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It’s OK to make some mistakes in poker
I’m writing this on New Year’s Day and while I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions, especially when it comes to poker as poker is
Ante Up Magazine
February 1, 2015
I’m writing this on New Year’s Day and while I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions, especially when it comes to poker as poker is
If you could pick your ideal time to bluff, when would it be? I would think you’d want five existing factors: a big pot, one opponent, a weak or vulnerable opponent, a hand played like it’s strong on your part and fold equity. I find most players bluff at less optimal times. They may semibluff […]
There are many common sports phrases that often serve as accepted wisdom. For instance, “defense wins championships” or “the best offense is a good defense.”
There’s a common problem I see in tournaments and cash games: Too many players limp preflop from late position. This is a losing strategy. I
Here’s a recent hand I played at the beginning stages of a tournament. With blinds at 25-50 and starting stacks of 10K, I raised to
At the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union and the United States embraced the doctrine of Mutual Assured Destruction, or MAD for short.
Most of us spend a lot of time at the poker table studying and reading others. We want to know their tendencies and tells to
To go deep in tournaments, you’re going to have to win some coin-flips. That doesn’t mean you always should be willing to enter into a
Poker chips are currency at the table. Sounds simple enough, yet I don’t think players spend enough time understanding that concept, especially in tournaments. In
Here’s a hand I observed that is indicative of a common problem in poker. We were about three levels in at a one-day tournament at
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