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Rebuy Dilemma

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Some online poker tournaments are rebuy formats where the players pay a small fee to enter, then can buy more poker chips, usually for a fixed period of time, and then rebuys are finished. Why are tournaments ever structured this way? The low buy-in attracts players, then once they start to [...]

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Low Pairs

Monday, January 25th, 2010

I used to always fold my low pocket online poker pairs, because I felt that playing them cost more money than they earned. I would get sucked into that ‘pocket pair excitement’ that you get when your hole cards match and I’d bet into a poker online hand with pocket 4’s. [...]

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The Continuation Bet

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

One of the wirst feelings in poker online is when you’ve waited all day long for a decent starting poker online hand only to see a huge flop come out and minimize your cards’ worth. After a night of 5-9 off-suits, getting a Jack-Queen suited can make a player feel [...]

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Focus Is Everything

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

To win at online poker, a player must focus with the intensity of a laser beam on the game at hand. Poker is a game of many nuances, and when you play, you must completely concentrate on the board in front of you and the casino online players around you.
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Shrugs and Sad Voices

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Don’t be a sucker. When you play poker online, you have to assume that everyone that you’re playing against at the casino is a liar. If your opponent isn’t a liar, then he doesn’t belong at the poker online table.
That said, it’s your job to discern the lies from [...]

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