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Some more cash game madness

I played our Monday night cash game last night and made another killing! This time I ended +$107, and I’d like to go over a few of the key hands in this Monday’s game. I may not be a Clark Gabel, but I think I played these hands … handsomely. Just like last week I [...]

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Posted on April 25, 2006 by Steve | Filed Under Ring games, Stories, Strategy
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Return to the cash game

Last night we hosted a no limit cash game in the room. We played $0.25/$0.50 NL Holdem 6 handed for almost 4 hours! The max buyin was $40 and a few people rebought a few times. I played tight in early position and folded trouble hands like A10 and AJ to raises and only started [...]

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Posted on April 18, 2006 by Steve | Filed Under Ring games, Stories
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Charity event side games

Article written back in November 2005: My original intent in going to the charity poker tournament was to play in the side games they have after the first hour and people started getting knocked out. However, since Ben and I both made the final 6 I never had time to sit down and try my [...]

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Posted on March 11, 2006 by Steve | Filed Under Ring games, Stories, Strategy
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Paying for a “Free” card

Sick of bad, over aggressive players always raising with flush and straight draws only to hit them on the river and take more of your money? Perhaps theyâ€™re outplaying you… Position is one of the most important aspects in limit holdem, probably more important than the cards you hold. Being last to act, seeing what [...]

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Posted on March 8, 2006 by Steve | Filed Under Online Poker, Ring games, Strategy
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A little low limit no limit

Today I decided to play a little lower limit no limit and entered 4 $.05/$.10 NL tables at stars. The maximum buyin for this table was $10 and I bought in for $8 at each. Two of my tables had a person above $30 (obviously been there for a while) and the other two everyone [...]

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Posted on February 6, 2006 by Steve | Filed Under Online Poker, Ring games
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Checking the river in limit

One of my most common ‘moves’ during a limit holdem session is to check the river after I’ve been betting every other turn of the cards. I do it mostly when I’m heads up with another opponent and they’ve been cold calling all my bets. For instance, in a hand that just happened at my [...]

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Posted on February 2, 2006 by Steve | Filed Under Online Poker, Ring games, Strategy
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Raising on the Turn

Raising on the turn is the best place to raise from in most limit circumstances for several reasons: 1) It’s the big bet and will cost twice as much as a raise on the flop 2) Chasers are really losing pot odds on a 2-bet on the turn 3) It takes control of the hand [...]

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Posted on January 25, 2006 by Steve | Filed Under Online Poker, Ring games, Strategy
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