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Time to get back to the wheel

I realise that I haven’t been posting much lately but I haven’t been playing much poker either. I really think that the days are gone when I play poker full time and I simply do not want to do that … Continue reading

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Earn rates are not conclusive

I was asked something today by Richard at Top15Poker regarding the validity of earn rates. This is a fascinating topic because what exactly is an earn rate and how can we establish one in online poker games? Well let me … Continue reading

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The $100-$10,000 Challenge Update

Regular readers of the blog or at least readers who have been following me for quite some time will know that I started a challenge on the 1st April 2010 to try and turn $100 into $10,000. The first levels … Continue reading

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Having a plan of attack

Let’s face it, most players do not have a clue regarding how to make money playing poker……most are just happy as Larry spinning their respective wheels. But I am interested in making money and to me that means making it … Continue reading

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How do you make money playing online poker?

This question isn’t always answered easily but there are ways to do this above and beyond the conventional coaching methods that are currently in existence. As a sports bettor and ex-blackjack player then I obviously have a keen interest in … Continue reading

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Getting the balance right in coaching

Now before I continue, I am not going to say that the majority of the top players who coach are wrong….far from it. But these days then deep stacked play simply isn’t as profitable as it used to be and … Continue reading

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The Dean is not dead

For those of you who have wondered where the hell I have been for the past two months seeing as there haven’t been any blogs then I can assure you that I am not dead. I have been firmly engrossed … Continue reading

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It’s all in a days work

My house move is over as is all of the upset and I am well glad about that. I am also getting prepared for a real monster month in September of multi-tabling NL100. My goal is to play more hours … Continue reading

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On the verge of my first $1000

Regular readers of my blog will no doubt have been following my $100-$10,000 challenge on www.888poker.com where I have been trying to convert $100 into $10,000 since April 1st. I have now moved up to NL50 full-ring from the opening … 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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