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5 Card Stud poker is one of the oldest poker games out there seemingly invented during the Civil War, and it has been played ever since. Over the years, 5 Card Stud evolved into 7 …
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5 Card Stud Poker – Master the Basics Rules and Strategy
5 Card Stud poker is one of the oldest poker games out there seemingly invented during the Civil War, and it has been played ever since. Over the years, 5 Card Stud evolved into 7 …
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Real-Time Assistance In Poker – Is It an Imminent Threat?
Ever since online poker first launched in the early 2000s, the possibility of getting cheated was one of the biggest fears shared by poker players across the globe. Indeed, online poker has created many opportunities …
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Bluff Catching in Poker – When Is a Good Time to Do It?
The feeling of getting away with a bluff is certainly one of the best you can experience at the poker table, but bluff catching with the right call with a fairly weak hand and catching …
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Poker Tournament Strategy: Pocket Jacks In The WSOP Main Event
There are poker players you will come across who speak adamantly about how they cannot stand playing pocket jacks. Often their uneasiness with fish hooks comes from a lack of understanding on how to play …
Poker Tournament Strategy: Pocket Jacks In The WSOP Main Event
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One Year of Great Poker Results – Board Texture and Bet Sizing
This chapter continues my discussion about specific poker strategies that have helped me, including board texture and bet sizing. If you wish, you can start reading at Chapter 1, or download the entire e-book as …
One Year of Great Poker Results – Board Texture and Bet Sizing
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One Year of Great Poker Results – Draws, Position, and Multi-way Pots
Here I continue my discussion about specific at-table strategies that have improved my game, and I cover three important topics: draws, position, and multi-way pots. If you wish, you can start reading at Chapter 1, …
One Year of Great Poker Results – Draws, Position, and Multi-way Pots
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One Year of Great Poker Results – The Meta-game and Conclusions
This is the final chapter of the e-book. It covers important meta-game improvements I’ve made, including a concept that may be the single most important idea in this document. This chapter also wraps a bow …
One Year of Great Poker Results – The Meta-game and Conclusions
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One Year of Great Poker Results – Introduction
Welcome to my e-book, “One Year of Great Poker Results.” This document describes my journey to becoming a winning live $5/10 no-limit hold’em player. The entire e-book is over 9,000 words, so PokerCoaching is serializing …
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One Year of Great Poker Results – Overview
In this chapter, I give an outline of the changes I’ve made over the past three years, and how they’ve helped me. If you wish, you can start reading at Chapter 1, or download the …
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How to Play Poker: Winning Strategy for Beginners
Get This FREE 19 Video Course from 2-time WPT Champion, Jonathan Little! Basic rules and hand rankings for new players. – Preflop strategy including when to raise, call and 3-bet. – How to play the flop, turn, and river – Learn when and how much to bet – Tips for tournament adjustments – Keys to bankroll management
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Welcome David Peters to PokerCoaching
In 2003, when Chris Moneymaker won the World Series of Poker main event, nobody could have possibly foretold the seismic effect it would have on all of poker. Certainly David Peters, a high-school student at …
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Master your Poker Mindset: Embrace Strategy Over Emotion
Many online poker players find themselves riding an emotional roller coaster during a poker session, experiencing euphoria with every win and disappointment with every loss. However, to truly excel in the game of poker, it’s …
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Why You Should Avoid Slow Rolling in Poker
If you first encountered poker from movies like James Bond, there is a good chance that some of the things you saw on screen were wildly unethical but presented in a good light by the …
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Heed the Voice: Navigating Life at the Poker Tables
When the voice speaks, heed it. The opinionless voice. The quiet voice. The voice of inner wisdom. The voice that knows when it’s time to quit, or change seats, or add on, etc. The voice …
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The First Time I Played Poker for Money
In 1972, the rock world was dizzy with euphoria after Led Zep IV came out, and I was dizzy from smoking pot for the first time, in the back seat of a parked car. The …
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Cardplayer Lifestyle to host Mixed Game Festival VII in Las Vegas
In less than two weeks, Cardplayer Lifestyle and founder Robbie Strazynski will return to Resorts World in Las Vegas to host Mixed Game Festival VII. While PokerCoaching.com blog readers will be familiar with past Mixed …
Cardplayer Lifestyle to host Mixed Game Festival VII in Las Vegas
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Short Stack Ninja Quiz
Are you a Short Stack Ninja? See how you do in our latest quiz! If you get a 10/10, you are a crusher! The BTN raises to 2bb and the SB folds. Should you call …
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Quiz: Poker Math that Even Pro’s Get Wrong!
Are you Ready to Test Your Poker Math Skills? See how you do in our latest quiz! If you get a 10/10, you are a crusher! You are on the river and the pot is …
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Quiz: How To Play Draws
Are you Ready to Test Your Poker Skills? See how you do in our latest quiz! If you get a 10/10, you are a crusher!
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Quiz: Live Cash Game IQ
Do you have what it takes to crush live cash games? Try our quiz and see how well you exploit your opponents!
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Quiz: Have You Mastered The Fundamentals
Do you understand the poker fundamentals like pot odds, counting combos, bet sizing, stack to pot ratios, minimum defense frequencies and more?
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Poker Challenge: Prove Your Ability to Run Deep in Poker Tournaments
Poker tournaments are currently booming in the United States and around the world! Whether you are a grinder down in Texas or an online pro hailing from Europe, every month more tournament series are being …
Poker Challenge: Prove Your Ability to Run Deep in Poker Tournaments