Using Your Opponents’ Words Against Them

People ask me questions about talking tells all the time. “While I was thinking about calling a big bet, my opponent kept saying, ‘You should fold.’ Should I have believed him or not?”
It’s a difficult question to answer because the meaning varies from player to player. Some players will say Using Your Opponents’ Words Against [...]

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Three More No-Limit Plays That Give Away Your Hand

All poker players like to think they’re sneaky, but some aren’t quite as unpredictable as they think. Last issue I discussed three “giveaway” plays that will tell your opponents what kind of hand you have, at least if they’re paying attention. In this column I have three more giveaway Three More No-Limit Plays That Give [...]

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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?
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Q&A #81: The 3 Basic Components of Hand Reading

I’m this month’s “expert” on InternetTexasHoldem.com’s series “Ask An Expert”. I’ve gotten a lot of great questions over there, and a couple weeks back I posted some links to a few of them.
This morning I answered a question that I wanted to share with you. Da_Big_Fish asked simply, Q&A #81: The 3 Basic Components of [...]

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