The journal

Sharpen your game.

Strategy, rules and etiquette, written by people who play.

Articles

  • Learn

    Texas Hold'em for beginners

    The rules of no-limit hold'em, from the blinds to the showdown.

  • Learn

    Pot-Limit Omaha: what changes

    Four cards, two of them used, and a bet no bigger than the pot.

  • The room

    Live poker etiquette

    How a live table runs, and how to be the player others want beside them.

  • Strategy

    Bankroll basics

    Playing within your means, so a bad night stays a bad night.

  • Strategy

    Cash game tips for the live table

    Habits that save chips at a live cash game, from the first hand to the last.

  • Tournaments

    Poker tournaments in Gurugram

    How a live tournament runs at RIVR, from the buy-in to the final table.