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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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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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 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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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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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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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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