The ONLY Poker Strategy Video You Will Ever Need *FULL COURSE*

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In this poker lesson I break down several key strategy fundamentals — including which hands to play and when to bet, raise, bluff, or fold.

If you're new to the channel, my name is Nathan "BlackRain79" Williams and I am a 10+ year professional poker player and 3-time best selling author.

Poker is fundamentally a game of skill and I believe that focusing on the basics is the most effective way to improve your game.

IG: @officialblackrain79

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Disclaimer: This video does not include any real money gambling or promote any gambling sites. It is intended for educational purposes only. Most people lose at poker over the long term. The information provided here is not a guarantee of success. Individual results may vary.

[CF]

Only played poker a handful of times, but just for fun I decided to enter a local small stakes poker tournament and started watching your old beginner tips videos the morning of the first day of the tournament…. Somehow I made it to the final table with the largest stack 😂 I was honestly surprised at how well your advise worked against some people who I know for a fact are way better players than me.

[joeydutton]

Not a beginner, but I still watch because it’s nice to have valuable reminders. 👍🏼
If you’re not studying, you’re losing.

[antwanalex]

Just the other day I was playing on a 2/2 poker table. The buy in to play on a 2/2 table is between $40-$300. I buy-in for the max which is $300. Within an 1.5 hrs I profited $385 and I left the casino😊😊😊

[guillermo]

I’ve been playing poker for the past 10 years, not till I started watching this video’s that I started winning at the game, thank you so much man

[sanmarcelkponton]

Great tips! They made finish top 3 a couple of times. I am a beginner that play seldom so I re-watch your videos right before playing.

[ALF]

I've been playing poker for twenty years and I agree with your aggressive strategy and bet sizing.

[mjly]

You need to clarify c-betting in terms of position I think. In your bad habits video, you recommend call checking. Here you recommend continuation betting. This seems like two pieces of advice in conflict with each other. What is/are the determining factors on when to do which?

[farhanmuhammadfachri]

I did what you teach, I got A-K, on the table is K, 9, 3, 9, 10, I bet on preflop, flop, turn, river, enemy always call, and enemy had 9-3.. 😅

[SteveCondron]

Thanks for this free tuition. I'm considering taking up poker as a potential source of income. I've played a bit in the past with mixed fortune and I know that I had just a basic understanding of what I was doing. Forewarned is forearmed. Cheers bro!

[dokutahblue]

This is solid tips
When raise i only know all in, and everybody fold

[deltapapa]

I started learning about poker via your videos (and VR gaming for free) two months ago ahead of a trip to Vegas. I wanted a go in a real life poker room and last weekend I played twice with $1/$2 at two casinos in Vegas! Totally intimidating but I held on to only playing the Premium hands your advice had drilled into my head.

I didn't lose all my money, just most of it.... But on this occasion, the first time experience was worth it.

I'm going to keep playing and learning. I'll keep practicing in VR and maybe see what the real life poker scene is like at London casinos, as that's my home town. Thanks Nathan! 😊

[Chizz-Skidz]

Even as an experienced player it's always good to watch these reminder vids.. thanks

[FABAGENT]

Can you discuss straddling? So a cash game I like to play is 1/2 NL and at this poker room you can do the traditional under the gun straddle, but you can also straddle on the button? How do you (or the group here please) feel about straddling on the button?

[We_Need_To_Talk_About_Dougie]

I like your videos because they prep me for the actual type of poker I am likely to be playing. most poker videos, and pro tournaments teach me stuff that won't help my own game that directly.

[hugohoogerheide]

Took 4 incredibly bad beats in a row yesterday, 11%, 14% 21% and 13% within 2 tournaments both ending because of them. Won my first tournament after without switching up, taking bad beats sucks. But you’ll dish some out too dont worry

[gabejohnson]

Awesome video. If this was totally overwhelming and went completely over your head as a beginner, just study up with some more terminology and fundamentals videos, play a few more hours' worth, and then circle back to this video. With a little bit more understanding and experience, this video is packed with immediately actionable advice that will take you from crawling around in the dark to making conscious, strategic moves at the table.

I just started playing (online) two days ago and went from draining my bankroll every hour to actually flying the kite, sniffing out the fish, hanging out at the table, and catching some awesome hands. I'm obviously still a total noob, but after a handful of videos like yours, and watching a 30min compilation of daniel negreanu playing an online tourney while teaching, I'm able to keep my roll up enough to play for hours and learn from my successes and mistakes.

Thanks for sharing!!

[FaTStriNGER]

Dude, I put on one of your videos about an hour ago and I am absolutely crushing it now. I love how simple you keep it, it's great for ADHD addled minds like mine lol. Too many people put wayyyy too much emphasis on math, equity and other shit that's hard to grasp. Thanks!

[pot_kivach]

9:24 AA statistical underdog against 3 callers!!

[dunju]

I‘m just an old schooler playing many hands, I never watched stats or something just figuring stuff out by myself ( pretty expensive learning ). Going into theory this video is good for a specific playstyle, you should cover a lot of playstyles matched to your opponent. The bigger the stacks the more you have to learn reading your opponents the less the stack the more theoretical you have to play

[shortshady]

Immediate improvement to my game right here! Cheers and thank you for sharing.