Welcome to Full Tilt Poker's Pro Tips Archive. Here, you'll find a collection of past tips conducted by your favorite Full Tilt Poker pros, including Team Full Tilt members, Chris Ferguson, Howard Lederer, John Juanda, Phil Ivey and more. Simply click on a pro's avatar or picture to open the full list of their tips, sorted by date.
Enjoy the Pro Tips Archive and remember to check back regularly for new tips from all of your favorite Full Tilt Poker pros.
Most Recent Pro Tips
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213 - Two High-Stakes Pokerticians
Jim McManus - February 9th, 2010A year before Barack Obama launched his presidential campaign, a reporter asked him if he had a hidden talent. "I’m a pretty good poker player," he said...
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212 - The Basics of Rush Poker*
Howard Lederer - February 2nd, 2010Full Tilt Poker recently released a revolutionary new form of online poker: Rush Poker*. If you’re not familiar with the game, I encourage you to give it a try...
* Patent Pending
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211 - The Importance of Keeping Records
Kristy Gazes - January 27th, 2010It’s not a sexy subject, but we all know how vital bankroll management is to your poker career. A great way to help out with managing your roll is to keep records of your play...
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210 - The Squeeze Play
Team Full Tilt - January 6th, 2010In tournaments, you should always be looking for ways to pick up chips. You can’t just sit around waiting for Aces or Kings and hope to double up when you do...
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204 - Using Aggression Wisely
David Oppenheim - November 17th, 2009In the game of Hold ‘em, especially No Limit, aggression is usually rewarded. By being aggressive, you are putting your opponent in an uncomfortable situation and forcing him to either make a hand or make a bluff...
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196 - Learning to Multi-Table
Mike McDonald - 26 August 2009Many players new to online poker find multi-tabling – playing more than one table at once – intimidating. While it might seem this way at first, there are several things that you can do to get the most out of your experience right from the start.
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189 - Steaming is bad but pretending to steam isn’t
Esther Rossi - June 10th, 2009I’ve been playing poker for 23 years, and one thing I can say about my play with great pride is that I never steam. In fact, that’s true of a lot of pros. In general, the more experienced a player is, the less likely he or she is to have a steam factor ...
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182 - Playing a Medium Stack in Early Position
Allen Cunningham - March 23rd, 2009For obvious reasons, we’d all rather have a medium stack than a short stack. But there is one advantage to being short-stacked: your decisions are easy. With a medium stack, almost every decision you make is ...
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181 - Pre-Game Online Tells
Taylor Caby - March 19th, 2009When most poker players think about tells, they visualize physical actions that occur at the table. For example, the way an opponent’s hands start shaking whenever he has the nuts or the way he handles his chips in certain situations. Online players don’t have this...
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175 - Semi-Bluffing
Andy Bloch - 22nd January 2009The semi-bluff is one of the most powerful weapons in any poker player’s arsenal. If there’s a decent chance you can steal a pot by semi-bluffing, you should usually take it. But, as with any play you make at the table, the semi-bluff is always most effective when...