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July 2009 - Posts

  • Using Cash Games to Improve Deep-Stacked Play


    Not long ago I noticed that I tended to have a better ROI in tournaments with faster structures. This is largely due to the fact that the faster a tournament's structure, the less time you will generally spend “deep stacked.” All of the skills I had...
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    Posted Jul 30 2009, 10:53 AM by dgillis with 5 Comments
  • Cash Games versus Multi-Table Tournaments


    I realize that most of the people on this site probably know who I am mainly for my poker tournament accomplishments, but due to some changes in my life (primarily my two children), I've branched out and started playing a lot more cash games as well...
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    Posted Jul 22 2009, 08:14 AM by Rizen with 11 Comments
  • The More I See, The Less I Know


    I recently returned from a week in Gifu, Japan with sporadic Internet access (mostly off), no cell phone coverage, and no English-language channels on the hotel television. Deprived of information I could comprehend, my mind drifted…to the topic of how...
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    Posted Jul 18 2009, 09:31 AM by grapsfan with 6 Comments
  • The Arc of a Home Game


    One of the interesting things about a casino poker game is that usually a tiny percentage of the people who play in it are there for the beginning or the end. A well-run game in a popular casino can run literally for days, around the clock. So most of...
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    Posted Jul 14 2009, 08:45 PM by Lee Jones with 8 Comments
  • How Does Poker Fit into Your Life?


    Did you ever ask yourself how poker fits into your life? Is it your profession? A secondary source of income? A hobby? A hobby with financial rewards? A combination of those things? This is a question I asked myself recently and a thorough analysis of...
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    Posted Jul 12 2009, 01:53 PM by thearthurdog with 13 Comments
  • Superman Syndrome and the Bad Beat Monster


    Hang around the poker world long enough, and you’ll see the guy who qualified for AARP before you were out of 5th grade was on to something when he said, “poker is a game of life.” All of the best and worst traits of the human condition really do carry...
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    Posted Jul 03 2009, 09:17 AM by dgillis with 18 Comments
  • WSOP Main Event Preparation


    The World Series of Poker Main Event is the biggest poker tournament in the world. Not only is the prize pool enormous, the buzz around the WSOP Main Event is just as staggering. People come from all over the globe to watch and partake in this event....
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    Posted Jul 01 2009, 04:14 AM by Cre8ive with 5 Comments

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2. djk123 1 3
3. Jovial Gent 2 4
4. moorman1 8 2
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