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Texas Hold’em Rules

Date: Wed, Jul 30, 2008

How do you play Texas hold’em? Texas hold’em is one of the simplest of poker games to learn. However, mastering the game can be extremely difficult. If you’ve never played poker before, Texas hold’em is a good game to start with as it is the most popular game for cash games as well [...]

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Poker Seat Selection

Date: Mon, Jul 21, 2008

Table Selection Concepts: Seat Selection Many poker players realize that to be successful at poker, they need to expand their repertoire of skills beyond knowing when to bluff and when to raise. Seemingly, insignificant factors such as table selection can play an important role. Finding the right table, one with players weaker than you are, can [...]

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Cheating in Poker and Sports Betting

Date: Fri, Jul 4, 2008

Sadly, one way in which poker and sports betting are very similar is in the area of cheating. That is to say, if there is money to be made in something, someone will try to exploit the rules to give him or herself an unfair advantage. In poker and sports betting, cheating manifests itself in different [...]

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Poker Hardware - 24″ Westinghouse Review - UPDATE

Date: Mon, Feb 25, 2008

In early December I picked up a 24″ Westinghouse LCD monitor, and gave it glowing reviews despite the dead pixel in the middle of the screen. Unfortunately, the 2-3 week RMA process in fact ended up taking 9-10 weeks!  Soo…time to re-review it. The only reason I got the unit back in ~10 weeks was because at [...]

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How To: Spot And Adjust To A Tilting Opponent

Date: Fri, Feb 1, 2008

Spotting A Tilter I like to observe a few things about my opponent as I play: Is there a consistent fold/check/bet speed? Is s/he saying anything in chat? What is my opponents “comfort zone?” Especially in HU, it can be easy to recognize a consistent speed at which your opponent acts, usually a couple seconds for each decision. A player on [...]

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How To: 3-Bet Like A Pro In 6-Max

Date: Fri, Jan 25, 2008

In today’s aggressive online games it is important to have a well-adjusted 3-betting strategy. For some veteran players this will be a bit of a review, for others learning the ins-and-outs of re-raised pots this may be very important info. Why Do We Want To 3Bet? Re-raising regularly has many benefits. The simplest is that it makes [...]

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Getting Into HU Play - Initial Impressions

Date: Fri, Jan 11, 2008

Hey guys, sorry for the long delay between posts. I came down with a sinus infection and have been under the weather for about a week, though I am finally starting to feel better. I’m getting into HU play, donking around at 2/4 and seeing how the game is. I really enjoy it, there’s [...]

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How To: Play In The Blinds In No-Limit

Date: Thu, Jan 3, 2008

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season! I had a great Christmas, and enjoyed taking a break from poker to spend time with family and friends. I’m ready to get back to the tables, though. Playing In The Blinds: Comparison In Limit, it is difficult to over-defend your big blind. Against a single raise [...]

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The Trick To Balancing Poker And The Holidays (Or Life In General)

Date: Mon, Dec 24, 2007

First off, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! The holiday season is incredibly busy, and at times it can be quite difficult to balance poker with all the other facets of holiday life. It’s important to budget time to make sure you get some hours in during this busy season. However, there are many other things that are more [...]

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Poker Hardware - Mice

Date: Tue, Dec 18, 2007

Having a good mouse is paramount. A bad mouse can give you sore wrists, frustrating responses, and worse - a repetitive stress injury. Some tips when deciding on a mouse: It Should Feel Comfortable In Your Hand The mouse should sit easily in your palm of your hand, with fingers gently extended over it. If you [...]

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5-Figure Day!

Date: Wed, Dec 12, 2007

Ran really hot today… (click image for enlarged version) I won a fair amount of pots without the goods, but today was one of those great days where I flop set over set, hit the nuts vs top2, etc, and just repeatedly stack people. Also, one maniac at my table doubled me up twice, most notably for ~$1600 [...]

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Poker Hardware - 24″ Westinghouse Review

Date: Mon, Dec 10, 2007

A new Westinghouse 24″ LCD monitor arrived at my door this week. Excited to upgrade from my 20″, I quickly unpacked it and hooked it up. First Impressions Despite the big-ish box, the unit is surprisingly light - it doesn’t weigh any more than my 20″. It’s REALLY bright. It hurt my eyes a bit before [...]

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Everything You Wanted To Know About Poker Hardware - LCD Monitors

Date: Wed, Dec 5, 2007

This new series entitled “Poker Hardware” will cover the different computer hardware that is available. Spanning everything from mice to monitors, I’ll go over specific items that make your online poker experience better than ever before. LCD Monitors LCDs take up much less space than old CRTs, they look cool, and they have larger viewable areas which is [...]

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I Made $20,914.30 In November!

Date: Sat, Dec 1, 2007

So despite a somewhat frustrating October, November turned out to be one of the better months this year, and I wanted to share it with you to show what’s possible playing online NL. I played mostly 5/10 NL, with some 3/6 and an occasional shot at 10/20 thrown in, along with some 1/2 and 2/4 to [...]

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