Burst the bubble
Bubble play can be thrilling, but tightening up and folding your way to a payout is often the best strategy Trying to protect your tournament life at the expen...
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Bleeding ’em dry
Value betting is often the difference between being a winner and a loser Think through the situation rather than just checking behind reflexively and mi...
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Straight draws
How you can use the stealthy qualities of a open-ended straight draw to your advantage You can therefore play your hand as if it is a flush draw, lookin...
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5 Tournament Tips
Chris Moorman plays to win, trusting his instincts and pushing his aggressive game to the max 1 EARLY DOORS In the early stages of the tournament identify the ...
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Scared money
Flopping a big hand on a ‘wet’ flop can seem like a tough spot, but the solution is simple There are 26 cards in the deck that will make our decisions v...
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Poker clinic
Willie Tann consoles a reader who had to lay down pocket Kings in a cash game KING FOR A DAY I was playing in an online no-limit six-handed $3/$6 cash ...
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Top pair strategy
Despite being a common situation, hitting top pair/top kicker rarely leaves a straightforward decision In the nine years I’ve been playing poker, I have ...
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Hunter gatherer
Chip accumulation versus chip preservation – it’s the age-old argument. The question is, can you do both? When I first started playing tournaments, I played as...
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Monster flop
You’re the aggressor, you’re in position and you’ve flopped a monster against just one opponent TERMINOLOGY DOG – Abbreviated form of ‘underdog&rsq...
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Poker clinic
Don’t go sniffing after a losing player’s mucked hands, and don’t be put off by one bad cash game experience CRACKING UP I rarely play cash games, preferring t...
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