It doesn’t matter whether it’s skinny jeans or baggy trousers in the fashion world, or a preference for the 4-5-1 formation away in the Champions League, trends come and go. And poker is no different. In fact, with no-limit Hold’em evolving so quickly as a game, it’s vital you keep up to speed with the latest strategies and playing styles, or you could find yourself relegated to the corner of your local cardroom, folding the second nuts to a min-raise like all the other grey dinosaurs. So follow our advice instead and stay one step ahead of the game... THE RE-STEAL

What is it?

In the last few years tournament poker has become more aggressive, as players have embraced the concept of raising in late position with an increasingly wider range of hands.