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Tell-tale poker

Tell-tale poker

1 Oct 2008
You don’t need to ‘see’ a player to be able to read them. Sit-and-go star Jennifear says most online players are a mass of tells When playing... Continue Reading
How to kill Vegas

How to kill Vegas

1 Oct 2008
Vegas is awash with low stakes cash games and exploitable players who can be easily exploited If you gave me back the time I’d spent playing cash games in Vega... Continue Reading
Dan Carter

Dan Carter

1 Oct 2008
British poker prodigy Dan Carter explains how he built a bankroll and went pro before turning 21! Since giving up his studies at 18 to take a shot at poker, Da... Continue Reading
Twiggy thin value

Twiggy thin value

1 Oct 2008
As you rise up the limits in cash games you need to work harder to find value Most poker players understand the difference between value-betting and bluffing, ... Continue Reading
Creative differences

Creative differences

1 Oct 2008
ABC poker will net you an ABC win rate, but learning to play hands ‘creatively’ could win you far more The reason that most poker books don’t go into playing h... Continue Reading
Misadventures with sets

Misadventures with sets

1 Oct 2008
Here’s why set-mining can often be a miscalculated move Set-mining describes a play in no-limit hold’em in which a player smooth-calls a pre-flop raise w... Continue Reading
Shortstacking superstar

Shortstacking superstar

1 Oct 2008
Short-stacking won’t make you popular but can win you big money I’ve previously outlined a very basic strategy for winning money in no-limit hold ’... Continue Reading
Smashing the Jacks-hammer

Smashing the Jacks-hammer

1 Oct 2008
Pocket Jacks are one of the most notoriously troublesome hands in hold’em, says Marc Goodwin SCENARIO ONE You’re playing in a $2/$5 no-limit hold’em ca... Continue Reading