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Playing Small Ball Poker
11-21-2010, Aaron Hendrix
There are many different ways to play poker. One concept that has gotten significant attention and is becoming the way many players play is small ball. The success of players like Daniel Negreanu and Gus Hansen, notorious small ball players, has...
Poker Plays with Pokerpeaker: Taking Advantage of a Scare Card
12-29-2009, PokerPeaker
As the game gets more aggressive, it's still easy to stick with some basic concepts to pull off bluffs that work. One of the most basic, yet most effective ways to pull off a bluff is to take advantage of a scare card when it hits the board. I've...
Poker Plays with Pokerpeaker: Winning A Pot With Middle Pair
11-24-2009, PokerPeaker
It's possible that no hand is tougher to play after the flop than a middle pair in your hole cards. Oh, sure, you can try to hit a set and if you don't, just pitch it. But that's probably not going to be profitable in the long term, given that you...
Poker Plays with Pokerpeaker: Folding An Overpair In A Multi-Way Pot
09-04-2009, PokerPeaker
I'm still amazed at how many people are willing to lose their stacks with an overpair. Knowing when to fold an overpair is a great way to save money and learn how to become a winning player. All right, I'm playing a full-ring cash game on...
Poker Plays With Pokerpeaker: Don't Pay The Donkeys Off
08-30-2009, PokerPeaker
There's probably one secret to winning more than any other. Are you ready? Don't pay the donkeys off. Easier said than done. I'll show you what I mean. I'm playing with $75 at $50 NLHE at PokerStars and a player in middle position puts in a...
Poker Plays with Pokerpeaker: Even in a turbo, playing weak Aces will cost you
08-28-2009, PokerPeaker
I play a home game with friends every few weeks. We play a tournament, and the blind levels burn out faster than a shooting star. We're lucky to make an orbit before the blind levels change. As the beer flows and the conversation goes, we usually...
Hold’em Is a Seven Card Game
03-23-2007, jbharshaw
Too many players seem obsessed with their starting hands in Holdem. Yes A-A is a good starting hand but it is still just a starting hand. It is possible, although improbable, that the five cards on the board make a better hand, without the help of...
Limit Holdem strategy
02-23-2006, Chris Gabriel
One of the most difficult skills to develop in limit Holdem is knowing when to make a bold move. I define a "bold move" as a decision that might appear reckless at first glance - but which, in fact, has a certain degree of positive expectation; that...
Limit Holdem tips: check or call
02-02-2006, Chris Gabriel
Most of the poker authors in today’s poker world recommend a tight-aggressive approach to the game. "Tight-aggressive" means two things: First, you are selective about the hands you play (in other words, play "tight"). Second, when you play a hand...
Bluffing at Limit Hold’em
06-21-2005, Tony Bromham
If you play at low fixed-limit Texas Hold’em tables ($1/$2 or $2/$4 for example), you will see quite a lot of bluffing going on. You will know they are bluffs because the cards are exposed to the players at showdown. Unfortunately for the bluffers...