The final table
Top British pro Marc ‘Mr Cool’ Goodwin gets to the bottom of some of the game’s trickiest concepts What’s the best strategy to adopt at the start of a final ta...
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Maths rules
Making good decisions in tournament poker often means calling with the worst of it when the maths tells you to There are 18 players left in a tournament and th...
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Poker clinic
Fold equity and the perils of middle pair are the issues Willie Tann has to contend with DONK OR NOT? I was playing in a £20 rebuy at my local casino and we ha...
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Weakest links
Spotting when your opponents are weak in a tournament can make all the difference In last issue’s article I talked about attacking weakness in the small ...
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Rocky river
Think about tournament scenarios that put you the player in a tough spot on the river SCENARIO ONE I like the pre-flop raise to isolate the weak player,...
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Post-flop betting
Post-flop betting in tournament hold’em is about extracting value and exercising solid pot control Continuation bets should generally be the same size w...
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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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Short stacking
Short-stacked tournament play is not simply a case of shoving all-in whenever you see an Ace If you limp or make a standard raise, you give your opponen...
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Big money time
How to navigate a path from the bubble to the final table and close out a tournament While reaching the final table is an achievement, trying to get the...
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Killing the action
How the check-raise with a big hand on a heavily textured board can be your best friend Opponents who have raised before the flop in a heads-up pot are ...
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