Identifying Tilt Triggers
Prevention is better than cure —Desiderius Erasmus It is a peculiar trait of poker that in order to be a consistent winner, you cannot care too much about the money you're trying...
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How to Liven Things Up at the Poker Table
You’ve been looking forward to playing poker for at least a week now. You finally made the trip to the nearest poker room. There’s a seat in one of the games. You...
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On the Short Stack
Regardless of whether you’re playing in a poker tournament or a cash game, it’s seldom fun to play on a short stack, although it’s easier out in a cash game because you...
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Dogging It!
Has your game gone to the dogs? Dogging it is an expression describing weak play on the end of a hand. If you’re not familiar with the expression, I’m sure you’ll be...
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Wait-Loss (Poker & Patience)
Of all the ways we sabotage ourselves at the poker table few are more pervasive, and ultimately more costly, than impatience. It can seep into every aspect of our game, impact almost...
Ruling! #13 – The Mucked / All-in Scam
The Scenario There are two players involved in a pot. After the flop Player A, who is first to act, decides to have a stab at it and makes a bet. Player...
The Essence of Split-Pot Poker Games
Split-pot games are different by nature than games like Texas hold’em, where the high hand is usually the only winner. Whenever the pot is split in hold’em, it’s because two or more...
Right Between the Eyes!
Right between the eyes is a description which normally refers to a top notch shot which stops a foe in his tracks. Other phrases used to depict this type of excellent marksmanship...
Acting at the Poker Table
Everyone knows that poker players are actors. All of us, even the newest fish in the pond, knows that it’s important not to give away our hands by looking pleased with good...
No Limits on Limit Hold’em
Way back in poker’s dark ages (the years prior to 2003, before Chris Moneymaker won the World Series of Poker’s main event after gaining entry via a $40 online satellite) no-limit hold’em...
Young Guns of Tournament Poker
“The Kids Are Alright” or “Teenage Wasteland”? In 1989, Phil Hellmuth set the record for the youngest winner of the World Series of Poker Main Event at the age of twenty-four. His...
Poker and Luck
The debate over whether poker is a game of luck or skill has raged on for what seems like forever. The premise that poker is a game of skill is the central...
Managing the Fall (The Greatest Loser)
If you're falling, dive - Joseph Campbell. We've all been through it at one time or another. The endless parade of garbage cards, punctuated by a few promising hands that never hold...
Masterclass: Dan Harrington’s Squeeze Play
Situation: 2004 World Series of Poker Final Table Stacks : Greg Raymer 7,920,000Josh Arieh 3,890,000Matt Dean 3,435,000David Williams 3,250,000Glenn Hughes 2,375,000Dan Harrington 2,320,000Al Kruk 2,175,000 This often discussed hand from the 2004...
