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January 2007
Analyzing the Strength of a Draw
Rolf Slotboom
Card
Player Magazine – Europe
January
2006
It is my experience that very few players are capable of counting
their outs and analyzing the strength of their hand in a correct manner. This
is true not just at the low limits; even when playing for higher stakes, you
will find that many players just don’t know where they stand in a hand.
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The Making of an Online Poker Player
Jim Worth
All In Magazine
January 2006
I was lucky enough during 2003's World Series to be invited to a
barbecue thrown by one of the players the day before the $10,000 main event. My
now good friend Annie Duke introduced me as KrazyKanuck—the name I play under
online—and as I was mingling, I was amazed at the lack of respect the majority
of tournament pros had toward players of my ilk.
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Poker & the English Language
Richard Lederer
All In Magazine
January 2006
Through an accident of genetic and environmental roulette, I
turned out to be the father of Howard Lederer and Annie Duke. I suspect that I
don’t have to put on my proud papa hat and crow about Howard’s and Annie’s many
poker triumphs, because you, as a reader of All In, know very well who they
are. But I will tell you that I am living proof that genes don’t flow in
reverse because Howard and Annie’s awesome talent in poker did not rub off on
me.
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10 Secrets for Winning No Limit Hold'em
Tournaments
Don Vines
Player Magazine
January 2006
YOU NEED TO DESIGN A PERSONAL game plan for
winning no-limit hold'em tournaments if you want to be a winner. Here is a
sample game plan that you can modify to suit your own style of play. If you
plan your play, and then play your plan, we're sure to meet at the championship
table some time soon.
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What it takes to play highstakes poker
tournaments.
Avery Caedoza
Player Magazine
January 2006
I HAD MY ROOM RESERVED, ready for the main event at another
world class event, this time at Foxwoods resort in nearby Connecticut. The expectation of playing with
the best, the high drama of cards turning when all your chips are on the line,
and going for the big dollars-and the glory-sends a feeling of excitement
pulsing through my system. With Foxwoods just two and a half hours from the
heart of New York City,
I am close to the action.
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Hold'em: 7 Key Strategic Concepts
Avery Caedoza
Player Magazine
January 2006
IN NO-LIMIT HOLD'EM, YOUR ENTIRE stack of chips is at risk on
every single hand-as are those of your opponents. One big mistake and they're
gone. In limit hold'em, one bet is only one bet. In no-limit, that one bet
could be the defining moment of your game so it affects the way you approach
your strategy. And that changes the way you play hands. The following key
concepts apply to all forms of hold'em: limit, no-limit, and pot-limit in both
cash game and tournament formats.
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Movin' On Up
Annie Duke
Card Player Magazine
November 2005
One of the most important skills in becoming a great
professional poker player is money management. In fact, money management is in
some ways much more important than talent. I have seen many a good poker player
go broke because of poor money management skills: playing too high for their
bankroll, playing in the pit, or jumping into games that are too high for the
game they regularly play.
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Understanding
the Table Bully
John Carlisle
Poker Player Newspaper
January 2006
Dear Poker Counselor,
I have a hard time staying focused while playing because of
the behavior of the other guys at the table. Whether I'm playing at my local
casino or online, I seem to end up at the table with idiots who make rude
comments and curse at me. When I run hot, they look down on me like I'm a lucky
"fish." When I lose, it is even worse. I try to not let them get to
me, but they always somehow get me off of my game. What can I do?
Matt Har,
Connecticut
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Gathering Information
John Carlisle
Poker Player Newspaper
December 2005
Since
we were down to the bubble, action had tightened up considerably. I told myself
that I was playing for the win, not the guaranteed cash for making the final
table. Well, my play did not follow that mindset. I took a chance to steal a
pot from the button with 2-3 of hearts. The big blind reluctantly called. The
flop came down with all paint, and two more hearts. My opposition checked, and
my brain went into the toilet. I under bet the pot in a meek fashion, making it
an easy call for the guy sitting across from me. I checked on the Turn when it
was a black 4, another error. The River did not bring me my final heart, so I
literally had nothing. It is never a good sign when a hand of 5-high beats you,
right? My opponent checked, so I simply had to fire another bullet. Again
playing scared, I put out an odd smallish bet in order to save myself chips if there
was a call. My veteran opponent thought for some time before calling with his
pocket 7's. Our tablemates crooned that it was a gutsy call, but I knew that I
had basically handed the guy the pot thanks to my myriad of errors. I mucked
without showing, glad to know that nobody saw the cards that fueled my
embarrassingly horrific play.
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