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How to get inside the mind of a newbie
I spent some time teaching the game to some new players recently and there are a few universal challenges they face that I want to
Ante Up Magazine
March 30, 2016
I spent some time teaching the game to some new players recently and there are a few universal challenges they face that I want to
Recently, several emails have come from students with queries on how best to play pocket pairs. Let’s explore a few rules of thumb to keep
Ante Up’s Most Popular Dealer contest has returned and this year it’s much improved, especially the nomination process, which allows just about anyone to nominate
Anger is often seen as the primary reason for going on tilt. There obviously are others: losing, embarrassment, stupidity. However, anger is the one I
In a class I taught, Texas Hold’em Poker 101, Hold’em for Beginners, we met for three consecutive Wednesdays, two hours at a time. On the
A lot of people compare tilt to anger. While anger is a form of tilt, both concepts are complicated, but anger is not tilt. Anger
On a recent trip to Las Vegas, I sat at a $1-$2 no-limit hold’em table for a few hours with mostly recreational players and I
There are several traits of my students who show significant improvement after signing up for my course. One that really stands out is, they do
By Scott Long Mike Postle said he never thought he’d play enough events to be in consideration for a player-of-the-year title. But after Postle began
Strong players always look to improve their poker game. Attempting to discard bad habits is something we often think about around New Year’s, and in
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