Weekly Poker Hand #134
I bluff my stack off against a player who turns out to be a calling station.
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I bluff my stack off against a player who turns out to be a calling station.
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In this short video blog, I discuss what I have bee up to over the last six weeks.
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I discuss how to play a marginal over pair in a multiway pot. Do you find yourself consistently overvaluing hands like this?
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I recently played hand in a $2,200 turbo event at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure that I think is quite instructional. It demonstrates two key concepts that you must master if you want to succeed at poker tournaments:
Avoid playing gigantic pots without the nuts
Constantly analyze your opponent’s range and figure out how to best take advantage of it …
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I again (check out the last few episodes) flop a marginal made hand and try to see a cheap showdown. Do you make the common mistake versus maniacs of raising with your strong hands, or do you play your best hands slowly, letting them trap themselves?
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The following hand illustrates a common leak that many amateur players have in their poker strategy. When they face the least bit of resistance, they fold all but their best hands. With blinds at 250/500-75 with 25,000 effective stacks in a $500 buy-in tournament, the cutoff raised to 1,200 and our Hero in this hand reraised to 3,000 with Jh-Jd on the button. Only the cutoff called. …
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At a European Poker Tour event, I played a fun hand with pocket Jacks that stirred up quite a bit of discussion. …
Fun spot with pocket jacks Read More »
I flop middle pair and try to see a cheap showdown. The only problem is my opponent doesn’t want to let me a cheap showdown. Do you make the river call in this spot?
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This hand illustrates a common mistake that small stake no-limit hold’em cash game players make on a regular basis. With blinds at $1/$3 with a $300 effective stack, an unknown player called $3 from the cutoff. The player on the button, we will refer to him as Hero, called as well. Both blinds elected to see a cheap flop. …
Deciding when to slow play Read More »