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The Biggest Mistake in Poker Bluffing
When it comes to bluffing in poker there is a right way and a wrong way to do it. The trick is to use common sense but, strangely, a lot of people just don’t seem to do that. One of the biggest mistakes in the bluffing book is to go all in, or raise almost…
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How Calling Can Hurt Your Poker Strategy
Calling is often the safe bet in a game of poker. Calling is a good way to keep the stakes low and keep the pot at a smaller size when you don’t have the nuts or aren’t so sure about your hand. However, if you consistently fall back on calling you are only hurting yourself…
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WSOP Winner Joe Cada Lobbies for Poker On Capitol Hill
Joe Cada, the winner of this year’s World Series of Poker Main Event, headed to Capitol Hill yesterday to lobby alongside the Poker Players Alliance (PPA). The PPA is a lobbying organization with more than 1.2 million members, fighting for the rights of poker players. PPA has already succeeded in a number of victories, including…
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How to Choose a Poker Table Online
One of the most frequently overlooked factors about playing poker online is deciding which table you will play at. Contrary to popular belief, not all poker tables are created equal. Once you’ve determined which poker variation you want to play and the stakes you want to play at you still may have your pick of…
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An Overview of Poker Tournament Types
If you are considering getting into poker tournament play then you’ll find a number of different tournament types to choose from. It can be difficult to decide which tournament to sign up for unless you are aware of your options. Therefore, I put together this overview of poker tournament varieties so you can familiarize yourself…
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Tips for Building Your Poker Bankroll
If you are playing poker online for real money, one of the most important things is your poker bankroll. You need money to play the game and you don’t want to wind up in a constant cycle of depositing money, losing it all, depositing more and losing it all again and again. The following tips…
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Practice Makes Perfect
No one is born a master of poker strategy. If you want to win at poker you have to practice. It took me awhile to own up to this truth, and a few heavy losses. That’s why I want to share a few tips with you about how to practice in order to effectively perfect…
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More and More Men Winning “Ladies Only” Poker Tournaments
Over the past few months an interesting new trend has come to my attention-men competing in women’s poker tournaments and winning. In September, Abraham Korotki took home the title, and $20,982, in the Borgata Poker Open Ladies Event and last week another male player joined the ranks of Ladies tournament winners. Greg Sessler just took…
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Required Reading for Poker Players
A good buddy of mine just started getting serious about poker and has been looking for ways to maximize his skills. The other day he asked me to recommend a few good books about poker strategy and I thought I’d share a few of my favorites with you as well. I play mostly Texas Hold’em…
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Joe Cada Takes Home $8.55 Million in 2009 WSOP Main Event
The 2009 WSOP Main Event has come to a close and the winner is none other than Joe Cada. At 21 years old, Cada is the youngest poker player to win a WSOP main event. Joe Cada has earned his keep as a professional poker player over the past couple of years. He started out…