Poker Reflex Blog
Guides, strategy, and tips to sharpen your poker game.
Is My Ace Dominated? The Real Odds by Kicker and Table Size
Someone holds an ace 69.5% of the time at a full table, but a better ace only 30.3% of the time with A9. A full chart, every kicker, every table size.
AK vs 22 Preflop: The Real Odds (and Why It Isn't a Coin Flip)
The deuces are a 53/47 favourite against AK offsuit, and not favourites at all against AK suited. Exact numbers, enumerated over every board, plus what it means for getting it in.
Poker Elasticity: Why One Bet Size Doesn't Fit Both Opponents
Your bet is worth call frequency times size, so you maximise the product, not the size. Why "bet bigger against stations" loses money on half your range.
Poker Range Percentages: What a 10%, 20% or 30% Range Actually Looks Like
A range percentage counts combinations, not boxes on the grid. Six grids showing exactly what 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 30% and 40% look like, with the combo math.
What Is a 5-Bet in Poker? Sizing, Ranges & When to Jam
The reraise of a 4-bet, and at 100bb almost always all-in. The 1-bet to 5-bet ladder, 5-bet sizing, value and bluff ranges, and when to fold.
Suited vs Offsuit Poker: How Much Does It Matter?
Being suited adds only about 3% equity, not the huge edge beginners think. The real numbers, when it flips a preflop decision, and when suited is still a fold.
Set Mining in Poker: Odds, Rules and When to Call
You only flop a set 11.8% of the time. The implied-odds rule that tells you when to call, the math with real chips, and when set mining stops working.
How to Isolate Limpers in Poker (Sizing and Ranges)
How to punish limpers with the isolation raise: the right sizing (your open plus 1bb per limper), which hands to use by position, and when to skip it.
Poker Hand Notation Explained: AKs, AKo, 22+, ATs+
What AKs, AKo, 22+, and ATs+ actually mean. Decode suited, offsuit, the plus sign, and range shorthand, with a simple 13x13 grid you can read at a glance.
What Is a 4-Bet in Poker? When to 4-Bet, Sizing & Bluffs
A 4-bet is the reraise of a 3-bet. When to 4-bet for value, the blocker hands that make the best bluffs, sizing, and what to do when you face one.
Poker Equity Explained: How to Read Your Win %
What poker equity means, how to estimate it fast with the Rule of 2 and 4, equity vs pot odds, fold equity, and the matchups to memorize.
Open Limping in Poker: Why It's a Leak (and When It's Not)
Why open limping is usually a preflop leak, the EV and rake math behind it, and the few spots where limping is actually correct.
Common Preflop Poker Mistakes: 14 Leaks That Cost You Money
The 14 most common preflop poker mistakes, ranked by cost, with real hands and a concrete fix for each leak.
Poker Bet Sizing: How Much Should You Actually Bet?
A clear guide to sizing your bets and raises preflop and postflop, with simple rules and real examples.
GTO Poker for Beginners: What It Means and How to Start
What GTO poker really means, why it matters even at low stakes, and a clear path to learn it without drowning in solvers.
What Is a 3-Bet in Poker? When and How to Use It
Learn what a 3-bet is, when to do it for value or as a bluff, and how to size it correctly.
Best Starting Hands in Poker: The Complete Chart and Guide
Learn which hands to play and which to fold, by position, with clear range charts.
Poker Positions Explained: From UTG to the Button
Understand every seat at the table, why position is so powerful, and how to use it to win more.
Poker Bankroll Management: The Complete Guide
Practical rules to protect your money and play with confidence.