Two Sides to Every Coin

November 10, 2010

Poker is a game of choices. Some of these choices are fairly straight forward and simple while others take a lot of thought. The thing is that when all is said and done, there may not be just one correct path to winning a given hand; it’s all up to you to decide what road [...]

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Great Poker Tips

November 9, 2010

1. 7-Stud: They’re More Likely To Be Bluffing, Not Less Likely – In reading poker tells, one of the most important things to do is watch your opponents look at the final river card. If it helps them, they’re very likely to only look for a short time. Then they’ll quickly place the card facedown [...]

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Poker: When To Hesitate

November 9, 2010

In poker, the time to hesitate is when you really need more time to resolve a close decision. Often things will occur to you given a little extra time. Or, under the extra pressure, your opponent may provide you with a tell. You might occasionally also hesitate for deception, so that alert opponents can’t determine [...]

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Free cards and position

November 8, 2010

ENTRY A: The risk of checking. I’ve talked about why seven-card stud is a game in which you should frequently bet, even if you’re unsure whether you have the best hand at the moment. Sometimes, you should even bet when you know you don’t have the best hand. How come? The reason is this: If [...]

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Ego Damage

November 7, 2010

I first wrote the following column five years ago. It’s one of my most important life lessons, and I’d like to share it with you today. Just don’t tell anyone… Years ago I stopped bragging about my poker skills. Well, maybe I didn’t stop, but I slowed down a bit. I’m 51 now, but when [...]

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How To Lose a lot of money Playing Aces

November 7, 2010

The first time I ever heard this question was in the late 1970s. At that time, I hadn’t bothered to analyze hold’em, but that didn’t stop me from promptly providing the correct answer. I was playing at the now-extinct Rainbow Club in Gardena, California. A player I’d never heard of then and haven’t heard of [...]

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Seldom Re-raise As The Big Blind In Hold’em

November 6, 2010

First, you need to know that I frequently re-raise as the big blind when an aggressive, blind-stealing-type opponent raises in the small blind after everyone else folds. I don’t need a very strong hand to justify that re-raise, because even if I’m beat by a mediocre hand, the re-raise gives me psychological leverage to add [...]

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Whats The Real Value Of Tournament Chips ?

November 5, 2010

Whenever you’re talking about poker strategies, you’ll find people who make no distinction between tournament play and ring game play. In fact, I know some top players who believe that both should be played exactly the same. Even though some of them have been extremely successful with this approach, I couldn’t disagree with them more. [...]

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Voertmann: Big hand? Big bet

November 4, 2010

Jens Voertmann has revealed that when he is dealt a big hand in poker, he prefers to bet strongly from the outset, particularly against a loose opponent. The World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner said that players should be looking to make the most out of a strong hand, reports the Mercury News. He [...]

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Stealing The Blinds

November 4, 2010

The middle stages of a poker tournament can be a tortuous and tedious experience for even the most seasoned pro. The long trek toward the money, combined with a variety of potentially tricky scenarios you may face along the way, make it difficult to come up with one sure-fire strategy to help you through. That [...]

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