living from poker

affiliating alone.

SIGNING UP FOR AN ONLINE POKER ACCOUNT Signing Up For An Online Poker Account. By Greg Walker. Signing up for a poker account is probably a lot simpler than you think. The poker rooms have made it very quick and easy for you to set up an account, you can start playing in a matter of minutes if you want to.

THE CHEN FORMULA

Chen Formula. By Greg Walker. Starting Hand Selection: Chen Formula : Sklansky Starting Hand Groups. The Chen formula is a system for scoring different starting hands in Texas Hold’em. It was created by Bill Chen for use in the book Hold’em Excellence by Lou Krieger.Bill Chen is also the guy that wrote The Mathematics of Poker.. The process looks a little tricky at first, but it’s really

POKER WINRATES

3 bb/100 = $12 per 100 hands at each table. $12 x 2 tables = $24 per 200 hands. $24 x 0.85 = $20.40 an hour. $20.40 x 5 hours a day = $102 a day. $102 a day x ~20 days a month = $2,040 a month. $/month = $2,040. For more on potential earnings, read the article on HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU'VE PLAYED A POKER HAND CORRECTLY?AUTHOR: GREG

WALKER

Use PokerStove - This is the best equity calculator ever. It’s a lot of effort and reading I know, but it’s what you need to learn if you want to really analyze your plays. Some great examples of how to analyze your hands can by found in the hand replayer videos by Jack Wilcox in the poker training videos section. - Jack Wilcox 2. - Jack PLAYING FLUSH AND STRAIGHT DRAWS Playing Flush and Straight Draws. Mathematics: Flushes & Straights : Simple Pot Odds: Implied Odds: Reverse Implied Odds Watch SplitSuit's video on Flushes and Flush Draws for 8 hand histories involving strategy on playing flushes in Texas Hold'em.. You are on the flop with a pretty decent flush draw. You have two hearts in your hand and there are another two on the flop. TEXAS HOLD'EM HAND RANK QUIZ POKER TABLE POSITION THE 3-BET | HOW TO 3-BET LIGHT The 3-Bet. By Greg Walker. The 3-bet (or more specifically, light 3-betting) is an advanced concept that adds an extra weapon to a game that has likely become repetitive and stagnant, even if that current game strategy is winning you money at the tables. 3-betting will shake up a mid-stakes player's game about as much as the continuation bet did when you first found out about that when you TEXAS HOLD'EM POKER ROOMS Texas Hold'em Poker Rooms. There are absolutely loads of Texas Hold'em poker rooms out there. Some bad, some good, and some immense. Below is a shortlist of the ones I think are the best for Texas Hold'em players

in 2021.

SIGNING UP FOR AN ONLINE POKER ACCOUNT Signing Up For An Online Poker Account. By Greg Walker. Signing up for a poker account is probably a lot simpler than you think. The poker rooms have made it very quick and easy for you to set up an account, you can start playing in a matter of minutes if you want to. POKER FREEROLL SCHEDULE Playing in freerolls is the best way to build a bankroll if you don't want to deposit any of your own money into your poker account. Most online poker rooms offer free to enter tournaments that have cash prizes for the top finishers. This means it is possible to earn money through online poker without ever POKER BETTING STRATEGY Poker Betting Strategy. Basic Strategy: Tips: Position: Starting Hands: Bluffing: Betting : Money Management It's all well and good knowing when to bet and raise, but if you don't know how much money you should be betting and raising when the action is on you, then there is a pretty big hole in your game. PLAYING FLUSH AND STRAIGHT DRAWS Playing Flush and Straight Draws. Mathematics: Flushes & Straights : Simple Pot Odds: Implied Odds: Reverse Implied Odds Watch SplitSuit's video on Flushes and Flush Draws for 8 hand histories involving strategy on playing flushes in Texas Hold'em.. You are on the flop with a pretty decent flush draw. You have two hearts in your hand and there are another two on the flop. POCKET PAIRS ODDS CHART Pocket Pairs Odds Chart. Pocket pairs are a favorite type of hand for many players. Pocket pairs from 22 right up to AA can be played profitably with the right strategy, THE FUNDAMENTAL THEOREM OF POKER The Fundamental Theorem Of Poker. The fundamental theory of poker was put forward by professional poker player David Sklansky in the popular poker strategy book The Theory of Poker. Quoting the theory directly from the book, it states that: “Every time you play a hand differently from the way you would have played it if you could see all

your

G-BUCKS | GALFOND DOLLARS EXPLAINED G Bucks. By Greg Walker. Imaginary Money: Sklansky Dollars: G-Bucks "G-bucks" (Galfond Dollars, Gbucks, G Bucks) is a very important concept that expands upon the concept of Sklansky Dollars when evaluating the expected value of tough decisions in no limit Hold’em.. The term "G-bucks" was coined by Phil Galfond (OMGClayAiken) in his article on conceptualizing money matters.

POKER DOWNSWINGS

Poker Downswings. By Greg Walker. For more general information on downswings in NL Hold'em, see the article on variance in poker.. Every regular poker player knows that you can't come out of every poker session with more money than you started with.

WHAT IS VPIP?

What is VPIP? VPIP stands for Voluntarily Put $ In Pot. This stat shows the percentage of time you make calls or raises before the flop (hence "putting money in to the pot"). So for example, if a player's VPIP is 1%, they're probably only going to be playing (calling or raising) with Aces or Kings.

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WANT TO WIN MONEY FROM POKER? Hi, my name is Greg and I'm 32. I'm trying to create the best poker strategy website I can. The poker game I am best at is NO LIMIT TEXAS HOLD'EM, so my strategy focuses on

that.

I didn't like the way I had to learn the game when I first started playing online poker in 2006, so I started this poker strategy website in 2007. ThePokerBank.com sounded good at the time, and I thought I'd figure the rest out as I went along. This is what I've got so far. I want to try and explain poker strategy better than anyone else, so that other people don't have to go through the same problems I did when trying to win money from poker. Poker is complex, but that doesn't mean it has to be complicated. Learning is easy if you can find the right material. This isn't an all-singing and all-dancing poker website, I haven't got the time for that. It's Texas Hold'em strategy with a few things on the side. If anything's singing and dancing it's me. Who doesn't love Shania Twain? WHAT IS THEPOKERBANK ALL ABOUT? The general idea of ThePokerBank is to teach you how to play winning no limit Texas Hold'em and help you find a better room to play at. Basically, I want to help you win more money from playing Texas

Hold'em online.

To summarize the goals of ThePokerBank as sweetly as possible: * Teach quality _Texas Hold'em strategy_ through articles and videos . The better you play the more you

win.

* Give honest reviews of Texas Hold'em rooms . I'm not going lie and tell you that every room is perfect. Tip: If you ever get lost, cut your losses and head to the Texas

Hold'em FAQ .

PLAYING TEXAS HOLD'EM POKER ONLINE. There are multiple options for playing _Texas Holdem_ online. I've given honest reviews of these rooms in the Texas Hold'em rooms

section.

I urge you to check out a variety of the top Texas Hold'em rooms on this site and go for the one you like the most. Make your own decisions (it's a running theme in poker) and be happy with the room you decide to play at. Different players have different tastes and expectations, so play at the room that you like best and don't worry about what others may be claiming to be the "bestest room ever". Feeling comfortable while you play is more important than any other

metric.

MY TOP 5.

Different rooms appeal to different types of players. You should check out the reviews and go for the one you think suits you best. Everyone has their favourite chair, everyone has their favourite poker room. Having said that, I do have incredibly good taste, so here are my favourite 5 rooms for playing Texas Hold'em poker online.

ROOM

REVIEW

RATING

TRAFFIC

COMPETITION

BONUS

VISIT

1 Ignition Poker

A+

High

Weak

$1,000

Visit

2 SwC Poker

A

Low

Weak

-

Visit

3 Americas

Cardroom

A

High

Tricky

$1,000

Visit

4 Betsafe Poker

B

High

Average

€2,000

Visit

5 Nitrogen Poker

B

Awful

Weak

-

Visit

USEFUL TEXAS HOLD'EM STUFF. Along with the strategy and room information on this site, there are a few other things you may find useful: * SplitSuit explains poker strategy in video like nobody else I know. * The bankroll calculator helps you to figure out what stakes to play at. * I've got a poker software section. Good software will help you win more money. * Here are some opinions on poker books . A BIT MORE ABOUT GUY BEHIND THEPOKERBANK. My name is Greg (see right, fuzzy hair is due to the 2020 lockdown), I'm from the UK and I started ThePokerBank in 2007. You can find out more gripping stuff about me on my about me page. WHY SHOULD YOU TRUST MY STRATEGY AND ADVICE? I'm not a full time professional or live tournament player, so don't expect to see me on TV shows or in any poker history books. Not yet

anyway.

Despite that major set back, I am a comfortable winning online Texas Hold'em cash game player up to $200NL, which is good enough for me. I've also played at more online poker rooms than most people would consider healthy. All the information on this site is free. Feel free to comment around. Consistency isn't really my thing so don't be offended by untimely replies, but if I stumble back in to a responsive state I'll give you the best reply I can. I just want to say the fact that you are adding to the strategy pages is appreciated.

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Bodog is on the same network as Ignition Poker (my top recommendation), but open to Canada. They have the highest traffic and weakest players. Play at Bodog Canada

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