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Q&A #61: Semibluffing in a No Limit Tournament

Semibluffing plays a major role in any tournament strategy. One of the main differences between good tournament players and not-so-good ones is that the good ones attack “unattended” pots vigorously. They recognize situations where bluffs and semibluffs are more likely than usual to work, and they put their chips in.
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Q&A #40: A Big Laydown on the Bubble

Justin asks,
No-Limit Holdem
Qualification live MTT for a bigger tournament, but there is a substantial cash prize pool for this tournament. Late tournament, 12 players left out of 70, 7 get paid and a spot in the finals. Blinds 1500-3000. MP solid player limps, SB calls, I check in the BB Q&A #40: A Big Laydown [...]

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Q&A #30: When You Can’t Post the Entire Big Blind

Steve asks,
Hi, can you help us with a procedural question?
We got down to the last 2 players and the big blind was short stacked and did not have enough to make the big blind of 200. What do you do?
A quickie. The big blind posts all their chips. The …Login/Register for more.

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Q&A #28: How Do They Do It?

Ryan,
I just finished watching MATTKUPE win yet another tourney on Absolute Poker. I also notice that there are several players that “almost” always make the final table in the tourneys they play in virtually everyday. MATTKUPE makes the final table in “almost” every tourney he enters including winning the 100k Q&A #28: How Do They [...]

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Q&A #26: When to Drop the Hammer with a Flopped Set

j22jblue asks,
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