Dan O’Callaghan

Dan O'Callaghan was originally introduced to poker during his time as an English student in Newcastle and has been playing professionally for a number of years. Best known as danshreddies online, he's had success on both the live and virtual felts, enjoying the highs of tournament success and the frustration of a WSOP Main Event bubble. He has racked up over $120K in live earnings and over $750K online from a combination of MTTS, cash games and 3 handed Hyper turbos.

Dan describes himself as 'a bit of a weirdo', bringing this quirky je ne sais quoi to his work. He's a fierce optimist too, and his light-hearted style of writing has proved popular within the poker community. He's also freakishly tall!

Follow him for coaching and giveaways at YouTube.com/danshreddies and @Danshreddies On Instagram and Twitter

Dan O’Callaghan 's Articles

Learn Poker Table Positions and How their Meanings Should Influence Your Play

Dec 8 2018

Last update: 4 months 1 week ago

Poker table positions dictate the order of play. Learn what each position means and how you can benefit from this article on poker positions explained.

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What Is a Pocket Pair? All You Need to Know about Poker Pairs Gameplay and Strategy!

Nov 26 2018

Last update: 2 months 2 weeks ago

Texas Hold’em uses two hole cards and five community cards. This ruling makes it possible to make a pair in two main ways. Find out how and why.

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What Is the Nuts in Poker and How Do You Call It/Play It?

Nov 24 2018

Last update: 2 weeks 5 days ago

The Nuts in poker means the best possible hand. It is often referred to as the stone cold nuts for emphasis. While the nuts in Hold’em is technically the royal flush, the term nuts is used to describe the strongest possible holding given the situation. For example in Hold’em, on a QT8 rainbow texture, J9 in the hole is the nuts because it makes the nut straight.

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What Is a Nit in Poker? All You Need to Know about Nit Players!

Nov 24 2018

Last update: 1 month 2 weeks ago

A nit is an exceptionally tight poker player who only enters the pot with top tier premium holdings. Nits spend most of their life folding on the first betting round (preflop in Hold’em), but if they do start betting and raising, they nearly always have the nuts (or close to it).

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All You Need to Know About the Flop in Poker – Your Complete Guide!

Nov 23 2018

Last update: 3 months 1 week ago

Good starting hands combine with the community cards to make the best hands, on average. The flop is a major determining factor in who wins. Discover why.

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Discover All You Need to Know About Checking in Poker

Oct 24 2018

Last update: 4 months 2 weeks ago

A check means that the action passes to the player on our left without us making any wager. Checking is only possible when no-one has made a bet on the current street. Say, for instance, a bet has been made before us on the current street, our options are to call, raise or fold. In this scenario, checking is not an option, because we must always at least match the bet on the current street.

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