A couple of days ago I posted a hand from jamleeco. This is a tricky hand, there’s no doubt about it. I think there’s several layers to it, and I think you can play it many different ways depending on how your opponents tend to play. Here’s the hand Hand Discussion #3: My Thoughts|177|3.95|USD|| [...]

Here’s another hand to discuss, courtesy of jamleeco. He’s playing medium-deep stacked, and he doesn’t know what to do with bottom two on the flop in an unraised pot.
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Another good discussion. For those who are just tuning in, we discussed a no limit hand in a thread a couple of days ago. Here’s the hand:
Another hand. No real read on opponent; he just sat down.
The idea on the turn was that (1) the four-to-a-straight looks really scary Hand Discussion #2: My Thoughts|167|3.95|USD|| [...]

I thought the response on the first hand discussion was great. Here’s the original post with comments and then my response. The blog format is a little awkward for discussions like this one, so I’m wondering if people would be interested in a forum-type solution to discuss stuff …Login/Register for more.

Here are my thoughts about the hand I posted yesterday. It’s a shorthanded game against aggressive players. One of the most important skills in that environment is adaptation. You have to react and adjust to your opponents. Against loose and passive players, you can often be shamelessly exploitative, playing Hand Discussion #1: My Thoughts|162|3.95|USD|| [...]

I like the Q&A format because it helps me to zero in on exactly what people are having trouble with. If I just write articles cold, it’s easy for me to write just about stuff that may interest only me and skip the stuff that really matters.
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