In this hand, we have Ace-King suited. There’s a raise. There’s a call, and hero decides to call as well. In the write-up, both villains Hoodstar and Chacko are described as straightforward, not tricky regulars. Hero says, “That he elects to call with Ace-King suited, but that he’s definitely going to raise […]
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AA can be tricky – but by playing them better preflop it becomes much easier to set yourself up for success. In this hand, Michael makes some glaring bet sizing mistakes which creates issues and ultimately ends up losing the hand. The blinds were $1/$1 and there was a $2 straddle on…
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I recently started playing in a tournament series that meets every 2 weeks for about half the year and plays eleven $50 tournaments. There are around 55 players in the group, and I had played with only about half a dozen of them. It is a long-standing group and the skill level
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This hand was sent in using the boom player on PokerStars and in this spot there is a min-raise from player 7. Hero just decides to call and one quick thing that I’m going to say here, somebody who min-raises from here probably isn’t the greatest player in the entire world. Because
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You already know that hand reading is important. It’s the skill of putting your opponent on a correct range of hands – and when done correctly it becomes a million times easier to figure out when you should bluff, value bet thinner, and how to size your bets. And since poker is
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Robert sent in a hand and he needed some help playing a hand that was possibly “too strong” – top set on a very safe turn. I break down this hand and explain what to look for, how to use the HUD stats attached with this hand, and how to craft an
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I was asked to review a hand played in a home game and in this hand we examine how to trust our off table study skills. Push play to watch the video and/or read the entire transcription down below.
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No matter how good you get at hand reading, sooner or later, you’re going to be surprised by something that an opponent shows up with on the river. When you’re just learning to get better at reading hands, this might happen a bit more often, and you have to decide at what
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Not All Percentages Are Created Equal Some people get caught up on the idea of trying to figure out what five percent of hands means or what 10 percent of hands means in terms of specific ranges. The problem with that is that five percent of hands in one situation can be
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No-limit hold’em hand reading is all about putting your opponent on a range and thinking about the structure of that range in terms of how your opponent will be likely to play it. However, it’s virtually impossible to break down a specific list of hands that your opponent could have at the
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