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I just came back from a home game at a friend’s house. And as I was going to that game, and while I was sitting in that game, and when I was leaving the game, I thought to myself: “Why would anybody ever choose casino poker over a good home game?” Now...
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“Deal Me In” by Stephen John and Marvin Karlins, is a collection of background stories by some of poker’s most influential players. The collection is incredibly diverse, from Doyle Brunson to Peter Eastgate, and shows the array of lifestyles that have...
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I was discussing poker with a friend the other day, mostly on the subject of how to remain patient in trying circumstances. Neither of us regularly plays more than 3-4 tables at a time, and often only one or two, so there are gaps in-between decisions...
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We're all looking for an edge at the tables; that's what the game is all about. In any competitive endeavor, it's important to get a leg up on the competition any time you can (within the rules, of course). One of the ways I get an edge is...
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A couple hours after we finished playing Day 2 the chip counts and tables were posted for the remaining 86 players. I was surprisingly 14th in chips even though I was up to 175k at one point on Day 2. I was entering Day 3 with 126k in chips. The top 45...
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It was the morning of Day 2 of the Aruba Poker Classic Main Event and I woke up with plenty of time to eat breakfast and get to the casino. I was staying at a small resort on the other side of the island which was about a 20-25 minute drive to the casino...
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Recently I went to Aruba for the UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic . There were a series of poker tournaments being held and I participated in the $5,000+500 buy-in Main Event. Four hundred and seventy five people registered to play the Main Event with...
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“Poo-Kah?” asked the puzzled Chinese floorman, clearly struggling with the English language. “Yes, no-limit Texas hold’em” I implored. The floorman pondered the words for a few moments and then issued his response. “Sorry. We have not that game.” I was...
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PocketFives is a beneficial community to be a part of, if I may offer an unbiased opinion. Most people are fairly friendly. Some are really funny, across the range of definitions of the term – punsters, Photoshop masters, storytellers, or deranged loons...
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In the first few years of my poker career I was bitten badly by Fancy Play Syndrome (FPS). It took a lot of mathematical analysis of poker hands, along with talking to other pros whose game I respected, to help me realize that the standard play was usually...
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