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Online poker should be legal in the US
Some people think that online poker is addictive and should be illegal.Well, I'm addicted to basketball. It would be nice if I had a normal addiction to, say, crack or sex-there are focus groups for that-but being addicted to basketball just makes me a loser.OK, so I'm not addicted-not exactly. Just because someone says he or she is addicted to basketball doesn't make it so; and just because someone says he or she is addicted to poker doesn't make that so, either.It has not been proven that...
Don't run scared when you land monster draw
Many Texas Hold'em experts believe you shouldn't put all your money in on a drawing hand. While that's true in many cases, it doesn't apply to monster draws. A monster draw is one in with 14 outs or more — fourteen or more cards that will improve your hand after the flop.Let's say, for example, that you put your opponent on pocket aces or pocket kings. You, on the other hand, hold 6h-7h, and the flop comes 3h-8h-9s. To improve to the best hand, you could hit one of the nine remaining hearts to...
Carefully watch what you say when chatting away during poker game
There are two opposing views on the effectiveness of table talk.Chatting at the poker table can give you an opportunity to learn about your opponent's hand, but the risk is that you might give away too much information about your own.I'm convinced that when used properly, in the right circumstances and against the right opponent, table talk can help you gain enough information about another player's hand that it's worth the risk.The juggling act you face is trying not to divulge too much...
Coming over the top can create easy wins
I'm going to share a valuable No Limit Hold'em tip with you that is used by every top professional poker player out there.You've probably heard things like, "Poker isn't about the cards; it's about reading people." Well, today's play illustrates how you can apply people-reading skills to a poker hand, regardless of what you hold.The play is a pre-flop re-raise — otherwise known as coming over the top.For example, you're playing in a No Limit Hold'em tournament, and the blinds are 100-200 with...
Calculating odds and ratios isn’t that great a challenge
Someone suggested that not all my readers are comfortable with mathematics, and so I would never reach a significant part of the constituency to which I wish to preach. “No reader left behind” is the motto here, so let’s have a little fun with maths today, and see if we can’t help the numerically challenged.We’ll start slowly. If you toss a coin in the air, what are the chances it will come down heads? There are several answers, all correct. Since there are two possibilities, heads and tails...
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