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Focus on Cash Game Play, Not Results
A lot of cash game players like to measure their success in terms of winnings/losses. And while this is certainly critical over the long-haul, you can’t sit around fretting everytime your $20 cash game buy-in drops to $10 (unless you’re playing $0.02/$0.04 No-Limit Hold’em). Instead of worrying so much about the money, you need to…
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Starting Poker Stakes
One dilemma that many beginning poker players face involves what stakes they should initially play. Most players choose to begin with freerolls because of the fact that A) they’re free, and B) they offer weaker players. However, you don’t necessarily have to start with freerolls if you already have a solid bankroll. Going further, it’s…
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How Much Poker should you Play?
Even if you’ve been playing poker for a few months, you could be lost as to what your playing volume should be. Should you play 5 sit and go’s a day? Is 3 multi-table tournaments going to be enough to make you better? Unfortunately, there is no universal answer to these questions because it all…
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Learn To Play Texas Hold’em
With so many tournaments right around the corner I figured it would be a great idea to brush up on a few poker rules. In doing so I came across a huge selection of free online games including one of my favorites, Texas Hold’em. For those of you who’ve never played it, it’s a very…
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To Bluff Or Not To Bluff? That Is The Question
When it comes to bluffing in poker, either you’ve got it or you don’t. Some players are masters at bluffing while others are dead giveaways every time. If you are one of those players who haven’t quite got bluffing down yet, here are a few tips to help you along your way. For starters, you…
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Setting Your Poker New Years Resolutions
Have you thought about where you want to take your poker career in 2011? Do you want to continue playing free poker online, up your stakes, start playing in tournaments, or take it to the big time and compete for a WSOP bracelet? With 2010 coming to a close, now is the perfect time to…
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Betting Tips For Free Poker Games
If the title of this post caused you to raise an eyebrow, thinking to yourself, “What do betting tips have to do with free poker games?” you aren’t alone. A lot of online poker players don’t see any correlation between free and real money poker games on the web. However, playing free poker online can…
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The Importance Of Keeping Online Poker Records
Playing poker online can be a lot of fun, but if you have any desire to play real money poker games then you’ll have to put in a little work on the business side as well. Keeping records of your poker games is important, whether you are playing free poker or real money games, if…
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Making The Transition From Free Poker To Real Money Games
So you’ve been playing free poker online for a while and you’re thinking about making the upgrade to real money poker games. You are probably a little bit nervous and not sure exactly how to go about making the transition. The following tips should help you along. For starters, it is important to find a…
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Easing Yourself Into Aggressive Poker Play
If you are new to playing poker for real money or are just a generally tight poker player it can be a little nerve wrecking when you think about playing aggressively. After all, if you play aggressively in a high stakes game and lose then you can stand to lose quite a bit of your…