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Poker Lesson 189: Steaming is bad but pretending to steam isnt
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I've been playing poker for 23 years, and one thing I can say about my play with great pride is that I never steam. In fact, that's true of a lot of pros. In general, the more experienced a player is, the less likely he or she is to have a steam factor...
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06/12/2009
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Poker Lesson 188: Check-Raising the Devil
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In the second week of the 2004 Series, I just missed a final table, finishing eleventh in a $2,000 Limit Hold'em event. Daniel (Negreanu) went on to win that tournament for his third bracelet...
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06/06/2009
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Poker Lesson 187: Becoming a Complete Poker Player
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If you want to become a complete poker player, you need to learn how to play all the variations of the game. You should do this because it's no good being the world's best Hold'em player when the biggest sucker in town only wants to play Seven-Card Stud. Ideally, you want to be able to play whatever game looks to be the most profitable on any given day...
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05/02/2009
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Poker Lesson 186: Adjusting strategy mid-hand
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Most of the time when youre engaged in a poker hand, youll be thinking about what decisions you will make before you have to make them. For example, if you call a raise with K-Q, youll think to yourself...
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04/24/2009
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Poker Lesson 185: Climbing on the HORSE
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I'm aware that most poker players know me primarily as a poker commentator on shows like NBC's "Poker After Dark" and "National Heads-Up Poker Championship...
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04/19/2009
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Poker Lesson 184: Hand Coordination
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Hand coordination is the relative strength of your hand compared to your opponents hand, and its probably the single biggest factor determining whether you have...
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04/07/2009
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Poker Lesson 183: Selecting Starting Hands in Omaha Hi/Lo
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I firmly believe that it's impossible to play too tight in Omaha Hi/Lo, especially in a ring game. I'll be the first to admit that it's not especially fun to play the game that tight, but if you have the...
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04/02/2009
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Poker Lesson 182: Playing a Medium Stack in Early Position
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For obvious reasons, wed all rather have a medium stack than a short stack. But there is one advantage to being short-stacked: your decisions are easy. With a medium stack, almost every decision you make is...
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03/27/2009
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Poker Lesson 181: Pre-Game Online Tells
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When most poker players think about tells, they visualize physical actions that occur at the table. For example, the way an opponents hands start shaking whenever he has the nuts or the way he handles his chips in certain situations. Online players dont have this...
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03/20/2009
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Poker Lesson 180: Finding the Right Game and the Right Mindset
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For me, poker is a game that is meant to be played joyfully, and the path to playing the game joyfully begins with finding the game thats right for you and entering it in the right frame of mind...
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03/14/2009
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