Weekly Poker Hand #98
I get lucky to flop a pair in a 3-bet pot but then face an odd bet on the river. Fun spot!
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10 hands from my 2014 WSOP Main Event
Since the WSOP Main Event is just around the corner, today I am going to share with you the first 10 hands I played in the 2014 WSOP Main Event. While I didn’t make an extremely deep run, I did end up cashing for $22,678. I actually recorded every significant hand I played in this tournament (54 hands) and made them into the book, Cashing the WSOP Main Event. If you like this blog post, you will love The Main Event. …
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Weekly Poker Hand #97
I find myself on the river with a set that unfortunately turned into a bluff catcher. Do you call the river all-in or do you take the cautious route and fold?
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Age and the WSOP by Neil Blumenfield
by When I made the 2015 WSOP Main Event November Nine at age 61 a big deal was made about age as the Final Table tends to be dominated by young male players. 2015 was especially significant because, while I was older than any previous final table player in the November Nine format, I was joined at this final table by 73-year-old Pierre Neuville, So discussions about age and poker became a big topic. …
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Weekly Poker Hand #96
I attempt to bluff in a multi-way pot when my range should be much stronger than my opponents. Do you bluff often enough in this situation?
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Learning to fold
While I feel like I have a fairly solid grasp on how to play fundamentally sound poker, I have found that I have been calling a bit too often with good, but second best, hands when my opponents seem to be willing to put all of their money in the pot. I have been working hard to plug that leak. This hand demonstrates my progress. …
Weekly Poker Hand #95
I decide to fight fire with fire in a $1,500 event. Do you ever attempt this bluff?
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Lesson from the WSOP Main Event
Today I want to share with you one of the concepts that has helped me combat good, loose, aggressive players who constantly apply pressure both before and after the flop. …
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Weekly Poker Hand #94
I analyze an all-in my opponent made versus my first position raise in a WSOP event I played last year. Would you have made the same mistake as my opponent?
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Bluff Catching with Dan Colman
I am excited to announce that I recently started making monthly tournament videos for Crush Live Poker. Each month, I will review hands using live poker footage, allowing me to analyze the “full picture” instead of only the technical side of the game. You can sign up now using my affiliate link to get a FREE month at Crush Live Poker. As an added bonus, at the end of my videos on CLP, I explain how you can get a PDF copy of my best-selling book Strategies for Beating Small Stakes Poker Tournaments for FREE. In the video below, I show an insightful hand that Dan Colman, one of the hottest players in the world at the moment, played deep in a major $5,000 buy-in event.
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