Pocket Aces in a cash game – there are many blogs talking about them!
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It turns out that the discussion about how to play pocket Aces in a cash game is a very common one and a well discussed topic. I used Google Search and turned up over 43,00o hits on the topic. I have since read over a dozen of them and have digested [...]
A slow week at poker but I ran into Duke a couple of times
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Last week I had other duties and chores that keep me away from the online felt most of the week. But I did have an occasion to play some satellites and cash games.
On the Set N Go Step games at Doyles I am stuck in the early steps but still alive trying to [...]
Miscellany: Poker, Life, Chores and Thoughts+
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I am still trying to sort out my poker goals and integrate them into my daily life. I have yet to make regular visits to the local poker rooms but I know that I need to in order to improve my game, both at the cash tables and at the tournaments. [...]
The “all in” bet – has it’s uses – but is overused
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I like playing poker in its many forms, especially Texas Hold Em, limit, pot limit and no limit. In the last seven days or so I have been playing the micro limits while trying to build a bankroll from $10 to $250 as part of a challenge – see my [...]
Seeking a level playing ground
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Lately I have been playing various styles of poker at different sites and trying to find my level at those sites and games. I have been playing Limit Hold ‘Em, No Limit Hold ‘Em and 2-7 Triple Draw. I have been playing in the .10/.20 games mostly for 2-7 triple draw, [...]
Playing a Limit H.O.R.S.E freeroll on FullTiltPoker as a member of the Railbirds
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Last Friday night I participated in a Railbirds.com freeroll tournament on FullTiltPoker. I have been a member of Railbirds since 2007 and have occasionally played the freerolls, especially in games that I needed more experience with. HORSE is one of those games. For those of you that don’t know what [...]
Shortest Omaha High/Low Tournament
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Last Monday night I participating in one of the shortest tourneys I have ever played in, at least the shortest that I remember. It was a Railbirds private tourney. And I do enjoy the challenge that playing Omaha High/Low brings.
I caught an interesting set of high cards, all suited in Clubs. They were [...]
Thoughts about having AK as a hand
Throughout the last three years, I have seen many different players having AK as their starting hand and have been amazed at how some people value and play them. Otherwise known as “big slick”, AK are perhaps the two most misplayed cards that anyone can get. In some of the lower buy-in Texas Holdem tourneys, [...]
Lessons learned, Lessons to Apply
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Ever since I decided that this was the year to try my hand at becoming a professional poker player and playing up to 20 hours a week either online or at a casino or poker room, I knew that the journey was not going to be easy. I currently [...]
Omaha High/Low Explained
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Omaha Poker High/Low is like Texas Holdem except that each player gets four cards for his hand as his hole cards. In Texas Holdem the player gets only two hole cards.
Unlike Holdem, the player must use two cards from his hand with three cards from the five common cards to make his best [...]
