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Poker Tournament Thinking

March 9, 2010 by malcolm

Like me, you may be a big fan of poker tournaments. There is plenty of tournament poker online which gives you plenty of opportunities to improve your play each evening. Improvement can be fast and one player who is bad to begin with can improve very quickly providing they are  ...  Click to read more

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Superstitious Poker Players

February 27, 2010 by malcolm

Although Poker is skill based (we will accept that argument for the duration of this article) the game is interlaced with random acts of luck that decide your short term results. Luck is the saviour and scourge of Poker players who live and die by the random acts of it.  ...  Click to read more

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First Deposit Made, Now What?

February 17, 2010 by malcolm

You have made some important poker decisions to make it this far. You have successfully chosen your poker room, rakeback or VIP program, your amazing new poker username and you have downloaded the software and made your first $200 deposit into your poker account. Now that you are ready to  ...  Click to read more

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How to Stack Your Chips Correctly

February 12, 2010 by malcolm

Did you know that a professional poker player can make some fairly accurate assumptions about your style of playing poker just by looking at your chip stack? Obviously I do not mean if you have a massive chip stack they think “He/she is a good player” because you are winning,  ...  Click to read more

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Adjusting to Micro Stakes PLO

February 6, 2010 by malcolm

PLO (Pot Limit Omaha) has become almost as popular as Holdem for poker fans. Because there are certain adjustments you must make to enjoy success at the game opportunities arise from players moving from Holdem who do not put in the necessary effort to learn PLO. They may simply want  ...  Click to read more

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An Introduction to Razz

February 2, 2010 by malcolm

You may have stumbled across some footage of Razz either online or when watching the World Series of Poker on TV. Razz is one of the Stud disciplines of poker, often referred to as “Stud Lo” as the game rewards the pot to the player with the lowest hand rather  ...  Click to read more

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Using Implied Odds Correctly

January 26, 2010 by malcolm

When I first began to play Texas Hold’em poker I used implied pot odds as a way of justifying calls that were not correct because I thought my opponent might be bluffing. Putting your opponent on a hand and deciding if how many of their chips you can win if  ...  Click to read more

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Hand Analysis of Sam Trickett v Barry Greenstein at WSOP

January 21, 2010 by malcolm

Recently I entered a hand reading competition through one of the leading monthly poker magazines in the UK (it is highly possible that I read every single one of them) and I thought the hand interesting enough to describe my reading of the hand to you. Please comment if you  ...  Click to read more

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Top 5 Casino Bets – Are You Aware Of Them?

January 19, 2010 by Card Room

The best casino games are the ones that have the lowest house edge or those where the player has an advantage. If you are new to casino games and don’t know where to place your bets, here is some help at hand. Some Casino Bets Poker: This is a game of skill  ...  Click to read more

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The Difference between Serious and Recreational Poker Players

January 15, 2010 by malcolm

Just because you have a talent for poker and a stomach for the swings involved does not mean you take poker very seriously. Just because you have a series of excellent results in poker tournaments does not mean you can classify yourself as a serious poker player. How serious or  ...  Click to read more

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