New poker players tend to avoid reading the board and their main focus is their hand. There are situations when you thing you have stronger hand but the board shows certain cards that can you’re your opponent’s hand become stronger than your hand. On the other hand, you may be holding a good hand and [...]
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Poker is a strategic game that requires discipline as well as math and analysis. As a professional player, you should always base your game play on one rule: never be too confident with a hand. There is always a situation when you draw, lose, or win and this is very unpredictable especially when playing with [...]
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Downswings in poker are eventual regardless of how skillful of a player you are. How a player handles a downswing can make the difference between whether they are able to rebound and rebuild or if they are forced to give up the game of poker. Here are some things you should consider when you are [...]
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Short stacking in Texas Hold’em is a strategy that is widely frowned up by many deep stacked players. The reason is that there is very little defense against this type of strategy and it essentially takes a ton of weapons out of their hands. However, for those that effectively execute this strategy, short stacking can [...]
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For the past few weeks, there have been rumors that the deal that would see Groupe Bernard Tapie purchase Full Tilt Poker is nearly completion. According to said rumors, the deal was supposed to have been completed last week, and then the rumors stated that the deal was to be completed this week. Now that [...]
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The Alderney Gaming Control Commission released the findings regarding the independent external review of their handling of the suspension and eventual revocation of Full Tilt Poker’s license. The review was requested this past December by the AGCC and the focus of the review was on the “appropriateness, timeliness, and fairness of the actions undertaken” by [...]
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The most recent attempt to pass online poker legislation in Hawaii has failed. Representatives Faye Hanohano, Angus McKelvey and Joseph Souki sponsored Bill 2422. The proposed House Bill 2422 was designed to create an Internet Gaming and Lottery commission. The difficulty encountered was in no small part due to Hawaii’s attitude towards gambling. Hawaii is [...]
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Dealing with a maniac in a cash game can be very difficult. If you don’t know how to play against this type of person correctly, then you may very well go bust. In order to maximize your return you need to consider a few things. These include position, starting hand selection, and how to play [...]
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Months before the Black Friday indictments hit last April, the poker world was abuzz about Full Tilt Poker’s Rush Poker. Rush Poker allowed players to play one hand after another by moving a player to another table once they folded their hand. Players could play as many as 150 hands an hour or more at [...]
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Have you ever heard someone say at the table that someone was “angle shooting?” When someone is shooting an angle, they are exploiting the rules in such a way to gain an unfair advantage. While it isn’t outright cheating, it is considered borderline and unethical. Today we will look at some examples of angle shooting. [...]
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