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Beginner’s Poker Strategy Introduction to Folding

Oct 25, 2011 at 3:57 pm in Poker Strategy Articles by George · Leave a Comment »

Folding the right amount of the time is probably the most important skill you will learn in poker. If you fold too much, then you will get run over. If you don’t fold enough, then you will get smacked by better hands. If you fold inconsistently, meaning after you’ve made mistakes by calling earlier but before showdown, then you’re really get your clock cleaned.

A few years ago it used to be that players as a  [read more →]

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Beginner’s Poker Strategy Introduction to Checking

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In the case of checking, you are given the opportunity to bet, but for whatever reason you choose to decline. Your passing up on betting is called checking. Now the first reason why you may want to do this is of course that you may not have a strong enough hand to bet, or strong enough reasons to bet.

By the way, just because you don’t have a strong enough hand isn’t necessarily a reason not to  [read more →]

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Limit Zone: Target Practice

Oct 21, 2011 at 2:29 pm in Poker Strategy Articles by George · Leave a Comment »

In poker, it is important to know which players to go after and which players to avoid. Every table has a combination of both player types, and even just one bad player can make a difficult table profitable. This week, we will discuss how to identify good and bad players and how to take advantage of the situation.

Let’s examine the types of poker players:

Type A: Professionals & Known Regulars
Type B: Tight/Aggressive Players, Players identified through play as strong & solid.
Type C:  [read more →]

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Beginner’s Poker Strategy Introduction to Betting

Oct 9, 2011 at 6:45 pm in Poker Strategy Articles by George · Leave a Comment »

In the next 5 lessons I’m going to take each of the possible actions in poker, which are betting, checking, raising, calling, and folding, and devote a lesson to speaking a little about each of them. Having an idea of some of the considerations behind the selection of actions at the poker table is certainly a very important component of learning the game, and then we can both use the principles that emerge in later discussions, and also look  [read more →]

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How Money Is Won And Lost At The Poker Table

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Before we go any further, I want to lay out for you the ways that money is won and lost in poker. So we’re going to look to what’s called Sklansky’s Fundamental Theorem of Poker, which essentially states that every time you play differently than you would if you could see your opponent’s cards, you have made a mistake, and every time you play the same way as you would have if you could see your opponents’ cards, you  [read more →]

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Keep your eyes on the road, as a poker player.

Oct 7, 2011 at 12:28 pm in Poker Strategy Articles by George · Leave a Comment »

Playing poker is a lot like driving a car, and learning to play is a lot like learning to drive. What I constantly see though with other approaches to attempt to teach newer players the game is attempts to show them how to use the controls, however once they sit down at a table and the car starts moving so to speak, unless they are actually looking to see where they are going, they are only going to get  [read more →]

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Beginner Tips & Strategy for small stakes NL poker cash games.

Oct 1, 2011 at 11:26 pm in Poker Strategy Articles by George · Leave a Comment »

When you are starting out, you’ll most likely begin your poker career at a $1/2 NL or other NL low stakes games. Since $1/$2 NL is the most popular casino and home game stakes, that’s most likely where you’ll be grinding until you can make some better money for your poker bankroll. Here are some strategy and tips to remember when playing these low stakes, high turnover games:

Preparing to play:

  • Get some sleep. Being tired will make you make loose calls,  [read more →]
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Reader Response: Where can I play online poker in the US?

Sep 18, 2011 at 9:46 pm in Poker Strategy Articles by George · 1 Comment »

We love hearing from our readers. Contact us to talk about poker, and we will take your suggestions and implement them into bluffaway. We have been answering questions, and taking suggestions to improve the poker magazine. We want this site to be interactive, you tell us what you are looking for, and we’ll figure out a way to bring it to you. We’re here for poker players, and want to make Bluffaway your poker homepage.

Recently, we’ve received countless emails asking  [read more →]

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Limit Zone – Week 3: Take a trip to Value-Town

Sep 16, 2011 at 5:10 pm in Poker Strategy Articles by George · 1 Comment »

As we discussed in previous weeks, one of the main differences between Limit and No Limit games is the ability to utilize bet-sizing to attain maximum value for your winning hands. Without the ability to extract more value from later streets in Limit, it makes the proper play of every street vitally important. This week’s column will cover getting the maximum value from your hand.

The fixed betting structure in Limit is the key to maximizing your profits. If you act  [read more →]

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Limit Zone – Week 2: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Sep 8, 2011 at 11:29 am in Poker Strategy Articles by George · Leave a Comment »

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Limit poker can be a gold mine or a minefield. Being able to determine when the game is ripe for the picking is the key to becoming a long-term winner at fixed-limit cash. This week, we’ll take a look at how the table plays can give you a cue when to rack up your chips and run for the cage.

While live-action games are fun and exciting in NL cash tables, it is  [read more →]