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10 Characteristics of a Successful Poker Player
Posted by Bradley, October 2, 2014 It takes skill to come away from the poker table a winning player, for sure, but there are other characteristics that mark a successful poker player. We’re convinced...
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How Poker and Scrabble Are Very Much Alike
Posted by Ellis Shuman, September 15, 2014 Many years ago, I used to compete in Scrabble tournaments. What exactly is a Scrabble tournament? It’s basically a bracketed one-on-one Scrabble competition....
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20 Poker Books Every Player Must Read
Guest Post by Jason Kirk, September 16, 2014 If you’ve played poker for a while, chances are you’ve built yourself at least a small library of poker strategy books. My own personal library has grown...
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Xuan Liu Talks Poker
Posted September 21, 2014 Xuan Liu is one of the most talented rising poker stars, both as a Canadian poker player, and as a female poker player. This talented young poker player almost made poker...
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Poker Therapy: How Hypnosis Can Improve Your Game
Posted by Davida Mintz, September 28, 2014 Suppose you’ve identified a major leak in your game and have decided to do something about it. Start by figuring out whether the problem’s with your...
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The Blackjack Life, a Review
Posted by Ellis Shuman, September 30, 2014 Advantage play in Blackjack is any effort to win more using “honest” skills such as memory, computation and observation. Counting cards, for example, lets a...
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The Big Blind, a Book Review
Posted by Ellis Shuman, October 13, 2014 Consider this poker fans. It’s the final moments of a World Series of Poker bracelet event. One million dollars in prize money, all of it in one hundred dollar...
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Poker Documentaries, Their Importance and the Very Best
Quite a few poker documentaries have been produced in recent years, giving the public a chance to view videos and films that report the enormous growth of poker's popularity, as well as the rise of...
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No-limit Holdem Poker by Bob Ciaffone, a Review
Posted by Ellis Shuman, November 4, 2014 “If you have decided to learn no-limit holdem, you are going to find out two things,” writes Bob Ciaffone in the introduction to his book, No-limit Holdem...
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To See or Not to See: The Great Glasses Debate
Posted by Charles, November 11, 2014 Though popular conception would have you believe that poker is a game of luck, experienced players know that it’s all about skill. Still, there’s nothing wrong...
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The Poker Art of War
Posted by Rod Stirzaker, December 1, 2014 What have poker, armed combat and a 2,500 year old Chinese general called Sun Tzu got in common? The answer is war. Read more
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My 10 New Year’s Poker Resolutions
Posted by Lee Davy, December 7, 2014 With the current year readying itself for the memory banks, it’s time to sharpen that pencil. A new year is coming and with it a brand new set of New Year poker...
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Improving Your Game with Moorman’s Book of Poker
Posted by Ellis Shuman, December 28, 2014 British professional poker player Chris Moorman describes himself on his website as “the most accomplished online poker player in the world.” He’s not...
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The Raiser’s Edge, a Review
Posted by Ellis Shuman, January 5, 2015 This is not a book for beginning poker players. In fact, The Raiser’s Edge is not for most poker players. Rather, in the fast-changing tournament poker...
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Fifty Shades of Poker
Posted by Ellis Shuman, February 16, 2015 I scowl with frustration at myself as I sit at the table. Damn my cards – they just won’t behave, and damn my opponents for hitting the river and subjecting...
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7 Greatest Ever Poker Fights
Posted by Barry Carter, February 18, 2015 On the surface poker might seem like a gentle good-natured game, but the reality is that it is war with money. Good poker requires you to get inside the head...
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Poker Tells, What They Are and How to Read Them
Posted by Ellis Shuman, February 23, 2015 By definition, a poker tell is “a change in a player's behaviour or demeanour” that can give others clues regarding the value of that player’s hand. While...
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Poker AI: Can the Ultimate Computer Beat the Best Human?
The University of Alberta created quite a stir when it announced that their poker-playing computer "Cepheus" had solved Heads Up Limit Texas Hold’em. Cepheus relies on Artificial Intelligence (the...
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