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Poker History and the 2009 World Series of Poker

Thursday, May 27, 2010

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In Las Vegas the preparations are ongoing for the 2010 World Series of Poker extravaganza. Poker dealers are being intensively trained and hundreds of poker tables shipped to the casinos in anticipation of large player pools for each tournament. Poker players from around the world are practising their poker games and planning which events they [...]

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Selecting the right level at limit holdem part three

Friday, May 14, 2010

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Many people assume that a pro will be playing for high limits but that is not necessarily the case. I will play at $25-$50 at no limit Texas Hold’em online where there can be at least $20,000 on the table but only because I play in such a way that helps me to beat games [...]

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Selecting the right level at limit holdem part two

Friday, May 14, 2010

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Whatever method you use to calculate the amount of rake you are paying per hour, remember to deduct the rakeback payment. So if for instance you are paying $12 per hour in rake in a $2-$4 limit online Texas Holdem game and getting 30% rakeback. Then deduct 30% from $12 ($3.60) and this will represent [...]

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Selecting the right level at limit holdem part one

Thursday, May 13, 2010

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Actually the structure of this article and the style of it is deliberate. I receive an awful lot of praise from people regarding my poker magazine articles who say that they enjoy my chatty conversational style of writing. Well this is just as well because this is the style that I enjoy doing the most, [...]

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Discussing Limit Holdem Part 2 – Famous Players

Thursday, May 13, 2010

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In Part 1 we looked at the key differences between Fixed Limit Hold ‘em and NL Texas Hold’em. We discussed the various benefits of learning this often forgotten about game which is more about finesse than the all-out aggression seen in No Limit and PLO. Now that we have learned a little about the game, [...]

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Game selection in limit holdem part two

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

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I have said before that I site hop constantly so using a tracker is of considerably less use to me than what it would be to other players. My biggest use of a tracker in Texas Hold’em is to help me get information on players before I sit down to play with them and this [...]

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Game selection in limit holdem part one

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

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Sometimes in a game like no limit Holdem poker, it can only take one player who is throwing a party for the game to be profitable. When you are sitting in a $1-$2 game of no limit hold’em and a live one buys in for $200 and plenty more in his account in which to [...]

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Discussing Limit Holdem Part 1

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

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Limit Holdem was once the most popular version of Texas Holdem poker. Ten years ago I first logged onto a poker site online and the only games that were populated with players regularly was in limit holdem. I think this was because No Limit Hold ‘em did appear very scary because you could bet anything [...]

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Is Poker a Sport or just Entertainment?

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

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This is one argument that can you always start at the bar and get good debates going. In fact you can start the debate at the bar, go away and have a drink and come back and they will still be going at it. This is because poker has many elements of what a sport [...]

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Playing from the cut off in no limit holdem part three

Monday, May 3, 2010

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So with $325 in the pot in this hand of no limit Texas Holdem poker, the flop came 10d-6d-2c giving me a gutshot draw and nothing else. The big blind bet out $175 and I called the bet making a total of $675 in the pot. I like to float (call with the intention of [...]

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