Mike Sexton is a professional poker player and poker commentator as well. He is most confident in playing Seven-Card Stud. In that game he won a World Series of Poker bracelet. The other player in this article is Mike Matusow, a well known tournament and high stakes player. He has won three bracelets until...
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Phil Hellmuth is one of the most successful tournament poker players around the world, however many poker fans do not like him at all. The crowd is always the loudest on poker tournaments when Phil Hellmuth loses his all-in. Not only the crowd dislikes him but also the players. Phil Hellmuth has a very...
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Sam Farha is one of the most colorful poker players and because of his aggressive and funny style he has millions of fans around the world. No matter if he wins or loses, his jokes, elegance and cigarette in mouth always make it fun to watch him.
In the following hand Farha faces another heavy...
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Daniel Negreanu is one of the most known and respected poker players. He is not only a great tournament and cash player: his reputation also comes from his friendly and nice personality. He has one of the biggest (if not the biggest) fan bases as well. In this article you will see an...
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You have certainly heard a thousand times the importance of position in poker. The best way to illustrate how you can make money with position is to see an example where I show you how this works in practice.
The game is omaha high where pros say: “Position is everything”.
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When you play in poker tournaments it is crucial how you play on the bubble. Before deciding which strategy to apply on the bubble you have to ask yourself: what is my goal on this tournament? There are two scenarios you have to consider: you just want to get in the money and win...
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In Stud High you have to pay attention to having a decent starting hand, great pot odds calculation, good read on your opponents and finding the right spot for stealing the bring in and the antes. The following example was played against one of the most known female poker players: Cyndy Violette.
The above mentioned...
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In high limit hold’em games you need to be very tricky and creative in order to make money. In low limit hold’em games it is a bit different. Of course creativeness and aggressiveness are also advantages but a tight strategy can be just as profitable.
What do I mean by tight strategy? It does not...
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High Stakes Poker started in 2006 and the 7th Season was shot in 2011. Why is Season 7 so different from other seasons? There have never been as many dissatisfied fans as there were this season. There have been changes in the past years but this time there are way too many negative ones.
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Patrik Antonius makes an impression on everyone. Men like him, because of his great poker skills, and women find him the sexiest poker player of the world. I deal with the first statement in this article and analyze one of the most amazing poker hands I have ever seen. Probably there are less than...
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