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   Poker hierarchy and islands of ability

   One of the greatest features of high stakes poker (and one of the things that makes it such an exciting world to play in or observe) is that you have constantly changing hierarchies. Much like how empire's rise and fall,...
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   Biggest online pot ever!

   Earlier today, at a Pot-limit Omaha table with $500/$1,000 blinds, the largest pot ever seen online took place between Patrik Antonius and the mystery man Isildur1....
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   Exploiting edges

   In his excellent book "Amarillo Slim in a world full of fat people" Amarillo Slim makes the excellent observation that: 'You can shear a sheep many times, but only skin him once'....
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   Bluffing weak players

   There is an old poker saying that states that you 'cannot bluff an idiot'. Although this statement has its points, it is not completely true, and learning how to bluff very weak players is critical to maximising your win rate....
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   Arms races

   Nearly all competitive areas of life fundamentally come down to an 'arms race' between the participants. This is simply because as each individual improves, the others have to catch up, advance further, or die....
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Recent Posts

1. Poker blog round-up: INTERNETPOKERS, Kyle Million, Chuck and Astincubed

   Matthew Pitt / 20 November 2009 / Leave a comment

   After a very frustrating week where my internet connection would have been better if I had tied some string to a couple of tin cans, I finally have my cable service restored. So without further ado, here is this week's...
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2. British poker player arrested for alleged murder!

   Dave Allan / 19 November 2009 / Leave a comment

   Marcus Bebb-Jones, 46, has been arrested at his home in Kidderminster over the alleged murder of his wife of 12 years and now face extradition to the United States of America....
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3. When to push edges in tournaments

   Marcus Bateman / 19 November 2009 / Leave a comment

   Most weak multi table tournament players make two key areas of mistakes when they play in tournaments in terms of when they try and push their perceived edges, and recognising them and taking advantage of them is crucial in taking...
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4. Isildur1 continues to dominate

   Dave Allan / 16 November 2009 / Leave a comment

   As reported last week, a mystery Swedish player has burst onto the high-stakes scene and has been quite literally destroying all that dare to challenge him....
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5. Sizing players up

   Marcus Bateman / 16 November 2009 / Leave a comment

   Poker is a game where it is important that you have as many options as possible, not only in your arsenal, but also being used at a frequency that balances your game and makes you hard to read....
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