Get shorty
Serial short-stackers are the bane of a regular cash-game player’s life Poker is constantly evolving. Players are always developing new strategies, and from ti...
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Pocket Queens
Pocket Queens can be tricky to play post-flop, so you must try and stay in control of the hand SCENARIO ONE As a general rule when playing online, don’t...
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Win deep-stacks
Marc ‘Mr Cool’ Goodwin gets to the bottom of some of the game’s trickiest concepts. What’s your plan for the early stages of a deep-stack? At the recent Manche...
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Poker clinic
Willie Tann explains how to beat the micro-limit games and reminds one reader that sometimes the cards just don’t fall your way… MICRO MACHINE I have bee...
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Low risk, high return
We tackle the problem of playing medium-strength hands out of position in heads-up pot-limit Omaha One of the most difficult situations that arises in heads-up...
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Annie Duke’s top tips
With more than $4 million in tournament winnings, Annie Duke is one of poker’s most respected players and this month the self-confessed ‘maths geek’ is her...
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Burst the bubble
Bubble play can be thrilling, but tightening up and folding your way to a payout is often the best strategy Trying to protect your tournament life at the expen...
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Bleeding ’em dry
Value betting is often the difference between being a winner and a loser Think through the situation rather than just checking behind reflexively and mi...
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Straight draws
How you can use the stealthy qualities of a open-ended straight draw to your advantage You can therefore play your hand as if it is a flush draw, lookin...
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5 Tournament Tips
Chris Moorman plays to win, trusting his instincts and pushing his aggressive game to the max 1 EARLY DOORS In the early stages of the tournament identify the ...
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