Breaking rank
You shouldn’t necessarily bet into an empty side pot if it reduces the chances of eliminating an opponent It’s one of the first things you learn when pla...
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Antonio Esfandiari
Magician turned poker pro offers his advice on tournament play Make sure you’re bluffing against players smart enough to fold Born in Iran, and moving t...
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Taking it slow
The success of a slow-play is all about knowing your opponent’s tendencies and waiting for the right moment When choosing to slow-play big hands, you ha...
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Three times table
In the first of a series on poker truisms, we ask why the standard pre-flop raise is three times the big blind Large raises in late position can be a si...
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Drawing hands
Mr Cool gets to the bottom of some of the game’s trickiest concepts What do you need to think about when playing drawing hands? You have to take a lot of facto...
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Pot-control
If you want to succeed in deep-stack cash games, you must learn how to control the pot The most important distinctions between cash game and tournament poker a...
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Poker Clinic
Be aware that Freeroll play is not really an accurate representation of how people approach tournaments Satellite news I was down to the last 18 players in a m...
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Talking texture
How your opponent’s post-flop pot-limit Omaha playing style should drive every decision you make Last time I explored the problem of playing medium-strength ha...
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Keep the faith
Be sure to have faith in your abilities, and you will become a winning poker player This year’s Main Event winner – the inescapably likeable Jerry ...
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Top of the pots
It’s post-flop panache rather than pre-flop brawn that lies at the heart of this Pot-limit hold’em Unless we restore pot-limit to its rightful place alo...
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