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Starting Hands For Donks ^^

Published: May 26, 2010

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The Worst Starting Hands in Texas Hold ‘Em Poker
Most players know how to quickly identify the best starting hands in Texas Hold ‘Em Poker, but not everybody knows how to recognize bad hands at once.
By studying the list of bad starting hands, you’ll be better prepared to know whether to proceed or not with playing [...]


Knowing When to Fold

Published: May 25, 2010

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Knowing when to fold in poker is a crucial decision that poker players have to make during the game. At times, it’s hard to come to such a decision especially when you may have convinced yourself that you hold a winning hand. Most players, at one time or the other, have continued play knowing full [...]


Poker Etiquette

Published: May 23, 2010

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There are certain rules and basic etiquette that players should follow either in the casino or in a home game. All players, whether new to the game or professional players, should know these rules in order that the game is played smoothly and professionally.
Never Show Your Cards When the Hand is Still in Play
This is [...]


The Four Types of Poker Players

Published: May 23, 2010

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In the game of poker, most players can typically be placed into one of four categories. Knowing what types of players are there can be very beneficial to your game, because it makes it easier to read your opponents and understand how they play, and as a result improve your own game.
Types of Poker Players :
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Online Poker Tips – 3 Mistakes to Avoid

Published: May 20, 2010

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Learn to play poker – Poker Strategy @ thepokerdonk
The  following are three common mistakes made in Poker. By staying focused on your table and keeping your mind sharp, you can avoid these errors.
1. Over-playing – Never overplay your hands!
Everyone has over-played a game. And this usually happens when you’re losing. Sometimes, when the game isn’t [...]


Learning new games

Published: May 17, 2010

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In times gone by, poker players would attempt to learn every single game available to them so they could potentially earn money when they were running badly at their usual game of choice. Today it is not uncommon for players to simply specialise in one chosen discipline but it is a bad idea to do [...]


What Is Tilt And Why Do You Need To Have Control Over It

Published: May 8, 2010

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When playing poker, you do come to instances where you are at your wits end for having lost a game and you just cannot figure out how it could have happened so. It is hard for you to understand how your opponent could have called as you had a set at the flop, but when [...]


Tournament equity

Published: May 6, 2010

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Many amateur players, and indeed some experienced live poker players will have you believe that they only mathematics you need to know to win at poker is how to calculate pot odds and the probability of a specific hand arriving as the next card, but you also need to be aware of tournament equity [...]


Aggression is key

Published: April 26, 2010

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Look at any winning poker player, be it those who play with Texas holdem strategy, pot-limit Omaha or Stud, whether they specialise in cash game or tournament each and every one of them will have a common trait. They are all aggressive at the table when they are playing poker.
By aggressive I do not mean [...]


Playing when card dead

Published: April 21, 2010

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Due to the very nature of online poker, players will go through times where they find themselves completely card dead, that is receiving unplayable hole cards and having to fold over and over again.
Learning how to play online poker this is not as much of a problem as depending on how many tables you play [...]


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