September 2007 - Posts
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I would like to depart a bit from the nuts and bolts game situation and game theory material that I have concentrated on in my previous articles. Unlike how to cope with those vicious losing streaks that make us all cringe with horror, I think that an...
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To begin with a cliché: one of the many essential qualities of winning poker players is the ability to deceive their opponents. Unfortunately this game also affords many opportunities for self-deception. Here are a few ways in which you may have bluffing...
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Is it my responsibility to be my neighbor’s keeper? Am I obligated not to use every weapon at my disposal to win? Is this all out war or isn’t it? These are the questions I have been wrestling with as of late. As a simple example, let’s start with the...
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“You are being moved to the final table,” the pop up screen reads. The background of your table changes to a blue screen with animated characters watching the “under the lights” final table. A tournament director gives you a few trays and moves you to...
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MOST poker players want to improve their games. If you are reading this article you are very likely to be one who works at it. Reading books and participating on message boards are great ways to work on your game. I would like to also suggest checking...
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We’re at a table full of loose, crazy, irresistible forces. Some play well (fighters with the skill of Bruce Lee); others not so much (Daffy Duck as Robin Hood). We must deal with all of them to reach our end goals – final tables, big money and the glory...
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“We shouldn’t be spending $100 on dinner again,” she says. “It’s one big blind, I think I can afford it,” I reply, rolling my eyes. And though I don’t make enough money that $100 should mean so little to me, I see enough money on the table every day that...
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Should top players take time out of their day to offer up their secrets to the general public? No matter what they charge, are they giving up expected value by training their present and future competition? Pocketfives just released a new promotion that...
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This article was written by Andrew Wiggins, AKA "Muddywater," an instructor for CardRunners.com . When you start playing poker, your first big struggle is to break even. Then you try to become a winning player, then to move up, then to maximize your win...
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At the poker table, we win by imposing our will on our opponents. We try to make other players call, raise or fold based on our actions. The mantra “aggressive poker is winning poker” breeds in all of us a little fighting machine. The best of us are Bruce...
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