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Putting Opponents On Tilt

April 22, 2012 By
Putting Opponents On Tilt

It might sound crazy, but one of the best ways to bring in a consistent profit when playing either online poker or live poker, is to simply get an opponent on tilt and take advantage of the crazy play that comes afterwards.  You'll find that quite a few players get steamed pretty quickly at the poker table, meaning that they are prepared to start throwing around some chips and trying to win back the money that they lost in a hand. Say for example that you make a big bluff at a player who ends up folding their hand, and then you show the bluff.  This is a great way to put an opponent on … [Read more...]

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Why the World Series of Poker Will Just Keep Growing

April 16, 2012 By
Why the World Series of Poker Will Just Keep Growing

The World Series of Poker is the most well-known and well-respected poker tournament series in the entire world currently, and it's for good reason.  If you've ever played at the World Series of Poker, or see it played, everything is pretty much ran to perfection, and the tournaments offer some of the best prize pools, best poker play, and most importantly some of the most prestigious awards in the gold bracelets that are awarded.  After Black Friday hit the United States back in 2011, many people were skeptical about what would happen with the WSOP and how the attendance would do. The … [Read more...]

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When You’re Labeled as “Crazy” at the Poker Table

April 15, 2012 By
When You're Labeled as "Crazy" at the Poker Table

Let's face it, it happens to the best of us.  You win a few big hands, hit a few nice flops, maybe show some bluffs, and all of the sudden you are labeled as one of the "crazy" players at the table.  At this point, what are you supposed to do?  There's no turning back right?  Well, honestly the best thing you can do is embrace this, sit back, and wait until you get a nice hand and let your "crazy" play win you some serious money. After you've built up that chip stack and are sitting pretty with people thinking that you will play anything and everything from anywhere on the table, just … [Read more...]

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Final Table Play With 50+ Big Blinds

April 8, 2012 By
Final Table Play With 50+ Big Blinds

So you've officially made it to the final table of a tournament that you are in, and you are sitting as one of the deep stacks in the tournament with 50+ big blinds at this time.  It's obviously a great feeling, but one that you have to know how to control or else you could end up losing that stack pretty quickly.  There are many things to take into consideration and some strategy behind making sure that you hold onto that stack, but more importantly that you continue to build it up and set yourself up to take down the tournament when all is said and done. Today we are going to give some … [Read more...]

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Watching Players at Your Table in the Down Time

April 8, 2012 By
Watching Players at Your Table in the Down Time

Sitting there throughout a poker tournament can absolutely be a grind.  What we mean by a "grind" is that there is a lot of down time, and a lot of time where you are left sitting back and just watching the action in front of you instead of playing anything in your hand.  The reason for this is because you have to be incredibly patient during a poker tournament, and unfortunately, this means not playing a ton of hands that you may want to play!  So the question is, what SHOULD you do in all of that down time that you have between playing your hands?  Well, the answer to that is simple, you … [Read more...]

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Why Tight Poker is Winning Poker in Multi Table Tournaments

April 1, 2012 By
Why Tight Poker is Winning Poker in Multi Table Tournaments

Do you know why people say that poker tournaments are a long grind, and that some people feel that they can be incredibly boring?  Well, it's because the main strategy behind playing in multi table poker tournaments is to play tight and slowly build up your chip stack, and do your best to attempt having to risk your entire stack at any point during the tournament.  This strategy is one that is definitely a winning player's strategy, but there are multiple reasons for this, and today we are going to explain more in-depth as to why playing tight poker is the best way to bring in some … [Read more...]

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