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Value Betting the River

Posted by Assistanc3 On October - 13 - 2009

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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Winning With Table Selection

Posted by Assistanc3 On June - 30 - 2009

http://www.thedonkeyofpoker.com/poker-images/1/1-17.jpgPicking the right table is just as important as playing the right cards.
At the low limit micro tables, picking up some fast cash with smaller risks yields a greater return.  What tables should you be looking at to play?
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Playing the Big Stack

Posted by Assistanc3 On November - 14 - 2008

Sometimes more psychological, Playing the Big Stack can be more difficult then playing the Short Stack, in a tournament game. This lesson is geared towards the multi table tournaments as apposed to ring tables.
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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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