It’s been a long two years but PokerRoom.com has finally gotten back into the game of online poker. PokerRoom was one of the original real money poker websites offering players a hub to deposit real money and play cash poker games online against players from across the globe. Now, two years after closing the website [...]
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The game of poker changed early this century because an appropriately named accountant from Tennessee won a satellite and a seat for the World Series of Poker Main Event for less than $100. In a tale, that screen writers would have trouble selling to a studio because it’s almost too unbelievable, Chris Moneymaker as a [...]
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Many beginning poker players think that if you have a hand, you have to bet. While in many spot this is true, there are some situations that require that you slow play a hand in order to get maximum value. While most of you know what slow-playing is, some of you may have trouble slow [...]
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Winning big pots is every poker players dream. Of course, winning the small pots is profitable as well. In fact, if you were to only win small pots, and lots of them, you could be a very profitable player. The strategy of going after all of the small pots is one that Doyle Brunson spoke [...]
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One of the most important aspects of a winning player is an awareness of table image. They need to be aware of how other players perceive them. This can make or break a session. There are a few different methods to use table image to your benefit. You can exploit other players by tricking them [...]
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When you listen to pro poker players or read poker forums you will often times come across a saying: “it was plus EV” or “that was minus EV”. This terminology has to do with the expected value of a play. It relates to the concept that a play can be right even if it loses [...]
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If you are going to take poker seriously then you need to understand what trapping is. There are some players who never trap, and then there are players who make it the centerpiece of their game. Phil Hellmuth is well known to claim that he traps players. On the other hand you have players like [...]
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As a general rule of thumb, patience is a virtue and you should try and wait until you have a strong starting hand in order to isolate the weaker players at the table. Even if you haven’t been raising much pre-flop weaker players are clueless about table image. If you have a strong hand on [...]
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Some are calling it an early Christmas present to players that choose to take their game online, playing in the multiple poker rooms. Others are of the belief that the Wire act is a long time coming and the wrong is finally being righted. Just before the holidays, the Department of Justice changed their stance [...]
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Many online poker players are beginning to transfer over to the United States and as such have been bringing a certain set of expectations. Some have been given tips by buddies that have played in life card rooms and other just make assumptions based on what they think they know. Today, we are going to [...]
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Isolating weaker players when playing no-limit hold’em cash games is a fundamental strategy that will significantly boost your poker win rate. The reason it is so successful when executed properly is because weaker players have huge leaks in their game that can easily be exploited. For example, weak/tight poker players will do a lot of [...]
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