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Poker Strategy

On the EV of Mouse Smashing by Tommy Angelo

October 15, 2009 Online Poker

I just got off the phone with a mouse smasher. Or you could call him a mouse masher. (It sounds the same either way, whether you are saying it, or doing it.) I’m going to call him Humphrey. The topic was poker coaching. During the conversation, Humphrey asked some questions [...]

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Could You Get Away From This Hand?

September 16, 2009 Poker

Massive laydown.
Even Mike “The Mouth” Matusow who accuses every other player in the world of being a donkey that can’t fold could only say “How do you f*cking fold that hand? WOW! Oh my god. Wow! Wow! I would have never folded that hand. That is the [...]

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Stop “Protecting” Your Hands by Greg Walker

July 30, 2009 Online Poker

“I raised pre with TT and this other guy in the big blind called. The flop comes AT2 with two hearts. The guy bets out about 2/3 the size of the pot, but because there was a flush draw I raised to protect my hand”.
No, no, no. Stop it.
“Protecting my hand” is an inaccurate phrase [...]

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The Week That Was June 29 – July 6

July 6, 2009 General Ramblings

Last week I made some comments about celebrities dropping like flies. Shortly after I wrote that post I was having a conversation with a Thai friend and she mentioned the deaths. When I brought up the recent death here in Bangkok of David Carradine she replied “That doesn’t make any sense to me. [...]

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5 Great Ways To Increase Your Rakeback Profits

July 1, 2009 Online Poker

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While some players will happily move site for a percentage point higher rakeback deal [what is rakeback?], there are many other ways in which savvy players are improving their profits. By using a combination of small factors which can improve your profits, the compounding [...]

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8 Unique Ways To Lose Money In Texas Hold’em by Greg Walker

June 15, 2009 Online Poker

We’ve all been thrashed with the ever popular “10 tips for winning something” and “5 tricks for becoming a better something else” at some point or another by now. These articles and guides are all well and good, but at the end of the day it’s a case of seeing the same Poker information in [...]

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Why I Don’t Talk About Hands When I’m Playing by Tommy Angelo

June 12, 2009 Poker

I’ve made a new friend at Lucky Chances. His name is Django. (Pronounced Jango.) He’s a young, instantly likable player, very sharp and well-respected. The first dozen times we played together was in early 2007 when I played a few times a week for a few months. It was right after my book came out. [...]

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Breath Taking by Tommy Angelo

April 14, 2009 Poker

Breathing in, I am aware that I am breathing in.
Breathing out, I am aware that I am breathing out.
In this way, I train myself.
Breathing in, I am aware that I am sitting at a poker table.
Breathing out, I smile to the poker universe.
Breathing in, I watch the cards being dealt.
Breathing out, I observe the players [...]

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Five Ways to Improve Your Poker and Crush the Competition

March 23, 2009 Online Poker

A lot of people ask me what the best way to improve their poker game is and for many of them it would be if they quit playing poker.  But there’s another group of people who may be decent poker players but they feel like they’re stagnating.  They don’t feel like they’re improving.
This list is [...]

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