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A Set Against A Flush- And Straight Draw In No-Limit Texas Hold’em

November 8, 2011
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A Set Against A Flush- And Straight Draw In No-Limit Texas Hold’em

Most of the time a set has a huge advantage over other hands in No-Limit Texas Hold’em. However if your opponent has a flush and straight draw against your set it is not so clear who is ahead. This time the game has $0.5/$1 blind levels with 9 players. This table is quite loose...
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Draw only to the nuts in Omaha High

June 21, 2011
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Draw only to the nuts in Omaha High

I share with you a hand I recently played in Omaha High. Why is it so interesting? The example shows you exactly why you should only draw to the nuts. In cases you make loose calls or play speculative but not great hands in Omaha, you can find yourself in a very tough and...
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My best Royal Flush in poker

March 21, 2011
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My best Royal Flush in poker

Having a Royal flush is one of the best feelings in poker. At least it is very special when you have your first Royal flush. The reason for this is the rare chance of having a Royal flush dealt. On average you get this hand once every 649 739 dealt hands (I talk only...
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Top pair top kicker in no limit hold’em

February 8, 2011
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Top pair top kicker in no limit hold’em

A critical situation in no limit texas hold’em is when you have top pair top kicker. This can result in a big win or loss. The important part is on which side you are. Hopefully you are among the winners and not the losers. I show you a typical no limit texas hold’em example...
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Bluffing As A Powerful Weapon

December 22, 2010
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Bluffing As A Powerful Weapon

This time I show three different hands where you can see how you can use bluffing as a powerful tool in your arsenal. All the hands take place on full ring tables with blinds of 0.50$/1$. This session is important because bluffing will not only win you the current hand and money but will...
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Percentages Referring To Different AK Holdings

November 25, 2010
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After discussing the different possibilities with AK, it can be useful to see the different percentages on the different parts of the hand so that we can make conclusions. I advise you to check the table carefully before we go on with the deeper analysis. It is an effective way to learn poker when...
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Winning Or Losing It All? Playing With AK, Part2

November 17, 2010
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Winning Or Losing It All? Playing With AK, Part2

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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