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Quick Chips on the Bubble

Posted by Assistanc3 On June - 24 - 2009

Grabbing some chips to coast or boost into the money or final table.  The bubble is the finishing place just before the money in a poker tournament.  It can also be described as a finishing place where there is a difference in a payouts.  Often times people will say they final table bubbled, they finished 1 off the final table (where the larger payouts are awarded).

How can you put yourself in a position to gather up chips during this time of a tournament?
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Beating Rake Omaha Hi/Lo

Posted by Assistanc3 On June - 14 - 2009

Players will often say that Omaha Hi / Lo for online poker is a tough game to play because the amount of split pots will have you losing money in the long run because of rake.  How this is correct is identified by how bad the player really is, either by playing bad cards or not having the courage to play a big pot.
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15 Online Tells and Poker Habits

Posted by Assistanc3 On July - 2 - 2008

You don’t have to be a great poker player to pick up on online tells.
The tells between live and online have some similarities minus the visual tell so I am going to explain the online tells.  Below are 15 online poker tells, do you show yours at the table?
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Intermediate Poker Player Mistakes

Posted by Assistanc3 On June - 29 - 2008

We’ve covered the beginner mistakes and your looking to play better poker online and start making some money. Lets recap some of the mistakes your still making that is holding you back.  They are not major mistakes but a few things you should start being more serious about if you want to evolve your poker playing experience to achieve greater results.
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