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Adjusting Your Holdem Strategy for Omaha
More and more Texas Holdem players are giving Omaha a try. However, if you are thinking of switching to Omaha don’t be fooled by the similarities in the two games – the strategy for Omaha is actually quite different than the strategy for Texas Holdem. Read on to learn more. For starters, In Texas Holdem…
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Free Poker vs. Real Money Poker: Aligning Your Strategy
Playing online poker for free and playing real money poker games can be totally different experiences. After all, when you have your own money on the line the entire dynamic of the game changes. When I play free poker I am much more relaxed. After all, in free poker games I usually have a much…
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Poker Freeroll Tournament Strategy
Poker freerolls are an exciting way to win great prizes and cash without risking a dime of your own money. An online freeroll tournament is an online poker tournament in which the entry fee has been waived, so players compete against one another risk-free for great prizes! Because of the fact that freerolls are totally…
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Rebuy Poker Tournament Strategy
A good friend of mine is playing in his first rebuy poker tournament next weekend and he came to me for strategy advice, so I thought I’d write a post on the subject. There are a number of different ways to strategize in rebuy tournaments and the right one for you depends upon how much…
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Recognizing Tight and Loose Play in Poker
In the world of poker there are all types of players who turn to all different sorts of strategies in their poker playing. Most of these players fall into two categories – loose players and tight players. Figuring out if you are playing against a loose player or a tight player can help you build…
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Multi-Tabling in Online Poker
Something that a lot of online poker players haven’t considered is the practice of multi-tabling. When you play poker online one of the biggest advantages is that you can play at multiple tables at the same time. While this requires a firm control of poker rules and strategy, multi-tabling is a great way to increase…
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How Calling Can Hurt Your Poker Strategy
Calling is often the safe bet in a game of poker. Calling is a good way to keep the stakes low and keep the pot at a smaller size when you don’t have the nuts or aren’t so sure about your hand. However, if you consistently fall back on calling you are only hurting yourself…
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Do Online Poker Tells Exist?
When it comes to live poker one of the best strategies is reading tells. When you and your opponent are face to face there is a lot you have to go on-nervous ticks, facial gestures, tone of voice and that sort of thing. However, how about when you play poker online? Do online poker tells…
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Poker Satellite Tournaments: Shoot for the Stars
Satellite tournaments have a lot of appeal among poker players, online and off. A satellite is a poker tournament that allows players to buy in for as little as a few dollars and compete to win a seat in a huge online or land-based tourney with a much more expensive buy-in. Of course, when huge…