Poker clinic
Willie Tann consoles a reader who had to lay down pocket Kings in a cash game KING FOR A DAY I was playing in an online no-limit six-handed $3/$6 cash ...
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Top pair strategy
Despite being a common situation, hitting top pair/top kicker rarely leaves a straightforward decision In the nine years I’ve been playing poker, I have ...
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Multi-way pots
Top British pro Marc ‘Mr Cool’ Goodwin gets to the bottom of some of the game’s trickiest concepts. How do multi-way pots differ from heads-up pots? The key di...
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Dime time
Pocket Tens – a more than playable hand, but what does it take to fold them pre-flop? Few of us would complain at being dealt pocket tens, but how heavy ...
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All the right moves
Winning tournaments isn’t just about winning cards, you need to out manoeuvre your opponents too What’s your objective when you enter a poker tournament? I mea...
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Satellite Strategy
Winning a seat in the WSOP main event is all about adapting your game to the unique demands of satellite structure There are a number of ways to qualify for th...
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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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Poker clinic
Don’t go sniffing after a losing player’s mucked hands, and don’t be put off by one bad cash game experience CRACKING UP I rarely play cash games, preferring t...
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Free your mind
You might think that giving free cards is a practice best avoided – but there are certain exceptional circumstances In hold’em, aggression is usually rew...
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Mind the gap
The Gap Concept was coined by David Sklansky over five years ago, but it still has much relevance You need a better hand to call a raise than to make a raise. ...
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