Throwing the game
Winning at gin rummy is dictated by what you throw away as much as what you hold. Phil Shaw gives you some tips on seeing the deadwood from the trees Few peopl...
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Cash games 1
To make serious money playing poker you need to hit the cash tables. Tournament poker has taken over the world. Yet 30 years ago poker tournaments barely exist...
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Action Replay: WSOP
Tournament expert Paul Jackson takes an honest look at his performance at this year’s World Series of Poker – and some of the valuable lessons he learned from ...
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So near yet so far
"I was 12th, but gutted to miss out on the final table" I was just trying to go as far as possible. The experience was fantastic, although for...
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Defend yourself
Minor adjustments in your pot-limit play can make the game more worthwhile – providing you protect your hands In terms of apparent profitability, pot-limit hol...
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Analyse this
Rushed decision-making probably isn’t helpful in any area of life, so why do it in poker? Take your time and you’ll take it down says Julian Gardner Pok...
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The showdown
Our panel of poker pros discuss their varied approaches to heads-up competition SCENARIO ONE With blinds of 150/300 against a tight player, I would rais...
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Less is more
Tournament hotshot Paul 'ActionJack' Jackson explains why he’s playing less but earning more, and how outdrawing a maniac can leave a sour taste &nbs...
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Feel your way
Correctly reading the texture of the flop is a critical skill and comes with experience, explains Julian Gardner in his latest instalment on tournament play &n...
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Size matters
Lou Krieger examines how your play should differ relative to the size of the buy-in and your starting stack It might help to think of no-limit hold’em a...
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