Receptions against the squeeze flat-call with strong hands

Today in games at medium and high rates squeeze perform at every opportunity is considered good manners. In one of my recent session’s cache about 80% raises were squeeze. Today's online pros play simultaneously for a dozen tables, hunt for big banks and often perform raises almost machine to inflate the bank, regardless of his own cards. Flat with a strong hand: Flat with a strong hand...

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Top 6 Events at the World Series of Poker 2013

Last week it became known schedule World Series of Poker in 2013, and poker fans all over the world immediately began to discuss what tournament of 62 will be the most interesting in the upcoming series. 1. Event number 6 - $ 1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Millionaire Maker: WSOP again filled the schedule tournaments with buy- ins of $ 1000 and $ 1500 No Limit Hold'em . 14 of 62 tournaments fall...

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Strategy for Early Stage of a Poker Tournament

In the early stages of a poker tournament you need to play as tight. “This statement was actually an axiom for a typical MTT player. This phrase, you are bound to find 99% of texts on tournament strategy. Few doubt that this strategy works. This is the easiest way to accumulate more chips and hold out until a later stage of the tournament, but can you call this an optimal strategy? In this article...

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On the Playing Cards and their Creators

There are several individuals who are associated with the development of playing cards. Mostly it - Thomas De La Rue and Samuel Hart. Playing cards were not always glossy and colored. Although the first cards originated in Persia in the 8th century, and then appeared in China in the 12th century, the modern form they purchased in Europe. By the 15th century to the deck was added to a primitive...

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