The Final Hand

The final hand always gets the most attention. It could be the last hand of a grueling heads-up battle to determine a million dollar tournament winner. Or it could just be the hand you busted out on in your local Wednesday night tournament. Either way, chances are that you (and The Final Hand|977|3.95|USD|| maybe a [...]

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Archive Review: Now 50 Percent Bigger!

I have six articles of hand-picked archive goodness for you today. That’s 50 percent bigger than the last archive review. Such a deal! I think I’ve reviewed this one once before, but it’s a popular article. Does Poker Keep Getting Harder and Harder? Once you have a good, solid, fundamental …Login/Register for more.

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Archive Review: More Love For Limit Hold’em

Lately I’ve been playing mostly no-limit, so I haven’t been posting as many articles or Q&As about limit. Unfortunately, this post isn’t a new article about limit hold’em. But it is an archive review dedicated to limit, which is actually like four times better because it’s links to four articles, …Login/Register for more.

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Preflop Play: Take Off the Training Wheels

Check out this old Two Plus Two post about many players’ over-reliance on preflop rules and charts. Preflop Play: Take off the training wheels #488379 – 01/25/04 07:50 PM This is a post targetted to Preflop Play: Take Off the Training Wheels|241|3.95|USD|| the posters who have been around for at least a few months. If [...]

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A Note About Pot Odds

Here’s another one of my old Two Plus Two posts. A note about “pot odds” #464094 – 01/03/04 07:36 PM So several of you have objected to my A Note About Pot Odds|239|3.95|USD|| post because I only talked about big pots and little pots without mention of “pot odds.” I intentionally did not mention that [...]

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Q&A #65: Limit Hold’em – Folding on the River in a Big Pot

Don’t fold for one bet on the river in a big pot. That’s one of the best pieces of advice any limit hold ‘em player can get. Much money is lost by wanna-be pros when they fold good hands that “just have to be beaten” on the river (getting 15-to-1), Q&A #65: Limit Hold’em – [...]

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Q&A #63: Calculating Odds on the Flop – Count Both Cards or Just One?

Today I answer one of the single most common poker questions I hear. Brian asks, Should I calculate combined odds of hitting my outs on the turn and river OR just the odds of hitting my outs on the turn alone? It’s a simple question with a semi-complicated answer. You have a Q&A #63: Calculating [...]

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Q&A #62: A Questionable Limit Turn Call

“Do I have odds to call?” It’s a common and important question. Today, Robert asks it about a hand he played at the wild and crazy Hawaiian Gardens cardroom. I played a hand at a Hawaiian Gardens 3/6 game where I called the flop and turn, but mucked the river, and Q&A #62: A Questionable [...]

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