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Top 5 Reasons to Choose Poker over Family
Friday, December 26, 2008
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$50k pot scooped by Mark Newhouse at Commerce
First of all we'd like to say that we'd never counsel you to ignore your family, especially during the holidays. Sure, they never leave you alone and they're always wanting something - presents, candy, shoes without holes in the bottoms - but if you ignore them, the authorities will probably have something to say about it.
We're not saying you... Read More
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Top 5 Unreasonable Poker Superstitions
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
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The front reads "Why iz poker?"
It seems redundant to me to call superstitions unreasonable, but many people live their lives in accordance with their superstitious beliefs.
I'm not one to be susceptible to superstition. My mind functions on logic and deductive reasoning, even though from an outside vantage, my deductions are seemingly unreasonable at times. As eccentric as I... Read More
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Top 5 Questions to Use in the Clutch
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
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Daniel Negreanu playing in Day 1 of the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em WSOP 2007 Event 3
Contrary to what you may have learned from Allen Iverson, you definitely derive benefits from practice. Just as repetition of motor memory training improves your physical coordination, so too do repetitive actions strengthen your mental capacity.
In fact, this is how our mysteriously mystical neurons strengthen their communication - by sending... Read More
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Top 5 Keys to Spreading a Successful Home Game
Friday, November 28, 2008
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Those of you who have spread a home game will understand that there are a bunch of little things you have to account for before you can get the cards in the air.
Here are five of the most important things to be sure you have covered before you try to spread your home game. You might notice that "buy beer" is nowhere on this list ... I just... Read More
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Top 5 Ways to Judge New Opponents
Monday, November 24, 2008
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Joao Barbosa, EPT Polish Open - Day 4
For the most part in life, we're taught to be respectful and courteous toward strangers and not jump to conclusions about someone solely based on what they look like.
The classic adage to "not judge a book by its cover" is a valuable life lesson to absorb at any age. But in poker - as with many other rules - there is an exception.
In poker... Read More
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Top 5 Advantages to Playing Online
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
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A not-so-good example of note taking.
With millions of people playing poker online day after day, it stands to reason there must be advantages to pushing the virtual chips around instead of the real things.
And although it's true that when I play I almost exclusively play live, I've still logged on for more than my share of online poker throughout the... Read More
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Top 5 Ways to Start a Big Tournament
Saturday, October 25, 2008
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Day 1 of the EPT4 Baden main event
The beginning of a new tournament is interesting for many reasons. It's as if each player's proverbial poker slate has been wiped clean.
Sloppy and loose players can (potentially) rectify the flaws in their game and try a new approach. Wily tournament veterans are plugging through the early stages in accordance with whatever strategy has earned... Read More
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Top 5 Pitfalls of Automated Poker Tables
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
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PokerTek automated poker table
I can't emphasize enough my disdain for automated poker tables - those that take the place of real-life wood and felt games run by a real live dealer.
I'm not against automated tables in general. Some of these machines are fantastic technological marvels (well, maybe not marvels, but... Read More
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Arithromania! Top 5 Things to Count at the Table
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
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Scott Montgomery, EPT Barcelona Open - Day 1a, European Poker Tour Season 5
Part of being a good poker player is being able to focus and remain sharp with your calculations and observations over an extended period of time.
The best players in the world are those who can absorb and process minute bits of information about their opponents' tendencies and use what they gather to their advantage over the long run.
Most... Read More
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Top 5 Ways to Keep Sharp After Folding
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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Chad Brown playing in EPT London Day 1a
In live ring games, players tend to lose interest when they are not involved in hands, and find their mind (and eyes) wandering elsewhere.
Unfortunately, too many players don't realize there's a plethora of valuable tidbits that can be learned during these moments after folding out of a hand.
This top list hopes to tackle this issue with five... Read More
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Top 5 Skills That Separate Pros from Amateurs
Monday, October 6, 2008
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Daniel Negreanu playing in Day 2 of the WSOPE Main Event
The gap between pros and amateurs is always huge, whatever the game. Try watching an adult league hockey game and then watch the NHL.
It just doesn't compare - the game is faster, the players are stronger, the hits are bone-crushing; it's a whole different ball game.
In poker the edge isn't always quite so apparent. After all, both pros and... Read More
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Top 5 Soft Tells
Thursday, October 2, 2008
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Haralabos Voulgaris, EPT3 Monte Carlo Grand Final - Day 1b
A lot is made of being able to read and catch your opponent when he is on a monster bluff, or trying to induce a heavy call while holding the nuts.
What's seldom given much attention is being able to make the lighter reads - the ones in the softer spots, when not as much is on the line, but valuable information is up for grabs.
Today's... Read More
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Top 5 Ways to Keep Yourself Off Tilt
Sunday, September 28, 2008
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Manfred Hammer at the final table of the EPT4 Baden main event
In a previous list, we served up a few ways to induce tilt - to get your opponents to play the game emotionally instead of logically and to give you an advantage at the table.
Tactically, this is solid advice, because it allows you to take the initiative and dictate the outcome of events and behaviors at your table.
Unfortunately, as most... Read More
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Top 5 Phil Hellmuth Quotes
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
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Phil Hellmuth in Event 45, No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1
Phil Hellmuth might be the most bipolar poker player alive. When he's on, he's on top of the world; when he's not, he's spiteful and angry - like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli.
Unfortunately for those around him yesterday at the WSOPE, as Owen Laukkanen reported in our live tournaments section, the... Read More
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Top 5 Signs Your Session Has Run Too Long
Sunday, September 21, 2008
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Alexander Kravchenko on Day 1 of the Inaugural WPT Spanish Championship
Today's list is about the marathon session: those nights you've stared at your screen far too long or imprinted your back-pocket logo on the cushion of your now-rock-hard casino chair.
Amid the hundreds of forgettable hands you've folded in the last (fill in the blank) hours, you've undoubtedly experienced some unforgettable highs and lows. The... Read More
