Q&A #98: Talking 6-Max No-Limit Hold’em Out Of Position Preflop Blues

You’re playing 6-max and your under the gun. You just got dealt one of your opening-quality hands, and you pot it. Everyone folds to the button… who calls. Hrmm. Is that a good thing, or a bad thing? It could be either. And whether it’s good or not, there’s a Q&A #98: Talking 6-Max No-Limit [...]

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Hand Discussion #9: My Thoughts

A couple of days ago, I posted a hand I “observed” where our hero had 55 after a small preflop push in a big pot. I was the player with the 55, and first I’ll tell you what happened.
I called the $69 raise ($84 total). The small blind hemmed Hand Discussion #9: My Thoughts|329|3.95|USD|| [...]

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Archive Review: Limit Hold’em Oldies

I’ve been posting mostly about no-limit these days, so I figured I’d pop in with a limit hold’em archive review to toss a little chum to the limit crowd.

Test your loose game preflop skills with my Low-Limit Preflop Quiz, originally posted at 2+2.
Many people feel out of place when …Login/Register for more.

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The No-Limit Toolbox — The Re-Squeeze

The No-Limit Toolbox is a new series that showcases the array of tactics available to no-limit players.
The Play: The Re-Squeeze
How It Works: You open-raise, and a few people call. Then an aggressive …Login/Register for more.

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4 Common Preflop Plays That Give Away Your Hand

Hand reading is one of the toughest skills for many aspiring poker players. It’s easy to read a book and learn about pot odds, learn about playing aggressively, and so forth. But many players, especially many new players, are lost 4 Common Preflop Plays That Give Away Your Hand|296|3.95|USD|| at sea when it [...]

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The No-Limit Toolbox — The Light Preflop 3-Bet

The No-Limit Toolbox is a new series that showcases the array of tactics available to no-limit players.
The Play: The Light Preflop 3-Bet
How It Works: Someone raises, and you have position on them …Login/Register for more.

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The No-Limit Toolbox — The Preflop Squeeze

The No-Limit Toolbox is a new series that showcases the array of tactics available to no-limit players.
The Play: The Preflop Squeeze
How It Works: Someone raises, and a few people call. You put …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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Low-Limit Preflop Quiz: My Answers

Here are the answers I gave to my low-limit preflop quiz.
Low-limit Preflop Quiz
03/07/04 05:06 PM
Alright. In general, I think you guys did pretty well. The general theme of this quiz was to get Low-Limit Preflop Quiz: My Answers|243|3.95|USD|| you to think about preflop play in terms of POT EQUITY, and not “I’m going [...]

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Low-Limit Preflop Quiz

Here’s an old Two Plus Two post where I offer up a quick limit hold’em preflop quiz for loose, small stakes games. Shortly, I’ll repost what my answers were.
Low-limit Preflop Quiz
#557227 – 03/07/04 Low-Limit Preflop Quiz|242|3.95|USD|| 05:06 PM
I think many of you guys need to rethink how you approach preflop play [...]

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