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Playing for sizeable amounts of money

Sunday, February 21, 2010

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I have a naturally cautious outlook towards money and I hate putting it at risk. I think that this stems from my earlier life when I was seriously struggling financially. It is something that I have never been able to properly shrug off. It has gradually worn down over the years as I have become [...]

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Reflex Calling in Poker part two

Sunday, February 21, 2010

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It is also very important that you adhere to this piece of advice when looked at from the other side as well. Be aware that each and every one of us has an inbuilt calling poker reflex, an inner monster just waiting to get out and lose us our money. It is precisely why a [...]

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Reflex Calling in Poker part one

Sunday, February 21, 2010

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Reflex calling is precisely what the name entails, calling on reflex. In previous articles I have discussed the sheer speed of online poker play and what this can mean to you personally. But I mentioned how certain players bet on reflex but even more of them call on reflex. This makes bluffing in certain situations [...]

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Check Raising in No Limit Texas Hold ‘em

Thursday, February 11, 2010

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When you check in poker you put no chips into the pot. This is often perceived as a sign of weakness as you are indicating that, at the point of action, you are not willing to risk anymore money into the pot currently being contested. Often this will lead to your opponent betting into you [...]

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Looking at your overlay part one

Sunday, February 7, 2010

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Any professional poker player will tell you how difficult it is to estimate your implied odds when deciding whether to continue in a hand or not. This process is made all the more tricky by playing on the internet where the speed of online poker is substantially quicker than live play. I have observed countless [...]

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How your personality affects your poker game part one

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

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You will have no doubt read in some poker book that poker is a “people game” and that poker is a “people game played with cards”. Both these statements are of course very true, it is the people element to poker and online poker that makes the game incredibly complicated and fascinating. If the game [...]

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The Essence of Table Speed part one

Saturday, January 16, 2010

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Here I want to teach you something that I feel is very important with regards Texas Hold’em poker. While the subject of not falling into identifiable patterns is crucial, what is also important is to recognise those patterns and tendencies in other players. Whenever I sit down in any poker game I am watching my [...]

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Playing an actual poker session part five

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

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Hand 37: Big Blind, A-Q, Early player raises to £15 and it is folded to me. AQ is a trouble hand in NL Texas Hold’em poker and I must be careful but I call anyway. Flop comes 10-K-7 giving me a gutshot draw. I bet £20 and I am relieved to see them fold. Stack [...]

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Playing an actual poker session part four

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

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Hand 30, UTG, 8-3, I fold, Stack size £600 Hand 31: Big Blind, Q-5, three players limp as does small blind, I check. Flop K-Q-9 rainbow and it gets checked around. Turn card is another Q. SB checks and I fire £20 and all fold. Stack size £620 Hand 32: Small Blind, 8h-5h, all fold [...]

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Playing an actual poker session part three

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

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Hand 16: Cut-off, 8s-5s, UTG raises to £15 and it is folded around to me and I fold. I would have folded this anyway as I have changed gears now but the rest of the table do not know that I have. Stack size £607. Hand 17: A-3, UTG calls, everyone folds to me and [...]

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