I played really well and still lost. Here’s the hand that pretty much knocked me out:
I have K Q UTG+1. I just moved to this table only a hand ago… so I don’t know much about the players except for a few faces that I recognize. The blinds are going to […]

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Trusting your instincts in poker has been a recent topic of discussion amongst my poker buddies and I. Recently I was in a hand that exemplifies this concept.
I was dealt K K UTG+1 position. UTG raises 4.5 times the BB. I make a pot sized re-raise to better define my hand or […]

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In the September issue of Card Player Magazine, Barry Tanenbaum wrote a wonderful article on MUB or “Monsters Under the Bed.” The concept basically boils down to paranoia. Afraid that your opponent always hit his straight draw or anything on a later street that can beat you.
I see this concept all the time […]

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I’m so sick of finishing near the money in this 5k tournament at Bodog… seriously… 4th time I’ve finished 30 or less from the money. Anyway, here’s one of the hands from that tournament.
You’re playing a $5000 multi-table online tournament. It’s more than midway through… only 180 of 402 players remain. Blinds […]

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Lately, I’ve been trying to raise more and call less. Part of a raise or fold strategy. I have to say, for the most part it’s really been working out for me. I’ve been winning more pots uncontested and when I get a caller, I can usually make a continuation bet on […]

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Posting from my favorite bar tonight (I also DJ here)… drowning my sorrows after I played Bodog’s 5k tournament and did fairly well except for a series of bad beats that left me reeling on a short stack with $300/$150 blinds… forcing me to play an all-in or nothing game… knowing that any significant raise […]

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