"Seventh Street Decisions in Seven-Stud"
- Jun 20, 2006
A few weeks ago, I offered some pointers for playing fourth steet in Limit Seven-Card Stud. For this tip, I'm going and show how you might improve your play on seventh street...
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Lesson: 64 - Big Blind Play in Limit Hold 'em
- Jun 13, 2006
In Limit Hold 'em, the big blind is one of the toughest position to play. You're out of position, and that's never a good thing, but usually, you'll be getting excellent odds to continue with the hand...
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Firing the Second Bullet
- Jun 6, 2006
In No-Limit Hold 'em, one of the trickiest and, sometimes, scariest situations occurs when you bluff at a pot on the flop and get called...
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Lesson: 62 - Fourth Street Decisions in Seven Stud
- May 30, 2006
When playing Stud, fourth street is the last of the smaller betting rounds. On fifth street, the bets double, so if you decide to play beyond fourth street, your investment in the hand is going to be hefty...
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Finding Your Inner Maniac
- May 24, 2006
To my opponents, I seemed reckless but, at this table, there were strategic advantages to this style. First off, I was benefiting from a tremendous amount of information...
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Beware the Min Raise
- May 23, 2006
Say you're playing in a low-stakes ring game. The blinds are $.50 and $1, and it's folded to you in middle position. You find a nice hand - pocket Tens - and bring it in for a standard raise...
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"Playing Bottom Two Pair"
- May 9, 2006
Players get excited when they flop two pair because they know they're in a great position to take down a pot. But often, two pair is not nearly as powerful as it seems...
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The Other Danger in Slow Playing
- May 2, 2006
You've probably heard the standard reason to avoid slow playing: It's dangerous, because when you slow play, you give an opponent a chance...
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Why I prefer cash games
- Apr 25, 2006
With as much success as I've had in tournaments, however, I still prefer to spend most of my time in cash games. If I were to limit myself to tournaments, I'd miss out on...
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Lesson: 56 - Early Tournament Play
- Apr 18, 2006
Most players are aware of the significant advantages that come with having a big stack in a tournament. When a player has chips, he can attack and pick up pots by forcing those around him...
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How Man Re-Buys
- Apr 11, 2006
My tournament style, and overall poker style for that matter, is generally tight-aggressive, but during re-buy tournaments, I use a different strategy...
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Bad Position, Decent Cards
- Apr 4, 2006
In the middle and later stages of tournaments, there are often times when you're forced to make a pretty big commitment on a relatively weak holding...
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