Q&A #52: Betting into a Preflop Raiser in a Large Field

If one of your opponents raises preflop, the natural inclination is to check the flop to the preflop raiser. The raiser is marked with a strong hand, so you might fear that you’re behind. The raiser is also likely to bet whether he hit the flop or not. Often you Q&A #52: Betting into a [...]

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Q&A #43: A Scare Card on the River

PeterL asks,
the following hand, I think I played the river badly and missed some bets. I know if I went to 2+2 they would say I played it well.
But I believe SSHE would reccomend betting for value here.
PokerRoom 0.15/0.30 Hold’em (8 handed)
Preflop: Hero is CO with 9 , 8 Q&A #43: A Scare Card [...]

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Q&A #33: Semi-Bluffing with a Short Stack

eng4410 asks,
Thanks for doing the site and answering questions; your advice is extremely helpful, and if your forthcoming book contains similar in-depth advice - I can’t wait!! Here are two hands from some micro-limit NL 6-Max cash games on Full Tilt which Q&A #33: Semi-Bluffing with a Short Stack|115|3.95|USD|| I think might provide [...]

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Q&A #21: Protecting Top Pair in a Big Pot

setosevens asks,
Hi Ed.� What a great site.
I’ve got a hand here that a friend of mine played online the other night and we had a bit of a disagreement about it.� I was fairly confident about what the best play was, but it differed from how he played Q&A #21: Protecting Top Pair [...]

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