Understanding Tilt in Poker
By Alton Hardin Tilt Defined What exactly is tilt? Tilt, tilting, or being tilted is an altered mental state when you are at the poker table, specifically being angry or…
What’s the Rush? The Art of Slowing Down at the Table
By Paul “RegiTime” Regan One thing I have noticed when sweating players I am working with, especially players that are struggling the most, is their propensity to rush nearly all…
6-Max Pre-Flop Open Raising Ranges
I originally created this blog post in 2015 to provide conservative pre-flop ranges for beginning and struggle micro stakes poker players, including open-raising ranges, cold-calling ranges, and 3-betting ranges; however,…
Positional Awareness
By Alton Hardin “To say that position is important in poker is like saying having gasoline is important to driving an automobile.” Knowing which hands you should play and how…
Game Selection
By Paul “Regitime” & Alton Hardin Introduction This thread kicks off our Mastering Holdem Basics series, a series that covers basic and fundamental aspects of NLHE to help improve our…
Exploiting Bad Players’ Tendencies
By Alton Hardin | Published July 27, 2015 Below is an excerpt from my Fundamentals of Exploitative Online Poker eBook on Amazon.com. Introduction In this chapter we will talk about…
We’ve Reached #1!
By Alton Hardin | Published July 27, 2015 As of today and less than 3 weeks since its publication date, Essential Poker Math is now the #1 Best Seller on…
The Biggest Hurdle: The Mental Game & Tilt
By Alton Hardin | Published July 20, 2015 If there is one thing in common that I see most micro stakes poker player struggle with, it is their mental game.…
Slow and Steady Wins the Race
By Alton Hardin | Published July 17, 2015 What’s the Rush? In poker patience is key, especially for beginning and struggling micro stakes players. I think that patience is greatly…