Archive for September, 2007

Hand Discussion #9: Caught Up in Fireworks With a Small Pair

Yesterday I saw the following hand. What would you do in our Hero’s position?
It’s a $1-$2 game that’s playing deep. Most of the players have $500 or more. A notable exception is the big blind who has $84. He’s lost several $300 buy-ins already, but he still seems in good …Login/Register for more.

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Archive Review: More Limit Hold’em Oldies

I’ve been slightly slower in my updates lately because I’ve been on a sort of extended vacation. I’m back now and looking to spend more time on the site both writing Q&As and adding some new features. So stay tuned.
In the meantime, a couple of weeks ago I posted a …Login/Register for more.

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Q&A #86: Weak Means Strong… Sometimes

A week ago I talked about how you can sometimes use your opponents’ words against them. In that hand, I had a decision that perhaps could have gone either way, but then my opponent said something and cleared everything up for me.
This week wahoointexas brings us another tells-related Q&A #86: Weak Means Strong… Sometimes|324|3.95|USD|| [...]

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Q&A #85: Resisting the Raising Reflex in No-Limit

No doubt you’ve heard from many a person that the key to poker is never to call. Raise or fold. If you can’t raise, throw it away.
It’s perhaps useful advice for a casual player who hasn’t yet seen how powerful aggression can be. But I think it’s also very limiting Q&A #85: Resisting the Raising [...]

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