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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Scared money
Flopping a big hand on a ‘wet’ flop can seem like a tough spot, but the solution is simple There are 26 cards in the deck that will make our decisions v...
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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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Monster flop
You’re the aggressor, you’re in position and you’ve flopped a monster against just one opponent TERMINOLOGY DOG – Abbreviated form of ‘underdog&rsq...
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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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