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My theory on Heads-up limit holdem is that the player that makes the most value in close situations will have the advantage over time.
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Value Bets so thin they cut ya!
On June - 27 - 2009
Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Joe Ely, and the Cotton Club
On June - 2 - 2009
Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Joe Ely, and the Cotton Club
by Johnny Hughes,
Elvis Presley was leaning a against his pink, 1954 Cadillac in front of Lubbock’s historic Cotton Club. The small crowd were mesmerized by his great looks, cockiness, and charisma. He put on quite a show, doing nearly all the talking. Elvis bragged about his sexual conquests, using language you didn’t hear around women. He said he’d been a truck driver six months earlier. Now he could have a new woman in each town. He told a story about being caught having sex in his back seat. An angry husband grabbed his wife by the ankles and pulled her out from under Elvis. I doubted that. Read the rest of this entry »
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Defining Variance in Poker
On April - 30 - 2009
Defining Variance in Poker
Variance and its associated downswings is one of the most talked about subjects by poker players. Every long-term winning player will experience downswings of varying magnitude and frequency. 
When the cards are running bad, all but the most experienced players will begin to question whether they still have what it takes to win. This loss of confidence can often make matters worse, compounding the downswing’s magnitude and duration. Understanding how big downswings can be and how often they occur is essential to be able to get through them unscathed. Read the rest of this entry »
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Selecting Starting Hands in Omaha Hi/Lo
On April - 2 - 2009
I firmly believe that it’s impossible to play too tight in Omaha Hi/Lo, especially in a ring game. I’ll be the first to admit that it’s not especially fun to play the game that tight, but if you have the patience for it, it’s as good a game as any to make money in. Read the rest of this entry »
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Turning The Observation into The Adjustment
On March - 30 - 2009
When you first sit at a poker table, you’re stuck assigning default player profiles to your opponents. As time passes, you try to peg each of your opponents more precisely. Sometimes, you need to make lots of inferences based on betting pattern analysis. Basing your reads off of these inferences is an extremely important skill, but sometimes just one showdown can give you information equivalent to inferences made over several hands. Read the rest of this entry »
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