by admin | Oct 21, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
A strong pot-limit Omaha hand - Editor’s note: What follows is an edited excerpt from Jeff Hwang’s book, Advanced Pot-Limit Omaha: Small Ball and Short-Handed Play.
by admin | Oct 21, 2020 | Americas Cardroom
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by admin | Oct 21, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Categorizing starting hands by playability Editor's note: What follows are edited excerpts from Jeff Hwang's book Pot-Limit Omaha Poker: The Big Play Strategy.
by admin | Oct 20, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Floating with part made hand, part draw, and part air - A lot of times, you will find yourself floating with part made hand, part draw, and part air.
by admin | Oct 20, 2020 | General Concepts & Commentary, Poker Theory
At college I played on the football team. Now this isn’t exactly a bragging right in England where football is not nearly as big as it is over in the US, but nevertheless I loved the game and was fairly good at it.
by admin | Oct 19, 2020 | Omaha Hi-Lo
In this article, we will look at some of the most common characteristics that poor omaha players share.
by admin | Oct 19, 2020 | BlackChip Poker
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by admin | Oct 19, 2020 | Americas Cardroom
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by admin | Oct 19, 2020 | Bovada
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by admin | Oct 19, 2020 | Online Poker Reviews, PokerStars
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by admin | Oct 19, 2020 | General Concepts & Commentary
For some reason, poker players love to debate the question of whether or not playing winning poker counts as gambling. Intuitively the answer is yes, but winning poker players often don’t see it that way.
by admin | Oct 18, 2020 | Omaha Hi-Lo
When I first started to play internet poker, I headed for the texas holdem tables. One day, while distracted, I accidentally joined a single table Pot Limit Omaha Hi Lo tournament.
by admin | Oct 18, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Playing top two pair, and the nut-flush draw - Here are a couple of hands from a $2-$5 game at The Venetian in Las Vegas.
by admin | Oct 18, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Playing with the initiative, making a combination-call, and value-betting the river It's a five-handed 50¢-$1 pot-limit Omaha game online (six-max).
by admin | Oct 18, 2020 | PokerStars
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by admin | Oct 17, 2020 | Online Poker Reviews, PokerStars
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by admin | Oct 17, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
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by admin | Oct 17, 2020 | Online Poker Reviews, PartyPoker
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by admin | Oct 16, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Playing from the Mississippi straddle, bottom set, value-betting the river - Preflop: It’s a $5-$5-$10 game with a Mississippi straddle.
by admin | Oct 16, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
The ambiguity of the bet - This is an edited excerpt from Jeff’s book, Advanced Pot-Limit Omaha: Small Ball and Short-Handed Play.
by admin | Oct 16, 2020 | General Concepts & Commentary, Poker Theory
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by admin | Oct 16, 2020 | BlackChip Poker
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by admin | Oct 16, 2020 | Online Poker Reviews, William Hill
William Hill Poker does not require a Promotion Code Players from ITH are not required to use a Promotion Code when signing up at William Hill Poker. Should this change in the future, the Promotion Code box listed in your new sign-up screen [as seen at left] will be the place to put a promotion code.
by admin | Oct 16, 2020 | Online Poker Reviews, PokerStars
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by admin | Oct 15, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Slightly different parameters, but the same principle I spent a few days playing in Downtown Las Vegas during the World Series of Poker this year.
by admin | Oct 15, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Wrap, bare nut straight heads up - It's a 50¢-$1 pot-limit Omaha (PLO) game on the electronic poker tables at Excalibur in Las Vegas, and you are playing heads up.
by admin | Oct 15, 2020 | Online Poker Reviews, PartyPoker
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by admin | Oct 15, 2020 | Americas Cardroom
Americas Cardroom Review
by admin | Oct 15, 2020 | Online Poker Reviews, PokerStars
The software at PokerStars is among the best in the online industry. Truly seamless, problem-free graphics and site architecture allow the player to concentrate on playing rather than peripheral problems that might arise at some other sites.
by admin | Oct 14, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Big-blind-versus-small-blind play, small ball, floating, and the bluff-raise - What follows is a special preview from Jeff’s book, Advanced Pot-Limit Omaha Volume II: LAG Play.
by admin | Oct 14, 2020 | Bankroll Management, Pot Limit Omaha
Flameproof your bankroll - You write a poker book and everybody gets the wrong impression.
by admin | Oct 14, 2020 | Limit Texas Holdem, Short-Handed Texas Holdem
In my first article I discussed the merits of single tabling. In this article I am going to look at what you can learn from playing shorthanded.
by admin | Oct 14, 2020 | Online Poker Reviews, PokerStars
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by admin | Oct 14, 2020 | Online Poker Reviews, PokerStars
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by admin | Oct 13, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
An interesting, complex hand What follows is the first of what likely will be a series of pot-limit Omaha (PLO) practice-hand quizzes, similar to those found in my book, Pot-Limit Omaha Poker: The Big Play Strategy.
by admin | Oct 13, 2020 | Bovada
Bovada has a 100% Welcome Bonus that is a great deal for US players. It is unlocked with poker points within the first 60 days of the deposit.
by admin | Oct 13, 2020 | PartyPoker
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by admin | Oct 11, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Floating from out of position Editor's note: The following is from Jeff Hwang's upcoming book, Pot-Limit Omaha Poker: Advanced Play.
by admin | Oct 11, 2020 | Online Poker Reviews, PartyPoker
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by admin | Oct 10, 2020 | No Limit Holdem
After listening to Ed Miller speak at last year’s ITH convention, I made up my mind that I wanted to learn how to play no-limit cash games.
by admin | Oct 9, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Naked, weak-stab, and semibluff In my last column, I discussed the basics of floating in pot-limit Omaha (PLO) and identified the key indicators - the weak stab, the continuation-bet, and a possible steal bet - that a float may be in order.
by admin | Oct 9, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
The bluff-raise Here are two hands that I played in heads-up post-flop confrontations against my buddy "TT" in my weekly 50¢-$1 ($100 minimum/$200 maximum) pot-limit Omaha (PLO) game on the electronic tables in the poker room at Excalibur in Las Vegas.
by admin | Oct 9, 2020 | Poker Psychology
Back in the late 90’s, before he became sidetracked with writing songs about Michael Jackson, George Bush and vomit, Eminem released a catchy song entitled ‘Guilty Conscience’. It was a song about the two voices that talk to you, one ‘bad voice’ (played by Eminem) representing temptation to commit crime or do what is wrong and one ‘good voice’ (played by Dr Dre) representing logic, reason and morality.
by admin | Oct 7, 2020 | Bankroll Management
The only way to make money at poker is through your opponents’ mistakes. Consequently if you make fewer mistakes than your opponents then you will make money in the long term.
by admin | Oct 6, 2020 | Omaha Hi-Lo, Poker Psychology
Perhaps the biggest reason why people lose money at poker is tilting. And perhaps the biggest reason for tilting is having unrealistic expectations.
by admin | Oct 6, 2020 | Poker Psychology, Poker Tells
Be careful! - This is an edited excerpt from Jeff’s book, Advanced Pot-Limit Omaha: Small Ball and Short-Handed Play.
by admin | Oct 5, 2020 | Bankroll Management
Zoom in Zoom out....I recently tried out that Google earth thing.
by admin | Oct 4, 2020 | Omaha Hi-Lo
Let me be honest with you. I am very hesitant to write this article.
by admin | Oct 4, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Pot-limit Omaha players are getting shortchanged - A few issues ago in my column on the bankroll schedule for pot-limit Omaha, I mentioned that while a typical buy-in for no-limit hold'em might be 100 big blinds, in order to be reasonably deep in pot-limit Omaha, you should buy in for more like 150 times the big blind.
by admin | Oct 3, 2020 | General Concepts & Commentary
The pot-limit Omaha revolution has begun Toward the end of October, I got a call from Lou White - vice chairman, co-founder, and former CEO of PokerTek, makers of the PokerPro electronic poker table.
by admin | Oct 3, 2020 | Poker Theory
I have spent a lot of time in these columns talking about bad beats, downswings and tilt, which are all related to luck, but sometimes it pays to take a step back and look at the more fundamental question. What exactly constitutes luck in poker?
by admin | Oct 2, 2020 | Poker Theory
Every player at some point has the experience of playing with a maniac. Nothing changes a poker game quite as much as a loose aggressive player sitting down and taking charge of the game.
by admin | Oct 1, 2020 | bwin, Online Poker Reviews
bwin Poker doesn't currently require the use of a Bonus Code Players of bwin Poker are not currently required to input a bonus code at bwin Poker. Players simply are awarded an initial deposit bonus when they open and create a new bwin Poker account.
by admin | Sep 28, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
When stacks are deep, the drawing hand has all of the power Editor's note: What follows is an edited excerpt from Jeff Hwang's recently released book Pot-Limit Omaha Poker: The Big Play Strategy.
by admin | Sep 28, 2020 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker Reviews
Rush Poker – The Fastest Poker Game in the World! Full Tilt Poker has launched their Rush Poker platform and to say it is intense is an understatement.
by admin | Sep 27, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
To straddle or not to straddle on the button Editor's note: The following is from Jeff Hwang's book, Pot-Limit Omaha Poker: Advanced Play Vol.
by admin | Sep 26, 2020 | Poker Tournament Strategy
One of the most important things to keep in mind while playing an R&A tournament is that the first hour offers a very different style of play than just about any other possible Hold ‘em table. Typically, you’ll have a fair share of opponents playing a loose/super-aggressive style (LAGs).
by admin | Sep 25, 2020 | Limit Texas Holdem, Poker Theory
Now, onto some thoughts about the best ways to profit from these subpar players. What are the best ways to accomplish this?
by admin | Sep 25, 2020 | Poker Tips for Beginners
If only somebody would have told me this...
by admin | Sep 25, 2020 | Bankroll Management, Poker Theory
Poker on the internet is in very many ways similar to live poker. It’s still poker after all and the rules, probabilities and everything else that really matters is the same.
by admin | Sep 23, 2020 | Limit Texas Holdem
We all have an idea of the archetypical bad limit hold’em player or ‘fish’ as they are often called. They are very loose, very passive, chase terrible draws, don’t value bet or protect their hand enough etc.
by admin | Sep 22, 2020 | Bankroll Management
Statistically speaking even if you are a very good poker player, with a huge bankroll, there is a chance that you will eventually run so bad that you will go broke. Unfortunately we can’t eliminate that probability completely but we can reduce it.
by admin | Sep 22, 2020 | Limit Texas Holdem
Beware the Short Stack Much has been written on the impact of stack size in no-limit hold’em, including how to play both with and against a short stack.
by admin | Sep 21, 2020 | General Concepts & Commentary
On the 5th of May 2006 I left my cosy office job for the last time, in order to throw my hat into the ring as a professional poker player. Long-time members of the ITH forums may remember my plea for last minute advice before I finally took the plunge.
by admin | Sep 21, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
To continuation-bet or not to continuation-bet - Editor’s note: What follows is an edited excerpt from Jeff Hwang’s book, Advanced Pot-Limit Omaha: Small Ball and Short-Handed Play.
by admin | Sep 21, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
To continuation-bet or not to continuation-bet - Editor’s note: What follows is an edited excerpt from Jeff Hwang’s book, Advanced Pot-Limit Omaha: Small Ball and Short-Handed Play.
by admin | Sep 21, 2020 | Poker Tournament Strategy
One of the most important things to keep in mind while playing an R&A tournament is that the first hour offers a very different style of play than just about any other possible Hold ‘em table. Typically, you’ll have a fair share of opponents playing a loose/super-aggressive style (LAGs).
by admin | Sep 20, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
The future of Las Vegas pot-limit Omaha - Last issue, I mentioned the 50¢-$1 ($100 minimum/$200 maximum) pot-limit Omaha (PLO) game I am hosting on PokerTek's electronic poker tables (PokerPro) in the fully automated poker room at Excalibur in Las Vegas.
by admin | Sep 20, 2020 | Pot Limit Omaha
Pot-Limit Omaha: FloatingThe key to advanced play Editor's note: The following is a special preview from Jeff Hwang's upcoming book, tentatively titled Pot-Limit Omaha Poker Volume II: Advanced Play.
by admin | Sep 20, 2020 | Poker Theory
I am a big advocate of reviewing hands in order to improve your poker game. In fact, as internet players, it is one of the most powerful tools we have.
