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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Floating a bet
The ‘float’ is a great strategy to employ against tight, solid players You must have position to utilise the float play, as you cannot float out of posi...
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Nice timing
Good timing is one of the important skills for a poker player to have, says Marc Goodwin You must have come across the situation when you are about to raise an...
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Short-stack shoves
It’s a perennial dilemma: you need to push soon, but do you do it now or wait a few more hands? FOOLS RUSH IN I was recently playing in a $100 tournament w...
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Post-flop punishment
Karl Mahrenholz tackles what to do post-flop, whether or not you strike it lucky… TJ Cloutier famously once used the phrase ‘no set, no bet’....
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Speech play
Knowing when to utilise speech play is an important part of a poker player’s game How much information do people generally give away when speaking at the...
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Six pack
You can’t just sit around and wait for good hands if you want to come out ahead in six-max cash games Phil Shaw Six-max no-limit hold’em has becom...
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Suited and booted
Most players realise the true potential of suited connectors on the flop or later streets Suited connectors – hands like 6♦-7♦, J♠-10&...
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Pocket power
Small pocket pairs love to see a flop and the chance of making a set Consider the stack sizes at the table: how many chips you have relative to the othe...
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Post-flop connections
Playing suited connectors post-flop is an art. If you do it well, you can be very successful Aggressive play is often rewarded in poker, and this is especially...
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