Poker Strategy
Submitted by McTap, this article belongs to the Poker Tournament series.
McTap is a poker player who is working hard to continously improve every aspect of his game. I found this article about poker levels on his blog Blind vs. Blind and really enjoyed the way he used a specific tournament situation to reflect over his own game and discover new aspects of poker.
There is something about playing live that helps you analyze your game a little more. Maybe it has to do with the amount of time
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Submitted by Mitchell this article belongs to the Poker Tournament series.
Mitchell Cogert is the author of "Tournament Poker: 101 Winning Moves." It is the only reference book to reveal the plays the Pros use to win a poker tournament. These plays are based on reviewing 20 years worth of tournament poker strategies and by actual play against Daniel Negreanu, Erick Lindgren, David Pham and other top pros. The book is available on amazon and rated 5 out of 5 stars by customers. Find out more about
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Submitted by Mitchell this article belongs to the Poker Tournament series.
Mitchell Cogert is the author of "Tournament Poker: 101 Winning Moves." It is the only reference book to reveal the plays the Pros use to win a poker tournament. These plays are based on reviewing 20 years worth of tournament poker strategies and by actual play against Daniel Negreanu, Erick Lindgren, David Pham and other top pros. The book is available on amazon and rated 5 out of 5 stars by customers. Find out more about
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Submitted by Kochan, this article is a part of the Poker Strategy series.
This was the question posed to me about a year ago. Take a random person in his/her twenties of average intelligence and turn that player into a winning poker player. Given time and experience could you teach this person to play exactly like you and succeed? My answer was yes. Why couldn’t I? There’s nothing inherently special about me that lends me to be winning poker player. Poker is not about natural ability,
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Submitted by McTap, this article is a part of the Poker Strategy series.
In this article I will discuss what poker table image is and how to play accordingly. If you have not read the previous articles in this series, check out Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 at your convenience.
When it comes to table image, betting patterns and hands played dictate exactly how a person is portrayed at the table. Through everybody's image on the table you can better understand the action that has happened, and
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Submitted by Q, this article is a part of the Poker Tournament series.
Playing heads-up poker
What is the beauty and power of attraction of poker? Personally I think it is its many facets. In contradiction to other sports or games, every situation is unique and asks another approach. One of the most important factors which influence a specific situation is the amount of people that is involved in a hand. That's why it's informative to play some heads-up games for a change.
Till a few weeks
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Submitted by McTap, this article is a part of the Poker Strategy series.
In this article I will discuss your seat position at the table. If you have not read the previous articles in this series, check out Part 1 and Part 2 at your convenience.
Position of a player at the table depends on the position of the dealer button. This then leads to the fact that your position at the table is key since, in my opinion, the later you are to act, or closer to the dealer button you are, the more information
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Submitted by McTap, this article is a part of the Poker Strategy series.
In the last poker article I discussed the blinds and your chips stack in relationship to those blinds. In this article I will discuss the size of everybody's chips in relation to the blinds.
By the time it is your turn to act, you need to have a good understanding of which of the players around you have a large stack and which have a small stack. There is 1 exception to this, and that would be the first hand of the tournament/SNG,
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Submitted by Houston Slim, this article is a part of the Poker Strategy series.
Has this ever happened to you?
“I went all-in with pocket aces and he called with pocket kings. Can you believe that lucky &^%$# caught a third king on the river?”
“I had the nut straight on the return and this *&^%$ idiot calls me down with a flush draw. Of course, he rivers his fifth spade. Why the &@^$ does this always happen to me?”
“Not only did that stupid @&%# call my obvious
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Submitted by McTap, this article is a part of the Poker Strategy series.
Before you decide to play your hand there are several factors that you should consider before making your decision to call, raise or fold. I understand that poker is a card game, but in reality, the cards you hold are only a small piece of the puzzle and should not influence your decision too strongly. Now a pro will say "Tell me something I don't know," while a beginner/intermediate player might have troubles grasping this
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