Weekly Poker Hand #140
Like last week, I decide to lead into the preflop raiser. This time though, I have it!
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Combating Weak Players
In my previous blog post, we discussed how to exploit calling stations. This time, we will discuss how to combat overly weak players. In my next article, we will discuss combating maniacs. …
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Weekly Poker Hand #139
I get a bit out of line by leading with bottom pair with a lot of backdoor flush draws. I got lucky to turn one of my draws!
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Combating Calling Stations
While I always suggest that you work hard away from the table to develop strong, fundamentally sound strategies, in the small stakes games, most of your profit will come from exploiting the mistakes that your opponents make. This will allow you to make considerably more money compared to if you play like a robot, treating all opponents the same. …
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Weekly Poker Hand #138
I pick up Q-Q and almost make a big fold before the flop when facing significant action. Would you have gotten away from them?
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Collecting free money
Edit: SlotMasters has changed their business model, so much of this article is no longer relevant. I hope you collected your free money while it lasted!
Last week I posted about three apps I have been using, one to make you smarter, one to make you money, and one to make you better at poker. The apps to make you smarter and better are poker were obvious.
Read more books and get smarter. Yep, that makes sense.
Study common poker situations and memorize the GTO play. That also makes sense.
But play a slot app to make money? Has Jonathan lost his mind? …
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Weekly Poker Hand #137
I flop top pair versus a tricky, aggressive opponent have to decide if I should bet for two or three streets of value. Would you have bet more aggressively than I did?
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Three Great Apps
I have been using three new apps a lot lately, so I figured I would share them with you. One of these apps will make you smarter, one will make you money, and the other one will make you better at poker.
The first is app is Blinkist.
This app will make you smarter. …
Weekly Poker Hand #136
I flop top pair and have to decide how to play it to get maximum value from my straightforward opponent.
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#1 Tip for Small Stakes Players from Top Pros
I just completed the manuscript for my upcoming book Mastering Small Stakes No-Limit Hold’em and I am proud to say that it is full of actionable advice for small stakes players looking to move to the middle stakes. This got me thinking about what other top pros would suggest, so I asked them. Some of these pros are well-known household names while others are lesser-known, but are who I turn to when I want to study poker. Here are their replies, with my commentary below in italics:
Daniel Negreanu: Find a group of players whose game you respect and discuss hands with them, especially those already playing the stakes you want to be playing. …
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