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For Richer, For Poorer - Victoria Coren

Date: Tue, Apr 13, 2010

Victoria Coren is well recognized as one of the more successful female poker players. That's likely to her chagrin however, as she states clearly in her book that when it comes to poker, women need no special distinction. In fairness, Victoria Coren is an accomplished pro poker player by any measure. As someone who stumbled into the game, this writer, commentator, and all-round poker celebrity has an impressive career behind her name....

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Championship No-Limit Holdem by T.J. Cloutier & Tom McEvoy

Date: Mon, Mar 8, 2010

Cloutier and McEvoy are high among the ranks of poker stars. Perhaps they don't have the same TV time as some of the newer players but they make up for it in years of experience. Their book brings this perspective to the game of Hold'em and offers valuable lessons to the avid poker player....

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The Godfather of Poker - Doyle Brunson

Date: Sat, Feb 13, 2010

Doyle Brunson is without doubt the most widely known poker celebrity in the world. Doyle has been an integral part of the modern poker scene from its beginnings in the late 20th century through today. His exploits at and away from the table are things of legend. From playing sports to betting on them; from robbers and hijackings to dealers and gunfights; from good fortune to agony: This autobiography gives but a glimpse into Doyle's extraordinary life!...

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The Essence of Set Mining - Playing Low Pairs in Hold'em

Date: Thu, Feb 11, 2010

Low pocket pairs. Easy to muck yet the key to a goldmine. Most books rightfully put them on the list of unplayable, or marginal hands. Yet time and again you'll find people playing them, raising them, and somehow making money from them. Admittedly some of those players are getting lucky, but some have a very specific goal: set mining. That is, playing a low pair and hoping for three of a kind on the flop. If done right it can be lucrative....

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Power Hold'em Stragegy by Daniel Negreanu

Date: Thu, Feb 4, 2010

In Power Hold'em Strategy Daniel Negreanu has invited five top professional players to give their take on no limits hold'em. The six perspectives on the game make for an interesting read. Evelyn Ng starts it off with a guide for novices, continued with some solid advice from Todd Brunson for high stakes games. Erick Lindgren and Paul Wasicka both offer insight into the online game. David Williams completes the guest authors with a bit about unpredictable play....

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Why shouldn't I play KQo? Pre-flop thinking in Texas Hold'em

Date: Thu, Jan 28, 2010

In another article we mention that KQo is not a particularly great hand (well, KJo actually, but they're about the same). This comes as a surprise to many players, in particular newer players. Two very high cards, how could that possibly not be a great hand? It's not unplayable, but it isn't great, and many poker books will back us up on that....

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The 4 Steps to becoming a poker shark

Date: Wed, Jan 6, 2010

Poker seems like an easy game. There isn't much equipment involved and the structure is simply a matter of deal, bet, deal, bet, and so on. Still, the apparent simplicity of poker is deceptive. There is a reason this game has continued to fascinate people from all walks of life for over 200 years! The truth is that poker mastery requires a great deal of skill. Here we're covering the four basic steps you need to master to become an expert poker player!...

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The 4 Faces of Patience - the essential poker skill

Date: Mon, Dec 28, 2009

If you could define an expert poker player with just one word, that word would be patience. A good player has to wait a lot, remain calm at all times, and be satisfied with the gradual path. These are all aspects of patience. Here we'll go over the four aspects of a patient player to give you a better idea of what this means....

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The Timid One - A perplexing player who doesn't bet

Date: Sat, Dec 5, 2009

They sit there, fearful of the pot. Bets and raises are flat called with monster and marginal holdings alike. When they do finally show their hand you'll shake your head thinking, "Why didn't he take more money from me?" These are the timid players....

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Betting into a flush draw with No Limits Hold'em

Date: Fri, Nov 20, 2009

You've got a good hand but there is a possible flush draw on the board, or even worse a possible flush. What do you do? Okay, you know you should bet, but how much? Too little and you'll get calls from players who have hands besides just flush outs. Too much and you'll scare everybody away, leaving the pot rather bare. There is no easy answer, but we can try to see what happens in a few situations....

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Pot and Implied Odds - Calculations for a flush draw in Hold'em

Date: Fri, Nov 13, 2009

Working with pot odds and implied odds can be confusing at times. Which one should be used, and how to calculate it, are not always trivial affairs. Calling implied odds a calculation is also somewhat misleading. While pot odds are a strict calculation, implied odds require a lot of assumptions to be made. There is no strictly correct way to do the calculation and come out with the correct result. Still it adds a tool to your decision making tool belt....

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5 Great Ways to lose your money in Texas Hold'em

Date: Sat, Oct 31, 2009

Before you can think about making any money at the tables you first have to stop losing it! It may sound silly, but not losing money is actually a very difficult level to achieve. Even a well-read and trained player can lose money. Here we present a few of the quickest ways to lose a lot of money quickly. Avoid them!...

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Same flop twice in a row - common impossibilities with millions of hands

Date: Thu, Oct 29, 2009

One game has just concluded and the flop for the next comes up. Whoa! You get a strange sense of deja vu. The flop is the same as the last flop. These things are supposed to be random. How can it happen twice in a row? Something must be up. But in fact such things happen so commonly that you shouldn't even take note of them....

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Counting Outs - Calling with straights and flush draws - Lesson 2

Date: Fri, Oct 23, 2009

In Lesson 1 we covered the basics of counting outs. From the discussion it should be clear that you need to know not only what hands you can achieve, but also what hands would beat your opponent. You might think knowing your opponents cards requires mind reading abilities, but here we'll see that in many cases a simple educated guess is enough....

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