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On the Button: Poker pro Justin Young
Justin Young is a former mechanical engineer for the military turned poker pro from Moorhead City, N.C. In 2008, he made the televised final table
Ante Up Magazine
July 24, 2012
Justin Young is a former mechanical engineer for the military turned poker pro from Moorhead City, N.C. In 2008, he made the televised final table
The World Series of Poker and the surrounding Las Vegas tournament series came to a close in July, but the rest of the country begins
Ben Franklin once said, “(T)here are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond and to know one’s self. Of those three, I think the last one is the most difficult, especially when it comes to poker. Before we examine yourself, let’s try a different angle first to illustrate the problem. Since it’s often easier to […]
A psychology colleague of mine, when asked the question, “How are you?” would often answer: “Great, today my defenses woke up before my demons … today.” I always thought that was a profound response. There are demons in every aspect of our lives, including poker. What are your demons of poker? Ego, pride, hubris, anxiety, […]
There’s such a profound difference in cash games vs. tournament play with top pair-top kicker. In tournaments, after the flop, betting top-top on a mixed
In my home game, someone told me I often sniffed when I had a big hand. I don’t know if they were fooling with me,
This hand came up in a $1K World Series of Poker event I recently played. I raised to 400 at 100-200-25 from middle position with
I’m writing this article in my hotel at Vdara in City Center the night before Day 1A of the World Series of Poker Main Event
At the end of June, Delaware became the second state to authorize online poker, which has left many Ante Up readers wondering if the dominoes
The summer weather isn’t the only thing heating up these days. There are some major announcements for the advancement of regulated online poker in the
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