There has been another report of a vulnerability in the cereus network that further blackens the online poker reputation of two of the larger poker sites on the Internet. The poker tracking database website Poker Table Ratings outlined a new security risk that affects the Cereus network, which powers previous online poker bad-boys Absolute Poker [...]
Read MoreLimit play from the flop onwards part one
Right, so what do you want me to say and tell you here? Poker goes way beyond giving people a few hand examples. You could put five hundred hand examples in a book, in fact make it a thousand and it will still not prepare you for actual play. Do not be disappointed with what [...]
Read MoreA Hand in Action at No Limit Holdem part two
Having another strong player at Texas Hold’em hold superior position over you robs you of many plays that you can make. For instance, you will have to be far more selective about attacking the blinds from the cut-off. Also if a weaker player limps in and you raise to try and isolate against them then [...]
Read MoreA Hand in Action at No Limit Holdem part one
This is a concept that could easily be applied to any level and even though it was played at the $10-$20 no limit Texas Hold’em level at www.pokerstars.co.uk , it could just as well be played at any other. In fact, this has nothing to do with the actual playing of the hand but in [...]
Read MoreSmall blind play in no limit holdem
I have included this example from small stakes online poker to highlight what I believe to be a serious flaw in the games of many small stakes players. This was a hand that was sent to me by a player who later became one of my students. He was in the small blind with the [...]
Read MoreFake Tells and Real Tells Explained
There is a large difference between a misleading tell deliberately implemented by an opponent and involuntary tells that the player may unwittingly give you at the same time. This article is designed to equip you with the basics in being able to spot and classify information your opponent gives you in a live poker setting [...]
Read MoreButton play in no limit holdem part two
So I think that it is essential that you at least try and get your technically weaker opponents to commit more money to the pot and this applies whether you play poker online or live. If they are playing tightly and are refusing to commit any money unless they have a lock or strong poker [...]
Read MoreButton Play in No Limit Holdem part one
I wanted to speak about this low stakes no limit Texas Holdem example in simply because it highlights a flaw that many weak tight low stakes players have. In fact with nearly all of these hand examples, you tend to find players at higher stakes poker equally guilty of the mistakes that I am pointing [...]
Read MoreNo Limit Play in the Big Blind
In this particular hand then the stakes are irrelevant and once again it is the concept that is important. In this No Limit Texas Hold’em poker hand I held the 8c-7d and after only being in the game for about five minutes in this six max game, it was folded around to the button who [...]
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