How to survive when sitting on short stack
- Jan 8, 2009
In no-limit tournament poker, players are generally considered on the “short stack†whenever they have a chip count that's equal to the value of 10 big blinds or less...
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Taking Online Notes on Opponents
- Dec 31, 2008
When you’re at the table playing live poker, the only notes you can take - at least inconspicuously - are mental ones. Online, however, you’re granted a tremendous opportunity...
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Playing AK Out of Position
- Nov 24, 2008
Ace-King may be one of the strongest starting hands in poker, but you’ve got to play it right in each position to make it pay – especially in the early stages...
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Redraws in Pot-Limit Omaha
- Nov 11, 2008
If you don’t have much experience playing Pot-Limit Omaha, a good rule of thumb is to play hands that can make the nuts because at a full table the pot will usually...
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Continuation Betting and Your Position at the Table
- Oct 2, 2008
When deciding whether or not to make a continuation bet on the flop, a critical factor is your position at the table...
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Moving from Online to Live Play
- Jul 5, 2008
After honing their games online for awhile, many players decide to take the next step and test their skills in a live poker room. For some, the transition comes easily but, for others, the differences can be difficult to overcome.
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Playing Over-Cards
- Jun 12, 2008
The fact is over-cards can be some of the trickiest hands to play well if they don't connect with the board. So how do you avoid going broke...
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A Way To Approximate The Odds
- Apr 25, 2008
It is very difficult to calculate the exact odds of hitting a drawing hand when you're sitting at the poker table. Unless you're a genius with a gift for mathematics...
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Play More Pots
- Apr 20, 2008
In tournaments, I play lots of hands. I'll put my money in with all kinds of connected cards, especially when in position. I might limp, I might min-raise or raise a little more than the minimum, depending on...
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Controlling the Pot
- Feb 6, 2008
One of the most critical aspects to surviving – and thriving – in deep stack tournaments is learning how to control the size of the pots you play. In short, your goal should be...
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Small Pockets and Big Stacks
- Sep 4, 2007
I played the World Series of Poker* Main Event for the first time in 2006 and like all rookies, I was involved in endless discussions of "The Hypothetical."...
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Learn the Five Ways to Spot a Bluff
- Mar 3, 2007
Bluffing is a big part of poker, but equally, if not more important, is the ability to sniff out an opponent's bluff.
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