Inducing a Bluff
- Mar 29, 2006
Beginners come to poker thinking that the bluff has one simple purpose: To take pots when you don't have a hand that can win at showdown. In No-Limit Hold 'em, however...
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It's time to put all the rumors and myths about poker to rest
- Mar 29, 2006
When you've been around poker for as long as I have, you've heard every theory, rumor and falsehood about the game. Poker is indeed full of myths, and here are some...
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Back to Basics
- Mar 21, 2006
In a recent session, I had a stretch where I was pretty card dead, so I spent most of my time folding. To my knowledgeable opponents, it must have appeared that...
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Viewer Beware
- Mar 7, 2006
Many of the people crowding the tournament circuit these days developed their interest in serious poker from watching broadcasts of the World Poker Tour and the World Series of Poker...
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When Passive Plays
- Feb 28, 2006
There's no question that aggressive poker is winning poker. If the world's top players have only one thing in common, it's that they take control of the hands...
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Book Smarts vs. Table Smarts
- Feb 21, 2006
These days, it seems like you can't walk through a bookstore without tripping over a poker strategy book. How do you play A-K in early position short-handed...
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Stepping Up, Stepping Down
- Feb 15, 2006
My first poker experiences were in the low-limit 7-Stud games at Commerce Casino in Los Angeles. From the start, poker was an important part of...
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On cavemen and Poker players
- Feb 7, 2006
There are four possible outcomes for any session of poker. You might win a little, lose a little, win a lot, or lose a lot. Most of us react differently to the different results...
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In Defense of the Call
- Jan 31, 2006
Most poker literature warns of the dangers of becoming a calling station. Common wisdom has it that when you're playing a hand, you should be betting, raising or folding. Calling is usually considered...
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How Big a Bankroll?
- Jan 17, 2006
"Poker is a tough business," says Erik Seidel. "You can go through long streaks when you don't win anything." When things go badly, when you can't seem to cash...
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Thoughts on Omaha-8
- Jan 10, 2006
In an earlier tip, I gave advice for playing Stud-8 or Better. For this article, I'll look at the other popular hi/lo split game, Omaha-8 or Better. In my article on Stud-8, I encouraged players to look for hands that have...
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Call or not to call!
- Jan 2, 2006
Most poker literature warns of the dangers of becoming a calling station. Common wisdom has it that when you're playing a hand, you should be betting, raising or folding...
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