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Submitted by Mitchell this article belongs to the Poker Tournament series.
Mitchell Cogert is the author of "Tournament Poker: 101 Winning Moves." It is the only reference book to reveal the plays the Pros use to win a poker tournament. These plays are based on reviewing 20 years worth of tournament poker strategies and by actual play against Daniel Negreanu, Erick Lindgren, David Pham and other top pros. The book is available on amazon and rated 5 out of 5 stars by customers. Find out more about
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Submitted by McTap03, this article is a part of the Poker and life section.
With the new year now upon us, and me starting to play again (I took a brief unplanned hiatus over the holidays), I thought I would jot down some goals for the rest of this year. Since this is my first attempt at actually trying to plan long-tern (specifically for poker), please bare with me as I try to get all my thoughts onto this post.
Increase my BR
For me this would have to be my biggest goal for the year. I'm
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Submitted by Mitchell this article belongs to the Poker Tournament series.
Mitchell Cogert is the author of "Tournament Poker: 101 Winning Moves." It is the only reference book to reveal the plays the Pros use to win a poker tournament. These plays are based on reviewing 20 years worth of tournament poker strategies and by actual play against Daniel Negreanu, Erick Lindgren, David Pham and other top pros. The book is available on amazon and rated 5 out of 5 stars by customers. Find out more about
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Submitted by Mr. White, this article belongs to the Poker Tournament series.
What’s the big advantage of online poker? That you can play any kind of tournament anytime you want! Fixing a cash game at home isn't that difficult, find a couple of players, get some chips and a deck of cards and you're playing poker. Try organising a tournament for a change: you'll need a certain amount of players to be there on time, some kind of software that serves as a tournament clock and a blinds structure.
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This article belongs to the Poker and Life series
All poker players and gamblers in general run the risk of developing a gambling addiction for the same reason that all people who enjoy a drink once in a while run the risk of becoming alcoholics. I guess it's human nature to crave more of whatever makes you tick.
One of the most important steps towards treating any kind of addiction is realizing that you have an addiction. Now I'm fairly confident that my gambling is under control, but every
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Submitted by Dungbeetle, this article belongs to the Poker and life section.
Editor's comment: I just finished reading Dungbeetle's poker New Year's resolution for 2009 and found his views on the effects the financial crisis might have on the poker scene in 2009 to be very realistic. How do you think the financial crisis will affect your poker life in 2009?
I had intended 2009 to be a real make or break year on the poker front, in that I'd play in a number of EPT and WPT events as well as the
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Submitted by Maurice Lefort, this article belongs to the Poker Bankroll Building series.
Note from the editor: By tradition poker players are categorized according to which animal they resemble the most in the animal kingdom. In this article Maurice describes the poker bestiary or compendium of beasts if you will.
If you are a poker shark you already know what this article is about. If you are a poker fish, you do not. But in poker, are there only fish and sharks? No, there are many kinds
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This article is a part of the Poker Mathematics series.
Implied odds is a more advanced poker concept than pot odds, poker probabilities and EV. You should therefore familiarize yourself with these basic concepts first.
Implied pot odds take into account future bets made to the pot and are therefore not as straightforward to calculate as regular pot odds. Implied pot odds are most relevant when you are on a draw and stand to gain additional bets if you make the draw but on the other hand
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Submitted by Rakewell, this article belongs to the Poker Mathematics series.
Whoever said poker players are superstitious? The article below written by Rakewell treats the dealing and receiving of cards when playing live poker from a purely natural scientific viewpoint. It's all about angular momentum conservation baby:-)!!! Enjoy......
I've decided to break down and share with my readers an important poker principle that you won't find in any book or DVD or training video currently on the
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Submitted by Dungbeetle, this article belongs to the Poker Tournament series
This tournament write-up needs a quick introduction from the editor (me, Mark) for all you readers not familiar with The International. The International is a private members club situated on 53-55 East Road London. And no, it's neither a strip club or a religious sekt eventhough "private members club" has that sort of ring to it. The International is a club for chess, backgammon, bridge and poker club with its own Club
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