Table selection
Choosing the right table is the most underrated skill in hold’em Table selection is one of the most important factors in successful poker strategy, yet among m...
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Winning it all
Reaching the final table is an achievement, but to be a big winner you need the skill to navigate your way to a podium position The final table is where poker ...
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Floating
Each month Marc ‘Mr Cool’ Goodwin gets to the bottom of some of the game’s trickiest concepts What is ‘floating’? There are differing definitions of floating b...
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Implied odds
The concept of implied odds is one of the mainstays of poker theory, and yet many players misunderstand it While pot odds refer to the amount of money that is ...
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The final table
Top British pro Marc ‘Mr Cool’ Goodwin gets to the bottom of some of the game’s trickiest concepts What’s the best strategy to adopt at the start of a final ta...
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Against the flow
Standard river-betting theory states that you’re either betting for value or as a bluff. But what about flummoxing your opponent? The key to an unorthod...
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Open range
Putting players on ‘hand ranges’ is the latest buzz term, here’s how it can lead to bigger profits The texture of the board is very im...
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Maths rules
Making good decisions in tournament poker often means calling with the worst of it when the maths tells you to There are 18 players left in a tournament and th...
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Poker clinic
Fold equity and the perils of middle pair are the issues Willie Tann has to contend with DONK OR NOT? I was playing in a £20 rebuy at my local casino and we ha...
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Sit-and-go tips
There can be few things in poker as annoying as busting out late in a sit-and-go In the last two installments I’ve talked about the early and mid-game stages o...
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