I know there are a lot of new readers out there, so I figured I’d share some of NPA’s all-time most popular articles with you. Here are some of the greatest hits.

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When I watched this hand play out, it really stuck out like a sore thumb to me. As I watched the hand, I kept expecting the button to play a certain way, and the button didn’t. Since the button was a decent player, it surprised me at first. But Hand Discussion #8: My Thoughts|311|3.95|USD|| [...]

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I observed the following hand recently in a live $2-$5 game. Our hero for this hand is one of the better players in the game, though his hand reading is a little cloudy. The main nemesis is relatively tight and straightforward, though not extremely so. The effective stacks are $700.
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This question deals with concepts from our new book Professional No-Limit Hold ‘em: Volume I. If you don’t have it yet, what are you waiting for? It’s jam-packed with tons of no-limit goodness.
Professional No-Limit Hold’em introduces a few concepts Q&A #82: Overpairs and the Committment Threshold|307|3.95|USD|| that will be new to many players. [...]

Whenever I flop top two, I always seem to think to myself, “Ooh, I have to find a nice overpair to bust.” But by the river, there’s always a four flush, a four straight, and six overcards, and my two pair is on life support. Top two can be hard Hand Discussion #7: My Thoughts|306|3.95|USD|| [...]

One of the trickiest parts of no-limit is trying to deal with good, but also quite beatable, hands when there’s still a lot of money left. These “reverse implied odds” situations, where you can easily lose more money against a better hand but you’re unlikely to win more against a …Login/Register for more.