There are certain situations when you do not have a monster hand but you still want to make the pot larger preflop. Your goal is to win a larger pot if your hand hits and for this reason you make a small or medium preflop raise. The great opportunity this hand provides is that...
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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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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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In High Stakes Poker it is possible to observe such a Multi-level Thinking (MLT) that only the best of the best are capable of doing. In High Stakes Poker many great players play and it is a perfect opportunity to learn from Ivey, Dwan, Negreanu, Brunson, Hansen, Antonius or Farha. It is really amazing...
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Just like in every limit game, in Stud High it is also of key importance to choose the right starting hand because you cannot bluff out most of the time your opponents from the pots. The best starting hand is very often also the best hand at the end!
However in low limit games many...
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In poker it is always important to have the right strategy in your chosen type of game. To learn short handed poker you have to first know the differences between full ring (9-10 players) and short handed poker (5-6 players). The most important difference is that in a short handed poker game you have...
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The last time we saw how a hand develops when you hold AK and a safe flop comes. This time we will see a hand where you have the exact same AK and you are in the same position at the same stakes, but your spot is a lot tougher and decision making is...
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