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The Correct Way To Utilize The All-In Bet In a Tournament
It’s hard to talk about no limit poker and not discuss the All-In bet in detail. This is what sets this game apart from all other games. The ability to put someones entire stack at risk at any given moment. This is a very powerful tool and, utilized effectively, can really help a player control [...]
Full StoryThe Ability To Read A Player: An Essential Poker Skill
I have done very well for myself at this game of ours. Yes, I have math skills. Yes, I have discipline. Yes, I have a love and respect for the game. But most importantly, I have the God given ability to read a player. The truth is we all have tells. Yes, I will repeat [...]
Full StoryPricing In & Pot Committed: Lessons In A Poker Tournament
What I would like to once again point out is how this methodology is applied differently in cash games than in tournament play. In a cash game this is a very good strategy to implement whenever possible. If the pot odds are there are you have already priced in then it is obvious that you [...]
Full StoryOnline Poker Tournaments To Benefit Cancer Prevention Research
Cancer. It’s a word that immediately draws heartache to all that hear it. Upon the mention of cancer, everyone immediately thinks of someone they know that was affected by cancer in some way or another. During the 2003 World Series of Poker, poker professionals and good friends Phil Gordon and Rafe Furst had an idea [...]
Full StoryPokerNations Offers Social Network and Advice For Poker Players
Anthony Martino, founder of PokerNations.com, brings a breath of fresh air into the world of poker. He was kind enough to sit down with Street3 and share his thoughts on the Twitter Poker Tour, online poker and social networking. Have you played many twitter poker tour events? According to the leader board, this was your [...]
Full StoryWSOP Final Table Highlights Skillful Poker Decisions of Joe Cada
Phil Ivey, the greatest poker player of current time. The World Series Of Poker, the most respectable poker tournament of all time. The November Nine, the nine members of the final table, which every single poker player aspires to be a part of. If life is anything like a Cinderella story, it is written in [...]
Full StoryThe World Circus of Poker
The following article is a World Series of Poker diary, courtesy of bustemdaily. I woke up a couple hours before the 12 noon start of the $1500 PLO8 WSOP event. My first real poker tourney. A bite to eat, a ton of nicotine, and I was excited. Brian, a local Las Vegas thief, drove me [...]
Full StorySpeaking with Tennessee Razz Queen, Trisha Peña
Cashing in one of her first World Series of Poker events (the 2007 World Championship Ladies Event No-Limit Hold’em), Trisha Peña (formerly Trisha Webb), has shown the determination and skill to win in a variety of games since that time. A regular at the American Rounders poker league in Nashville, Tennessee, she has won tournaments [...]
Full StoryBeing Robert Basil, a Cash Game Specialist
It is always a treat to talk to a cash game player. Robert Basil, of RobertBasil.com, is a true grinder at poker, a semi-pro in all the facets. He makes a profit at poker in his spare time and does it with dignity and respect for the game. Too much of poker today is showboating, [...]
Full StoryJust Browsing With Bad Beat Clothing
The e-commerce world is a tough market with a lot of shopping options. Add to the fact that specializing in a niche market, like poker, can be an arduous journey. But Bad Beat Clothing have done their homework and have hit the road running at full speed. We talk with John Doran, owner of Bad [...]
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