Tag Archive | "Texas Holdem"

Why you bet all three streets in no-limit hold’em

Monday, November 29, 2010

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There are essentially three reasons why you bet all three streets in no-limit Texas Hold’em deep stacked poker games. Most players are aware of two of these reasons but not the third. If you have a strong hand or the nuts then it is clearly in your interests to bet and raise on as many [...]

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Trying to develop a basic strategy for poker

Monday, August 23, 2010

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There are many ways to make money in poker but for every way to make money then there must be a hundred ways to lose it. In my study of games both poker related and non poker related then I have found many similarities between all types of games and game theory has long since [...]

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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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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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Dealing with Monster Flops

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

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This article is about extraction. Possibly because I was at the dentist this morning trying to get medication to rid myself of a nasty gum infection and avoiding a tooth extraction this article popped into my mind. The extraction I speak of is the much more pleasant experience of extracting chips from your opponents stack [...]

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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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What Makes The Professional Poker Players Great

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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When you think of the top tournament poker players there are a few names that spring to mind straight away. Phil Ivey, Phil Hellmuth, Elky, Jason Mercier, I could go on and on. We accept that these players are great players due to their win rate and success. They are big personalities on the poker [...]

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Learning Patience In Poker

Thursday, August 27, 2009

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I have problems with patience at the table. How do you learn patience at the poker table? First, what type of game are you playing? Odds are that you are playing Holdem, but beyond that, are you playing NL or Limit Holdem? Depending on what you are playing, there are several things that you can [...]

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Only Had JJ Not A High Straight

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

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Hi, In a live Texas Holdem game, there were two players left for the pot. The dealer then had KK as hole cards while the big blind QJ. Flop came and was A J 10. Turn followed and was 7. The river was the next and was 3. Afterwards, big blind placed a bet of [...]

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