Poker Player Types: How to Exploit Maniacs, Stations, Rocks & TAGs
How to spot maniacs, calling stations, rocks, and TAGs — and which lines actually beat each one.
Articles by Joshua Hill
Joshua is a lifelong (can you play poker in diapers?) poker player who moved online in 2004. He created Beat The Fish in 2005 to help fellow frustrated online poker players choose the right poker site for their strengths and then how to win consistently once they got there. He is a published author, a certified news writer, and has played millions of hands of online poker.
H.O.R.S.E. Tournament Poker Strategy: How to Beat the Five-Game Gauntlet
Hold'em, Omaha Hi-Lo, Razz, Stud, Stud Hi-Lo — how to survive the round switches without bleeding chips in the games you know least.
Hold’em Odds and Probability Reference
Starting-hand odds, draw probabilities, and outs — the short list of numbers worth memorizing for Hold'em.
Implied Odds in Poker: When the Math Says Call
Pot odds tell you when to call now. Implied odds tell you when to call because of what's coming. How to estimate them without guessing.
Sit & Go Poker Strategy: How to Beat Single-Table Tournaments
Early-stage patience, mid-stage stealing, and bubble play — how to climb the SNG pay jumps without spewing at the wrong stage.
How to Play Pocket Kings: Raise Hard, Fold Clean
Big pair, one nightmare. How to play KK preflop and navigate an ace on the flop without going broke.
Ace on the River: An Advanced Poker Guide
Barry Greenstein's guide to poker as a career and a life — what the book gets right, what it leaves out, and who it's actually…
One of a Kind by Nolan Dalla and Peter Alson
The definitive biography of Stu Ungar — three Main Event titles, unmatched natural talent, and the addictions that ended it all at 45.
The Illustrated Guide to Texas Hold’em Review
Hundreds of Hold'em hands shown as full-page table graphics — you decide, then flip the page for Dennis Purdy's analysis.
Big Deal by Anthony Holden
A year as a professional poker player, told by a London journalist who tried to make it — and learned what separates loving the game…
Beat Texas Hold’em by Tom McEvoy
A cheap beginner's guide from a WSOP Main Event champion — what's useful, what's dated, and who it's for.
Super System 2 by Doyle Brunson
The sequel to poker's most legendary strategy book — who Super System 2 is actually written for, and whether it earns its 700 pages.