Today you’ll learn 3 Tips for Winning with Gutshot Straight Draws that will help you decide when to bet and when to check so you can start earning more money when you hold this type of draw. But first… What is a Gutshot Straight Draw? A gutshot straight draw is a drawing hand that needs…
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This idea actually has its roots in what social psychologists call "illusory superiority," a cognitive bias that causes people to think they are better at a given task than they actually are. Such a bias has been documented across various domains. For instance, most people think they have healthier than average habits when it comes…
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The 2019 US Poker Open Main Event concluded its 10-event series Saturday night with the conclusion of Event #10: $100,000 Main Event, a tournament that began with 33 runners. In the end, David Peters navigated a tough final table to not only win the title for $1.32 million, but to come from behind and win the overall USPO Championship title…
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Hand Review: Covering live poker tournaments for a living affords me the opportunity to see countless thousands of hands played out, many of which offer interesting and potentially valuable insights into how players — both amateurs and professionals — play the game. The Scene There is supposed to be more short deck hold’em content in this spot…
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You're about to read 5 tactics/strategies that will make you a more profitable and confident player. Let's dive right in. Tip #1: 3-Bet More Often You probably know that you should 3-bet preflop to build big pots with your premium hands, such as + and . If you only 3-bet with these hands, however, your opponents will…
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You’re about to read five tips that will help you understand the mistakes you need to avoid making with suited connectors, and how to maximize your winnings with them. No. 1 — Avoid three-betting against stacks of 60 big blinds or shallower When the preflop raiser has fewer than 60 big blinds in their stack,…
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Nobody likes rake, except the house of course, yet it’s a necessary part of the game. And since it’s not going away anytime soon, you might as well learn to adjust to it. This is what this article is going to cover: how to adjust to the most common rake structure in cardrooms, and how…
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