Beginner poker players often start playing poker with play money instead of real money. I do not say you have to play with your salary because it is crazy and stupid, but playing with play money does not make any sense. Even if you do not know the poker rules it is ok to...
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The blocking bet is a good weapon in poker but only if you know how to use it. There are certain situations when a blocking bet shows weakness and you can take down the pot with a reraise or bluff.
As always, I show you an example from a hand when my opponent used the...
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For this reason I like to play at many tables at the same time. Although many tables can provide a lot of action it is still not enough for me. I like to play many different types of poker. And sometimes the high quantity of tables definitely decreases the quality of my play.
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Semi-bluff is more than a bluff but less than a value bet. In which cases do we talk about semi-bluff? What is the advantage of a semi-bluff and how should you use it?
We are talking about semi-bluff when the flop hits you in a way that might be the best hand but it is...
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Most poker players have heard about the squeeze play but some of them do not know what it exactly means, in which situations they can use it. This time I will introduce this tricky play where your analytical skills play the most important role.
Squeeze play happens when someone raises, another player calls and you...
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Value and continuation bet are two of the most common terms in poker and they have an important role in your poker strategy, too.
Let’s see the most important aspects of value- and continuation bet.
Value bet occurs when you have a high pocket pair or two high cards and on the flop your hand seems...
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There are some games which are too high stakes even for the top poker players, like Gus Hansen. If you visit the high stakes Casinos in Macau, you will not only find the best poker professionals of the world but the very rich Asian businessmen, too. Hansen started his trip with a great winning...
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In this article the focus is on the special cases when the call is reasonable.
Small pairs and suited connectors. These hands play well if the players at the table have deep stacks and many of them have entered the pot. Small pairs and suited connectors will not hit the flop very often but...
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How can you decide if someone is a beginner or an advanced poker player? Is there any way of telling when you sit down to a table and you see the other players for the first time? We will find the answers to these questions with one easy fact: what the preferred play of...
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Many No-Limit Hold’em (NLH) players make the big mistake of starting to play Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) without realizing the differences between the games. I discuss these main differences and try to help you understand these main issues.
One of the key differences is that players pay much attention to whether a game is No-Limit or...
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