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How to Win Money in NL Holdem

I’m now in trouble, I cannot win money in NL holdem anymore. Though I’ve tried almost everything, still nothing happened. I’ve heard that aggressive poker is actually a good poker, and that an aggressive player always wins the pot. Is this true? How about if an ABC player raise with preflop (AA, KK, QQ, AK), [...]

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Maybe Called His Bet

I played a $50 – 50 players no limit the other day. In the near mid part, from 50 we were down to 20. My stack was about $4500 then and I was actually seated on the button with AQd. Blinds by the way are $200-$400. At some point, everyone folded except a middle position [...]

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NL Issues

Hi there! As of the moment I’m in my senior year, high school level. Many believe that I’m too young to be into making little bets and gambling, but what can I do I love the thrill and excitement every time I bet and gamble, particularly when I am playing poker. For the past 3 [...]

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Calling from the Small Blind

Hello, First, I would like to congratulate you for having a great site. It’s been very helpful to many poker players across the globe. Thanks a lot! Well, I actually drop by because I’m now having problems about calling from the small blind. I believe everyone loses money playing from the blinds. But I’m now [...]

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Having Problems with Conservative Players

I’m having problems about playing against conservative players, typically at small tables, roughly 6 or less at an instance. One thing I notice is that I play well in NL$50 when my opponents are more aggressive. I don’t know why but it appears that things are easier for me when I play with aggressive ones [...]

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Handling Tricky Players

Hello, I’ve been playing at NL 1/2 level of 6 person per table for months now. I believe I played well in most of my games, and also was able to build my bankroll for the next level. However, there are some things that I’m really bothered of. Hope you can help me. Well, I [...]

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NL Cash Games and Tournament Questions

Thanks for the help last week. I believe your answers are insightful and have been my source of courage and determination. Well, I drop by again because of some more questions about NL cash game and tournament questions. Just few days, ago I noticed some people in no limit cash games love buying in with [...]

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Interesting Questions

Hello, I know I’ve been a tight, aggressive player. But I also know that being tight and aggressive won’t really help at all. By being such kind of player, I know I can’t triple or quadruple my buy-in. Only those who are usually LAGs can get paid off big. What do you think, am I [...]

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Isolating an Opponent

Just this afternoon, I played online with some friends. At some point I was in mid position with the largest stack. Then, I was dealt AA. After which 1st position raised ten times the big blind and I for several reasons raised him. However, the dealer and both blinds called my raise and the same [...]

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Not Sure About My Decisions

Hi, Assume that in a certain game I called a raise preflop three times the blinds with 4 callers with 26 suited hearts. Then flop is Ah 2s 4h. Somebody has placed a bet on flop, and as a result I re-raised two times his raise and eventually got 2 callers. Then the turn is [...]

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