Archive for September, 2008
Monday, September 15th, 2008
celebpoker.co.uk – Differences in Cash and Tournament Play:
In essence, these two types of game involve the same hand rankings and betting patterns and many other things, but this does not mean that every part of the two games are the same. There are some professionals out there who specialise in cash games rather than tournaments and vice versa. For Online Poker at [...]
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Monday, September 15th, 2008
strippoker.co.uk – What Hands Should you Look to Trap With?:
For players who are new to the strategy of trapping, it can often be difficult to know when the right time is to set a trap. First and foremost I should point out, that the type of player you are up against is just as important as your situation in a hand when it comes [...]
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Monday, September 15th, 2008
coralpoker.co.uk – Fighting Fire With Fire in Heads up Play:
For me, when a tournament is nearing it’s conclusion and you reach heads up play, you need to be the person that takes charge, if the size of your chipstack allows you to. Often your opponent will start applying pressure immediately, and I personally feel that firing back with reraises and aggression is the only [...]
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Monday, September 15th, 2008
dailystar.co.uk – Tournament Preparation:
Although poker is a game which does not involve long term preparation before a big game, other than having some experience in the game of course, short term preparation can be important. For Online Poker at dailystar.co.uk CLICK HERE As a player I like to go to a game in a calm and positive [...]
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Friday, September 5th, 2008
pacificpoker.com – The Social Game of Poker:
As any player who plays live tournaments knows, part of the enjoyment of the game is sitting down with some friendly faces, and having an enjoyable evening playing cards. This side of the game is perhaps one of the things that has helped it grow into the phenomenon it is today. For Online Poker at [...]
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Friday, September 5th, 2008
pokerheaven.com – Playing for Time in MTTs:
In general, the amount of time an opponent takes to decide on what play to make is out of your hands. In online play, each player has a clock which runs on each decision they make, and on some sites this seems to run out rather quickly. Pokerstars has a system where a player can [...]