You raise from Middle Position and the Button 3-bets you for the 3rd time. It can get frustrating over time to play someone who constantly applies pressure to you. How do we deal with that? Let’s try looking at this situation from a defensive point of view. Tight strategy You generally want to be calling [...]
Lets say you missed the turn check-raise because your opponent checked behind. What should your line be on a “scary” river? Go for the check-raise again. Let’s go over the following example. The Cut-Off open-raises to $4 and you call with 9s 8s from the SB. The flop is Jh 8c 3c and you check-call [...]
It has truly been a roller coaster ride for Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi. Mizrachi had been toiling in relative obscurity before he exploded onto the world stage in 2005 with a record breaking World Series of Poker. Since that time, things have gone from good to better to big problems and back to success in [...]
Every time that you sit down at the poker table, you are suiting up for battle. Poker is a war that is fought on the felt where your chips are your soldiers and you are the general that makes all of the decisions. As any good general will know, there are times when you have [...]
Mistake #1: Missing Value Bets Being able to value bet is one of the determining factors that separates a good poker player from a great poker player. It is easy to know how to bet when you are holding the buts but it is another thing entirely to get the maximum value out of the [...]
Players will make many mistakes whether they are new to the game of poker or advanced. Some mistakes are easier to correct than others are and some mistakes can have a drastic effect on how well you perform when you are at the table. It is important to understand that no one plays perfectly all [...]
There is no better way to celebrate the birth of the United States than playing poker to raise money for Africa. The $5k Ante Up for Africa tournament has come into being to help support the non-profit organization by the same name in an effort to raise money and public awareness about the problems in [...]
The 2010 WSOP Main Event helps to fight cancer with many players wearing 1% Bad Beat on Cancer patches showing their commitment to cancer prevention The Bad Beat on Cancer Initiative started as an idea that was dreamed up by two poker pros. At the 2003 World Series of Poker, Phil Gordon and Rafe Furst [...]
Say you 3-bet an opponent pre-flop and he calls. Now what? How we play post flop depends on various factors, such as his frequency for calling 3-bets out of position, his perception of our range, and of course, board texture. Your Perceived Range People will usually put you on AK, high cards, small suited connectors [...]
#Fade RT @phil_hellmuth Been cold betting NFL, but here goes! NE -1 1st half considering betting NE -3 for game, and OVER 27 pts 1st half
@phil_hellmuth Get crazy and go -7.5 for +200 and the Patriots.
Any Super Bowl Tourneys going on?
What State are you in?
RT @phil_hellmuth: When I lived in Madison, Wis we had... http://t.co/hqC7vqdy RT @phil_hellmuth: Been cold betting NFL, but here goes! New England -1 in 1st half, considering betting NE -3 for game, and OVER 27 pts scored in 1st half
@phil_hellmuth OVER 27 pts in first half? You will be lucky to see that in the whole game. Any other tips for my Phellmuth? RT @phil_hellmuth: Been cold betting NFL, but here goes! New England -1 in 1st half, considering betting NE -3 for game, and OVER 27 pts...
Bet the G-men for the game +3.
@phil_hellmuth: Been cold betting NFL, but here goes!
@phil_hellmuth I don't think they are going to get too far over 27 points for the entire game, let alone the first half.
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