Setting up
Flopping or facing a set is far more common in pot-limit hold’em than in no-limit Previously we looked at pot- limit versus no-limit and their differing nuance...
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Pro Views
The pros get to grips with King-Queen, a hand that at first always looks tempting, but can land you in trouble King-Queen always presents problems because you ...
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Table roaches
Short-stack shoving is an annoying yet effective tactic Buy in for small amounts, so if you go on a cold run you don’t end up going busto As you read th...
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Big slick matters
Ace-King is a great pre-flop hand but what happens if you miss the flop in a multi-way pot? SCENARIO 1 You’re playing in an online no-limit tournament an...
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Block party
The blocking bet should be a staple move for every cash game player A blocking bet is a bet you place out on the river, when you are first to act. The purpose ...
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Exploiting weaknesses
Whether you’re playing in low or high-stakes cash games, there are always chinks in your opponents’ armour Some of the best cash games players approach the gam...
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Under the gun
Poker is all about tough decisions. We analyse a difficult situation and ask: what would you do? I was now likely to be playing a big pot against a toug...
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Blind defence
It’s a painful reality that your blinds will often be at the mercy of better-positioned opponents in short-handed cash games One of the incontestable truths ab...
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Poker clinic
Run your poker problems past resident InsidePoker expert Willie Tann HOW DID I STACK UP? Here is a hand that I am not sure if I played correctly recently. It w...
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Pot-control
If you want to succeed in deep-stack cash games, you must learn how to control the pot The most important distinctions between cash game and tournament poker a...
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