Mastering poker isn’t just about bluffing and bold moves — it’s about math. From pot odds and implied odds to quick mental shortcuts like the rule of two and four, this guide breaks down how top ...

Wednesday's guide introduces necessary basic poker math to help you advance in the game. "While poker is very much a game of skill and psychology, there is no escaping the math. Understanding the odds ...

That said, many players get bogged down in the math to the point that they completely ignore it or overly obsess over mathematical aspects of the game that do not matter at all (such as how often you ...

Kathy Watterson, who is my co-author on a soon-to-be released book that's all about Internet poker, co-authored this column with me. Some of this material will appear in that book, although in a ...