Tom Smeets

Tom Smeets

I have been into online poker for about 17 years already and I’m still passionate about the game! Halfway through my career I switched from mainly Heads Up No Limit Hold’em to 6-max Pot Limit Omaha cash games.  

I’ve been fortunate enough to play High Stakes games during my (long) time as a student. Games were very soft back in the days and I had little commitments.

Nowadays life is different. I am the Affiliate Manager for PLO Mastermind, I have a family, a mortgage and today’s $2/$5 cashgames are the equivalent of $25/$50 ten years ago. 

Tom Smeets

The average playing field has become a lot tougher with the Poker Boom coming to an end, there is more emphasis on the mental game, and a significant increase in technical understanding with the help of solvers.

Tom Smeets working on PLO tactics

A lot of money can still be made with online poker. Instead of having one or two main popular sites, the poker industry is more fragmented these days because of country regulations. 

Availability and conditions are playing a much larger role now in finding the best site to play in.

Strategical choices are based on ‘how to play’ related to the fundamental understanding of poker, and tactical choices refer to ‘where’ and ‘when’ to play.

Tactical factors play a huge role whether you’re going to be successful in online poker. My main area of expertise is the decisions on ‘where to play’ and under which conditions.  

I’m ready to help you make the best tactical decisions that apply to your situation!

If you want to boost your tactics, visit my web page (and facebook group):