Q&A #95: The Limits Of The Short Stack Advantage

Over the past few weeks I’ve been talking a lot about short stacks and how you can gain an inherent advantage simply by buying in for less than your opponents. Something I said, however, struck Joe, today’s questioner, as wrong, Q&A #95: The Limits Of The Short Stack Advantage|372|3.95|USD|| and he submitted the [...]

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Short Stacks In Tournaments, ICM, and Playing With the Antes

If you haven’t been following the recent discussion about short stacks versus deep stacks in tournaments, please first read How Short Should You Go and How Short I Think You Should Go.
In the comments portion of the second article, a discussion of ICM was brought up. JJS said:
Ed Short Stacks In Tournaments, ICM, and Playing [...]

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Q&A #34: Blinds versus Antes

Michael asks,
For given game of poker, say the traditional five card draw game, for example how should one think about the difference in correct play if the game has equal antes from each player vs antes in the form of the small and big blinds. Please point in the right Q&A #34: Blinds versus Antes|117|3.95|USD|| [...]

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