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  | Game: No-Limit Texas Hold'em | Position: Middle
| Blinds: $10/$20
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You're raising three times the big blind before the flop and get two players with you, including the player on the button. Flop comes and deals Ac-Js-Ts. First player raises by $20 and you decide to raise to $60. One player folds, button goes all-in. You have $620 left, a call costs you $250. What do you do?
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How many hours do you spend on playing online poker every week?
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"People would be surprised to know how much I learned about prayer from playing poker."
- Mary Austin
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| Winning and mocking | 9th January, 2006 | |  Many people misuse the chat feature when they are playing online. They abuse it and harass the wrong people. Now, there is nothing wrong with harassing people when you're playing online. The trick is, picking the right people to taunt, and leaving the wrong people alone. | |  |
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| Stop and go betting | 10th November, 2005 | |  I think that one under-utilized strategy is stop and go betting. What this refers to is if you have a short stack in a tournament and it is raised to you simply call instead of going all in. Then plan on going all in whatever the flop is. This works especially well if you are the first to act after the flop, i.e. one of the blinds. | | |
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| Negotiating a deal in a tournament | 12th October, 2005 | |  So lets say that you make it to the final table in a tournament. It could be a $10+1 online tournament, or a day long live game. There are six players left who have battled their way through hundreds of others, and people are getting tired. So a deal is proposed, lets end the game now and split the money. | | |
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| Playing poker vs. A part time job | 2nd October, 2005 | |  If you are a normal college student then you are probably short on money. And if you're a normal poker player then the thought of whether or not you can win it is always on your mind. But the real question is, say you are strapped for cash and busy with school, what is a better use of your time, earning the money through a part time job or trying to grind it out through poker. | | |
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| Four big online poker tells | 16th September, 2005 | |  A poker tell is when your body language just can't keep its mouth shut! Any little sign or gesture by a poker player that might indicate what cards he or she has is called a tell. | | |
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| Slowplaying poker hands | 3rd September, 2005 | |  Slow play is a term used in poker – especially Texas Holdem - for trying to lure your opponents into making a large bet so that you can trap them and take down a big pot. | | |
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| When to stop playing freerolls | 1st September, 2005 | |  Poker freerolls are extremely popular on the online poker sites with thousands upon thousands of people playing each and every day. Now freerolls are a great place to get some basic poker tournament experience, but they can teach you a lot of bad habits. | | |
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| Understanding pot odds | 31st August, 2005 | |  Pot odds is one of the most neglected aspects of Texas Holdem poker, especially by the beginner and intermediate player. Some poker beginners have heard the term and a few even have a basic concept of what pot odds are, but very few of these players know how to put them to good use in a poker game. | | |
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| Choosing the best poker chips | 30th August, 2005 | |  Poker Chips are probably the most important factor in creating the right atmosphere and feel for your home poker game. Although you get varying quality of playing cards, at the end of the day cards are just cards. | | |
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| The Secrets of Raising | 19th August, 2005 | |  Today we will talk about “The secret art of raising”. Most people think that you only raise when you have a good hand and you want to win more money. This is correct but there are many other reasons to raise and to be a winning player you need to know what you want to get from a raise and if it is working. | | |
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| The 5 P's of Poker | 17th August, 2005 | |  Today you will learn the important 5 P's pf poker. They are Patience, Perseverance, Psychology, Position, and Practice. What makes these words important is what they really mean in the game of poker. | | |
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| Money Management | 15th August, 2005 | |  In this article I will talk about money management, bankrolls, and minimizing losses. These are all important concepts when playing poker but they all revolve around the same principals. You must limit your loses, hold on to your winnings, and most importantly always leave yourself outs. | | |
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| Starting Hand Strategy | 13th August, 2005 | |  A good starting hand is the first and foremost key to winning at online Texas Holdem poker, period. The majority of the online poker community tends to overlook this crucial element essential for winning consistently. | | |
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| Online Tells | 11th August, 2005 | |  Obviously there are not as many tells when playing on the internet as there are when playing in person. You cannot see the other player in order to read his/her expressions and emotions. But believe it or not, there are times when you can pick up on the playing habits of another player online. | | |
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