Posts Tagged ‘cash games’

A Hand at No Limit Holdem part two

April 21, 2010 by carl

Also by merely calling down in this way then you are giving your opponent every chance to overtake you if they have a hand like A-Q or K-Q for instance. But the most destructive situation is when you are out flopped and are behind from the get go. Opponents who  ...  Click to read more

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Creative Play in Omaha

April 21, 2010 by carl

There is still plenty of room for creative play in short handed Pot Limit Omaha Holdem poker and especially if you know your opponent to be somewhat tricky. It was folded around to me in the cut-off and I open raised with the As-9c-9d-7h. Both blinds called and we  ...  Click to read more

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How Good is Tom Dwan?

April 7, 2010 by malcolm

Just how good is Tom “Durrrr” Dwan at poker? Certainly better than me that’s for sure but I would hazard a guess that many players could stake a claim to be better than me. Durrrr, as he is known, is one of the best poker players in the world today  ...  Click to read more

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The Concept of Learning Poker part three

March 25, 2010 by carl

Following on from part two and it is imperative as you go through your poker school of learning be it self learning or from a coach or tutor that you understand how important it really is to find your own way in poker. I have mentioned this before and I  ...  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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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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Deep Stack No Limit Cash Games

December 31, 2009 by malcolm

Texas Hold ‘em cash games are known as the purest form of online poker and top professionals use them as their fundamental poker game. There are always hundreds of tables to play on and if you can prove yourself as a long term winner in the real money cash games  ...  Click to read more

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Get Respected as a Poker Authority

December 17, 2009 by malcolm

Poker players are not known for their ability to share their ideas or their inclination in wanting to do so. Texas Hold’em poker requires opponents to seek advantages over you and many players never discuss their approach, level of knowledge or strategies to avoid such information being available to people  ...  Click to read more

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Would You Rather Be Lucky or Good?

December 16, 2009 by malcolm

Poker has a lot of luck in it. There is never a good time to suffer a piece of bad luck and we all hope for the poker gods to smile on us in key situations. New players trying to learn poker need to take time to understand lucks role  ...  Click to read more

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To Steal Blinds in Cash Games

November 3, 2008 by Card Room

Hello, As of now, I’m planning to switch to casino games. By the way, I’ve been into NL Holdem home game tournaments for some time now. Well, I’m wondering if how important it is to steal blinds in cash games, particularly when you’re in late position during an unopened or unraised  ...  Click to read more

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