Q&A #68: Adjusting From Full-Ring to 6-Max Limit Hold’em

This is the first question taken from the new Message Board. I’m excited about all the action there so far. Keep the great questions coming!
From a theoretical standpoint, there’s not a whole lot different about playing 6-max limit hold’em Q&A #68: Adjusting From Full-Ring to 6-Max Limit Hold’em|234|3.95|USD|| versus full-ring. It’s mathematically almost [...]

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Q&A #66: Short Stack Strategy — Adjusting to Different Stack Sizes

The short stack strategy in no-limit hold’em is always a popular topic, so I figured I’d answer another question about it today. To be honest, I’ve been skipping some of the short stack-related questions lately because I’m biding some time until Professional No Limit Hold ‘em comes out. I Q&A #66: Short Stack Strategy — [...]

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Q&A #60: Beating Hyper-Aggressive Limit Games

Hyper-aggressive limit games can be really frustrating, especially the first few times you play in them. You’re used to people calling your raises and checking to you. In this game, though, people don’t give you no respect. Someone bets, you raise, and it’s reraised and capped by two different people Q&A #60: Beating Hyper-Aggressive Limit [...]

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Hand Discussion #4: My Thoughts

Two days ago I posted a no limit hand for discussion. Here’s a recap of the hand:
Live no-limit full ring ( fairly loose and wild with lots of payoffs )
[Stack Sizes are largely missing, so I'm making them up. Hero on button has 200BB. The big blind has 88BB. Hand Discussion #4: My Thoughts|192|3.95|USD|| [...]

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Archive Review: November in Review

Last week I posted my first archive review, and I got a good response including two pleased emails from new readers who hadn’t seen the old stuff before. So I figured I’d keep it going by posting a few more old articles from November. Doesn’t November seem like forever ago? …Login/Register for more.

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Q&A #59: Playing the Small Blind in a 2-chip, 3-chip Blind Structure

In limit hold ‘em, the size of the small blind relative to the big blind chances from limit to limit and venue to venue. The “typical” relationship is 2-chip, 4-chip (also 1-chip, 2-chip) - or the small blind is 1/2 the size of the big blind. This structure is used Q&A #59: Playing the Small [...]

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Q&A #55: Aggression in Shorthanded and Heads-Up Pots (aka Oops, I Folded Again)

One of the first things we learn to do as we get better at poker is to fold. “If you don’t have a good hand, fold.” “You can’t be a winner if you don’t know how to fold a winner.” All true. The first thing you should learn is how Q&A #55: Aggression in Shorthanded [...]

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Q&A #48: Underpairs Heads-Up In Position

Jacob asks,
I recently posted this hand on 2+2 in the micros and wanted to get your take on it. There a plenty of different opinions on what is the best line here so I am curious to see what your thoughts are.
The different opinions thus far are:
Raise the flop, Q&A #48: Underpairs Heads-Up In [...]

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Q&A #42: Kill Pot Adjustments

Scott asks,
Ed, I remember an article you wrote about a year ago on playing more aggressive when you have to post behind the button, as well as when someone else is posting. My question is to the same rules apply on Q&A #42: Kill Pot Adjustments|133|3.95|USD|| a kill pot? Especially if [...]

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Q&A #41: Playing the Turn Out of Position

Matt asks,
Here is a hand I played earlier today. I won the hand, but it was a bad beat. Did I get too “cute”?
Full Tilt 2/4 Limit Hold’em Ring (7 handed)
Preflop: Hero is LP with 7 7 :spade:.
2 folds, Hero raises, CO (poster) calls, Button raises, 2 folds, Hero Q&A #41: Playing the Turn [...]

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