Selling It
betting_187x269.jpg Usually when the term "faking it" is tossed around there is an unsatisfied wife and a marriage counselor involved in the mix somewhere. Besides this rather uncomfortable reality,...
View ArticleDiminishing Returns
pairofaces_187x269.jpg Those who make it their business to be familiar with obscure, theoretical laws not only need to get out more and find a nice girl, but they will also be aware of the law of...
View ArticleListen to the Short Stack
shortstacked_187x269.jpg It happens to all of us, somebody bets into you out of left field, or raises your bet. If you are holding a hand that you believe may only be the second best hand at the...
View ArticleSometimes a Cigar Is Just a Cigar
pokerplayer_187x269.jpg We are all aware that bluffing is a huge part of the game of poker but getting caught up in trying to sniff out players who are trying to pull a fast one on you is one of those...
View ArticlePlay Badly
doylebrunson_187x269.jpg It happens to everyone: you will be sitting at the table with somebody who seems to be telepathic. They put you on a hand correctly every time and always seem to get away with...
View ArticleMuck You!
muckyourcards_187x269.jpg There are a lot of members of the animal world who effectively communicate by displaying colors or markings. Squids behave like the deep sea equivalent of a mood ring by...
View ArticleInterpreting the Minimum Raise in No Limit Holdem
reraise_187x269.jpg Sometimes the communication in poker can be extremely subtle and more than a little confusing. Mixed signals abound. Yes can mean no, no can mean maybe, and maybe can mean go soak...
View ArticleDealing with Players Who Go Off Early
playingholdem_187x269.jpgToday’s installment of poker tips and strategies is about hold em poker players who go off way too early. Over the decades there have been dozens of attempts by private...
View ArticleDead Money Plays
holdem_187x269.jpg Taking liberties with the dead is something that most associate with Mary Shelly's Dr. Frankenstein or Marilyn Manson's love life. It is also a strategy that involves players...
View ArticleStopping the Thief
pokerplayer_187x269.jpg The late position at a Holdem table is often one that is played on auto-pilot. A common scenario before the flop goes as follows: The Blinds through their money to the center...
View ArticleA Powerful Pair of Skills
pairofskills_187x269.jpg If you have a pair of Aces in your hand, and another one falls on the turn, you will probably be putting in the sort of bets that you hope somebody calls in the hopes of...
View ArticleSinglied Out
pokeropponent_187x269.jpg Anybody who grew up watching Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom knows that when lion hunts it doesn't just randomly throw itself on rampaging herd of water buffalo in the hopes...
View ArticleStay Focused
stayfocused_187x269.jpg Sometimes the best strategies have less to do with what you should be doing, and are more about the things you should not be doing. For example, it should be pretty obvious to...
View ArticleLooking At Poker Probabilities in Texas Hold’em: Heads-Up Starting Hands
pokertips10.jpgTexas holdem odds are a complex subject, so it is easiest to break it down in sections. This week we are following up last week’s examination of starting hands in Texas Holdem poker with...
View ArticleTexas Holdem and the Terrible Twos
Terrible Twos.jpgWhen people sit down to a game of live or online Texas holdem, one of the most annoying things is to try to play poker hands when one of your hole cards is a 2. Handing someone a 2 to...
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