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  • Why do you play poker?


    If you ask most poker players why they play poker, they will almost unanimously answer, “To making money.” While profit is an obvious motivator in poker, it is not really an answer to the question of why we play poker for most of us. A lot of poker players...
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    Posted Jun 09 2007, 08:23 PM by lilprog79 with No Comments
  • A Different look at EV


    In MTT’s, nowadays, it seems like more than a few people tend to base their decisions solely on expected value (EV). If the move they are debating has a “+EV” from a long-term perspective, the move will usually go through. I know more than a few people...
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    Posted Jun 06 2007, 01:50 PM by rohanzsta with No Comments
  • Hungry? Things to keep in mind


    Everyone knows about the importance of being a patient and focused poker player. Equally important is the question of how do you maintain patience? How can you keep focused? How do you keep your cool when cards are not coming your way? There are at least...
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    Posted May 20 2007, 02:18 AM by whostolemylighter with No Comments
  • Patience, what does it really mean?


    Patience in poker is the key to winning; it is a time-tested phenomenon. Let us look at what patience in poker really means though, to you and I. Patience is defined as the following (cited from www.dictionary.com): 1. The quality of being patient, as...
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    Posted May 18 2007, 12:02 AM by whostolemylighter with No Comments
  • Should I ever fold KK Preflop?


    Should I ever fold KK preflop? Recently, there seems to be a rash of these posts questioning whether it is ever correct to fold KK preflop. The answer is OF COURSE IT IS, just not very often. When people ask about folding KK preflop, the argument is often...
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    Posted Apr 12 2007, 09:52 AM by supermoves with No Comments
  • Poker and Food, A Dangerous Combination


    The old cliché “that poker and drinking just don’t mix” is both old and a cliché for a very good reason, because it’s true. Some of my biggest losing online sessions have taken place after returning from a night on the town and sitting down for a ‘quick...
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    Posted Apr 03 2007, 09:16 AM by kvnstv with No Comments
  • The No-Showdown Challenge


    (yes, it's a long article, but I hope that if you take the time to read it you enjoy it, and that it opens your mind to different possiblities about this game we all love) Recently I went on a trip with a few friends to Las Vegas , and naturally we decided...
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    Posted Mar 29 2007, 09:03 AM by OrangeSpades with No Comments
  • Winning Strategies for NL Cash Games


    Tournaments are all based on where the blinds are and how much they are, when they go up , and preflop ante/pot size vs average stack size...cash game is nothing about the blinds or even stealing them. you'll never make a dollar stealing blinds, you'll...
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    Posted Mar 25 2007, 12:00 PM by kleezy with 1 Comments
  • WHEN THINGS GO HORRIBLY WRONG


    WHEN THINGS GO HORRIBLY WRONG By LILYBEAU This article is geared for the lower limit player, who gets a rude surprise when things do not go as planned. I have been playing since October 2005 and have been fortunate to build my bankroll to about $6,000...
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    Posted Mar 04 2007, 02:39 PM by lilybeau with No Comments
  • Growing Your Bankroll - Easy Does It


    Most poker players start playing poker with a relatively small bankroll and, if they are serious players, give considerable attention to playing good poker in order to grow that small bankroll into a HUGE bankroll. Sometimes, even oftentimes, especially...
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    Posted Mar 02 2007, 02:23 AM by RogerKDodger with No Comments
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