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$42 in $400GTD Rebuy

Posted by Assistanc3 On October - 16 - 20091 COMMENT

Cashed in the $400 GTD $2 Rebuy tonight.  Wasn’t doing much other then waiting for the league game to start so I decided to watch this tournament before break and see if it was worth getting in with late registration.  After taking notes for a solid 30-40minutes and judging the stacks at the table I decided to toss in a couple buck and added on as I sat down.
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PLOmaha High Tournament Tips

Posted by Assistanc3 On October - 15 - 20091 COMMENT

Pot  Limit Omaha High poker is still relatively new to the scene for many players joining the felt, most are use to seeing the Holdem  game on TV and now venture online or with friends to the casino and now exposed to this new bread of poker.  It’s not new, just new to them giving players that do know the game a big advantage.  Here are some PLO High Tournament Tips in the different stages of the tournament.
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Value Betting the River

Posted by Assistanc3 On October - 13 - 20091 COMMENT

The difference between making money consistently and breaking even/losing players is taking advantage of Value Betting situations mostly commonly found on the river.  Why are we not Value Betting?  Is it because your afraid of the dreaded re-raise or you feel the pot is big enough that a check down with your marginal potential winning hand is risky as it is?  Lets explore what a value bet is and how we can take advantage of making money on the poker table.
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Aggressive Poker Pays

Posted by Assistanc3 On September - 17 - 20091 COMMENT

Changing your game to the styles of play at the poker table is a crucial skill.

Have you seen the commercial with Gus Hansen where he says which Gus will be at the table? Wild Gus, Passive Gus, Tight Gus….It depends on you.  How often have you sat at a table and watched a player play so many hands then score a big pot with his big hand?  Here is how that happens…
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Free Money at the Tables

Posted by Assistanc3 On August - 20 - 20091 COMMENT

Poker is a unique game in the sense that players can often put money into a pot as they consider their hand to be good only to bail out of the hand before the turn or river.   This is NOT a play money lesson but a lesson of finding free money/chips at the cash tables.
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