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Recognising a big hand in no limit deep stack cash games

I still see many players failing to recognise big hands in poker when they see them. Hand strength in deep stack no limit cash games is different to other games like limit hold’em and tournament no limit hold’em for example … Continue reading

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Get paid to play poker?

Ever since I first came into the world of online poker in 2002 then I have always searched for ways to make money from poker without actually playing the game. I think that this is the best way to go … Continue reading

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Is min-stacking the way to go?

Tournament poker players have it easy, it is quite rare that they have to play deep stacked of 100BB or more and especially online where levels are very quick and a 100BB stack is soon only around 20-30BB. This is … Continue reading

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Easier being a pro than what you think

Down at my local pub, they all know what I do for a living and that is to play poker. But very few of them really understand the game much above the novice level even though as per usual many … Continue reading

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Don’t be ashamed

The term “rakeback pro” is something that has been in common parlance now for quite some time in online games. As a poker writer and player of some years then many people expect me to basically be something that I … Continue reading

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How much study time?

This weeks theme seems to be how much time does one spend studying poker? I have been asked this question no fewer than four times this week which is something of a record. I am going to quote PokerTracker again … Continue reading

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I should have thought of this before

After heaven knows how many years of playing, studying and thinking about poker then you would have thought that I would have thought of the solution that I am just about to put to you before now. My $10,000 challenge … Continue reading

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Are online sites crooked?

I think I must have answered or replied to this question more times than I can care to remember but I got an e-mail from a guy called Robert today who asked me a series of questions of which this … Continue reading

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How Important is Bankroll Management in Poker?

I think that this is perhaps one of the most asked questions in poker or if people are not asking this specific question then they are asking questions that are related to it. I have made some controversial statements about … Continue reading

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The Dean Explores One of Pokers Biggest Myths

There is a tremendous amount of poker literature these days, not to mention websites, magazines, DVD’s and televised programmes that are all connected with the game. All this exposure can either be a very good or a very bad thing … Continue reading

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