Limit vs. no-limit poker: pros and cons
- Sep 17, 2009
Bay Area cardrooms offer two main types of poker games: Limit and no-limit. In recent weeks, many readers and novice players have asked me about the benefits of each option.
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Full Tilt Pro Tips - The Suicidal End Bluff
- Sep 14, 2009
Bluffing in Limit Hold ’em is nothing like bluffing in No-Limit Hold ’em. In a Limit game, you can rarely price an opponent out of the pot if he has any kind of a made hand or draw...
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Mike Caro: When Good Poker Advice is Bad
- Aug 27, 2009
In poker, you need to adapt. Whether advice is good or bad for a particular poker situation depends on (1) your opponents, (2) your image, and (3) your bankroll.
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Aaron Bartley Pro Tips - Pro Tip 192
- Aug 6, 2009
While No-Limit Hold ‘em and Limit Hold ‘em tournaments might look the same to a casual observer, they’re completely different. In a No-Limit Hold ‘em tournament, one big hand can either set you up for a run to the final table or send you home early.
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Steve Rosenbloom on poker: Even pros can out-think themselves
- Jul 3, 2009
At the WPT's $15,000-buy-in Doyle Brunson 5 Diamond World Poker Classic in 2008, Seif drew aces under the gun. With blinds at $50-$100, Seif chose to call instead of raise.
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Greg Mueller Wins Second Bracelet of 2009 WSOP
- Jun 29, 2009
With only scant days remaining until the start of the $10,000 Main Event at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP), the race for the remaining bracelets is heating up in the Amazon Room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
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Finding the Right Game and the Right Mindset
- Mar 17, 2009
If you’re going to be an emotional prisoner when it comes to your wins and losses, you won’t play at your best. You need to play with patience, joy and a certain amount of indifference towards winning and losing...
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Adjusting to Wins and Losses
- Mar 14, 2009
Many of your opponents will treat you differently when you're winning than when you're losing. That's because they're conscious of luck and fear you more when you're "running lucky."
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The Sneaky Check
- Feb 16, 2009
At every stage of a Multi-Table Tournament, your stack size relative to the blinds should be crucial to how you approach different hands and situations...
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Learning to Win at Final Tables
- Feb 6, 2009
Anyone who’s ever come close to winning a poker tournament – only to fall short – can tell you how much it hurts...
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Semi-Bluffing
- Jan 22, 2009
The semi-bluff is one of the most powerful weapons in any poker player’s arsenal. If there’s a decent chance you can steal a pot by semi-bluffing, you should usually...
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