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16 people you don't want to see (or be) at the poker table

Poker is a people game. It's a lot less fun when the people around you are annoying and irritating. Here's a breakdown of sixteen people you don't want to see at the poker table. More importantly, if you tend to be one of these people at the table, it's time to stop.

How to play poker for free

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A good guide for beginning poker players: six ways to play the game for free (or almost free)

Why you (and I) suck at poker

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If the title doesn't say it all, allow me to reiterate: true story.

Thirteen levels of losing at the poker table

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The DC Poker Examiner breaks down thirteen painful ways to lose at poker

Twelve lessons poker can teach you about life

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Screw baseball. Poker can teach you more about life than any team sport.

Five hold'em starting hands that need warning labels

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The D.C. Poker Examiner breaks down a few great hands for going broke.

Patience and discipline

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They say to wait for right hand, the right situation, the right opponent, wait, wait, wait and wait some more. Maintain your discipline... What the the hell do they know?

Bankroll Requirements for Tournament Poker

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Few questions in poker have as many answers as the question â€œwhat is the ideal bankroll for tournament poker?â€ There are a million different answers because there are a lot of variables involved in determining the proper sized roll that will sustain a playerâ€™s tournament play. This article breaks down those variables and helps the reader find his or her own sweet spot.

How to Make a Living Playing Online Poker

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An overview of how even low limit players can play poker and make a decent living using bonuses, promotions, and rakeback.

Finding the Right Balance with Multi-Table SNGs

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Unless you play for a living, or donâ€™t have a lot else going on, itâ€™s difficult to commit time to play a big-field MTT. They take hours to play, and you have to be ready to go to the very end. Being up until midnight, only to triple your buy-in, feels like a waste. The wee hours of the morning bring a final table and real money, but also a following day full of dozing off and coffee abuse at school or work.

Problematic hands in limit Texas Hold' Em: TT the cutoff hand

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TT is a hand that is on the cusp of greatness, just not quite there. TT is the cutoff point between premium hands (AA, KK, QQ, JJ, AK, and AQs), and good hands, and this makes it an extremely difficult hand to play.

Double or Nothing Sit & Go Strategy

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â€œDouble or Nothingsâ€ are 10-handed Sit & Gos starting with 1,500 chip stacks (on PokerStars), where the top five finishers win twice their buy-in and the other five get zero.

Improving Your Live Game - Three Easy Steps

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For poker players who start out playing online, the transition to a live table can be difficult. Beyond the pace of the game, there are many other factors that you have to contend with such as dealers, increased rake, and actually facing your opponents face to face.
Here are three easy steps to help improve your live poker game.

How to H.O.R.S.E. around playing poker

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If you have ever wanted to learn of the alternate forms of poker, but are unwilling to leave your Hold' Em comfort zone, you may want to give H.O.R.S.E. a shot.

H.O.R.S.E. is an acronym, it stands for Hold' Em, Omaha 8, Razz, Stud, and Stud 8. These games are played for 8-10 hands each, progressing through each form.

Top Ten Things to Do While Waiting on a Good Poker Hand

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If you watch a lot of poker on TV, you might be under the impression that poker is always very exciting. On TV, thereâ€™s heart-pounding action on every hand and someone is always getting away with an unbelievable bluff. In real life though, the fact is that good players spend a vast majority of their time folding, twiddling their thumbs, and waiting for a good hand. This can get boring. Really, really boring.

The most profitable poker game you're not playing

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If itâ€™s true that No Limit Holdâ€™ Em (NLHE) is the Cadillac of poker, than Pot Limit Omaha (PLO) is definitely the Ferrari of the felt. What makes me say this? PLO is an action packed form of poker that is not for the weak of heart.
Donâ€™t believe me? Next time youâ€™re online, check out the average pot of a $25 PLO table, and then check out the average pot of a $25 NLHE table. After that, take a look at how many players see the flop in PLO compared to NLHE.

Problematic hands in Texas Hold' Em: Do you pass the AQ test

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Playing AQ in limit Hold' Em is a very tricky endeavor. It requires you to have full command of the table, and be aware of your opponents tendencies.

While it is a good hand, AQ has only one absolute strength:

It dominates hands loose players will call a raise with [AJ, AT, KQ, KJ, JQ].
On the other hand, AQ has many weaknesses:

Five ways to suck at poker

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Many players, well, suck at poker. Here are five ways to continue to suck, or, if you're so inclined, a few ideas on how to suck a little less.

Problematic hands in limit Texas Hold' Em: JJ the 50/50 hand

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I call JJ the 50/50 hand because you'll like the flop about half the time.

JJ has many strengths:

Jacks are the 4th best starting hand overall
About 50% of the time you will have an over-pair or a set on the flop
Jacks are an easy hand to fold on bad flops
JJ also has its share of weaknesses:

About 50% of the time you won't like the flop (it will contain at least 1 over-card)
Jacks do not dominate many hands players call raises (or re-raise)with -AQ, AK, QK, QQ, KK, AA