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Learning limit poker is key to no-limit

New players, having only seen the riches won at no-limit hold’em on TV, want to play those games online and live immediately. However, players who start by playing limit poker, which is found in only a few markets, establish a solid-aggressive winning foundation and often become the most successful no-limit players. They learn the basics […]

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Are you your worst poker enemy?

Dr. Alan Schoonmaker’s Your Worst Poker Enemy tackles issues associated with logical thinking as it relates to the psychological effect of playing poker. Schoonmaker replicates

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When in doubt, send a scout

In poker, we’re faced with situations we’re unsure of, so we “send out a scout.” Though much like that of pinochle, this is not a

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