Archive for Tips

Tips For Speculative Hands – Part II

Last week, we began talking about playing certain speculative hands in poker. When talking about these types of hands, we must stress that position is key and you need to know when to get out of the hand when you know you’re behind. Let’s conclude our discussion on these types of hands. Over Cards are [...]

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Tips for Playing Against the Table Bully

When you are playing in a tournament or in a cash game, you are bound to experience a player who is acting as the table bully. The table bully is going to have a few common characteristics. They will have a large stack relative to the table, and they will be very aggressive. The table [...]

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Five Myths About Live Poker Opposed to Online Poker

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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Risks of Acting Like a Douchebag at the Poker Tables

The biggest negative effect from Televised poker since 2003 has been the proliferation of poker tournament players that think they have to act like idiots.  Thanks to players like Phil Hellmuth, Tony G, Mike Matusow, Havad Khan, and other, people think that it is ok to act like a jerk at the poker table.  Today, [...]

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Online Poker Resource Sites Are Not Created Equal

Online poker resource sites can be a great source of information to help you improve your game, but not all of them are created equal.  As with most teaching tools, the quality of the product depends on the site and the objectives of the web owners.  Here are a few things to consider when deciding [...]

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Tips for Beating Micro Stakes Ring Games

One of the most common questions new poker players ask is how to beat full ring micro stakes online.  The full ring micro stakes tables are a common starting place for many online players, even some of the top professional players began their careers playing full ring low stakes online.  Three of the most important [...]

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Floating in Poker

As you begin to play in either higher stakes Hold’em games or against better players in $1-$2 games, you will likely hear the term floating or float play used.  Essentially, when a player floats in Hold’em they are calling a continuation bet on the flop with the intent to steal the pot on the turn.  [...]

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Skills Needed to Move Up to Middle Stakes

Many online poker players are successful at the small stakes but struggle when they try to move up to the middle limits.  While the smaller stakes online are easily beatable with  a basic strategy and knowledge of the game the middle stakes are much more competitive and difficult to beat.   At the mid limits you [...]

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Tips for Shorthanded Cash Game Play

Shorthanded cash games are one of the most popular forms of poker on the internet.  While shorthanded cash games are immensely popular they are also very competitive.  By following these five tips you will be able to dominate shorthanded cash games. Use Position to Your Advantage Using position in shorthanded cash games is one of [...]

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Tips For Spotting Cheating in the Poker Room

A recent article reported that three players were busted for cheating at the Les Princes des Cannes in Cannes, France when they used infrared ink to mark cards.  They were suspected when they won over $60,400 in a night.  When they returned to the casino some weeks later, they won close to $30,000 more before [...]

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