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There is a lot that goes into becoming a winning poker player, and perhaps just as important as studying and learning the game is a set of natural talents that few players possess, and still fewer can teach themselves to do. Unfortunately these traits are hard to teach, but if you browse this list and [...]

There is a lot that goes into becoming a winning poker player, and perhaps just as important as studying and learning the game is a set of natural talents that few players possess, and still fewer can teach themselves to do. Unfortunately these traits are hard to teach, but if you browse this list and [...]

There is a lot that goes into becoming a winning poker player, and perhaps just as important as studying and learning the game is a set of natural talents that few players possess, and still fewer can teach themselves to do. Unfortunately these traits are hard to teach, but if you browse this list and [...]

There is a lot that goes into becoming a winning poker player, and perhaps just as important as studying and learning the game is a set of natural talents that few players possess, and still fewer can teach themselves to do. Unfortunately these traits are hard to teach, but if you browse this list and [...]

There is a lot that goes into becoming a winning poker player, and perhaps just as important as studying and learning the game is a set of natural talents that few players possess, and still fewer can teach themselves to do. Unfortunately these traits are hard to teach, but if you browse this list and [...]

Over the past five or so years a lot of theory and strategic thinking has gone into the most popular games like Pot Limit Omaha and of course No Limit Holdem. But there are of course a number of other poker formats (most of them played as LIMIT poker games) and it’s these games that [...]

Over the past five or so years a lot of theory and strategic thinking has gone into the most popular games like Pot Limit Omaha and of course No Limit Holdem. But there are of course a number of other poker formats (most of them played as LIMIT poker games) and it’s these games that [...]

I recall a conversation I had when I first started playing poker, where another player and I discussed certain hands where we folded the best hand on the river, and whether or not we had made the right play. In the end, we agreed that with just a few exceptions folding was clearly the correct [...]

In Part 1 of this series I detailed the big myth in the poker world -That you are a good player-and offered up a little insight on why really good players don’t overly mind if you gain a little bit of knowledge. In this part of the series I will offer some ways for you [...]

There is a really big secret perpetuated by professional poker players, and we (As a former professional poker pro I’ll count myself amongst this group since I’ve profited handily from the myth in the past) are thankful that virtually every aspiring poker player falls for it; some for the remainder of their lives.
So what is [...]