Weakest links
Spotting when your opponents are weak in a tournament can make all the difference In last issue’s article I talked about attacking weakness in the small ...
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Rocky river
Think about tournament scenarios that put you the player in a tough spot on the river SCENARIO ONE I like the pre-flop raise to isolate the weak player,...
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Omaha cash
Essential tips to help no-limit hold’em players adapt to the hot new game In the early part of this decade, I was a regular at the top of the European pot-limi...
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Omaha 101
Making the switch from Hold’em to Omaha? Chris Hall reveals the top 10 mistakes to avoid when getting started It might surprise you to hear this, but the...
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Post-flop betting
Post-flop betting in tournament hold’em is about extracting value and exercising solid pot control Continuation bets should generally be the same size w...
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Fashion victims
A look at six of the hippest strategies that the kids are going nutz for on the baize… Betting the pot has to work a lot less frequently than a sm...
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Table selection
Choosing the right table is the most underrated skill in hold’em Table selection is one of the most important factors in successful poker strategy, yet among m...
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Winning it all
Reaching the final table is an achievement, but to be a big winner you need the skill to navigate your way to a podium position The final table is where poker ...
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Floating
Each month Marc ‘Mr Cool’ Goodwin gets to the bottom of some of the game’s trickiest concepts What is ‘floating’? There are differing definitions of floating b...
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Implied odds
The concept of implied odds is one of the mainstays of poker theory, and yet many players misunderstand it While pot odds refer to the amount of money that is ...
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